BOOKS
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2001). A Practical Guide to Behavioral Research (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. First edition published in 1980.
Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (2001). La Investigación del Comportamiento. Una guía práctica con técnicas y herramientas (4th ed. translation). Mexico City: Oxford University Press.
Sommer, B. (1978). Puberty and Adolescence. New York: Oxford University Press.
ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS
Sommer, B. (2013, December 5) What happens to Grand Jury reports? Davis Enterprise, p. A6.
Sommer, B. (2013). Menopause and women’s sexuality. Castañeda, D. (Ed.) The Essential Handbook of Women’s Sexuality: Vol. 1. Meanings, Development, and Worldwide Views (pp. 113-24). NY: Praeger.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B., (2012). Sketching flowers along the trail (large file due to artwork). Pacific Crest Trail Communicator, 24(5), 8-11.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2011). Zoomorphy: Animal Metaphors for Human Personality. Anthrozoos, 24(3), 237-48.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2009). The dreaded essay exam. Teaching of Psychology, 36, 197-199.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2007). Credit for Comments, Comments for Credit. Teaching of Psychology, 34(2), 104-106.
Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (2006, May). The Lecture Club. Tomorrow’s Professor Msg.#725 [On-line]
Kam, Cindy D. & Sommer, B. (2006, January) Real-time Technology in a Public Opinion Course. PS: Political Science and Politics [On-line]
Maher M. W., Sommer, B., Acredolo, C., & Matthews, H. R. (2005). What are the relevant costs of online education? In J. E. Groccia & J. E. Miller (Eds.) On Becoming a Productive University: Strategies for Reducing Costs and Increasing Quality in Higher Education. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2005). Into the sunlight: From fungus to flower identification. Fremontia, 32(4), 16-9.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2004). The fungi of Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve. UC Davis Natural Reserve System, Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve [On-line]
Sommer, R., Sommer, B., & Cho, J. (2004) Color-shape connotations of geometric figures. Journal of Interior Design (eJID), 30(3). http://www.ejid.org.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2004). Quicksketching. Sierra Heritage, 23(5), 12-14.
Utts, J., Sommer, B., Acredolo, C., Maher, M. M., & Matthews, H. R. (2004). A study comparing traditional and hybrid internet-based instruction in introductory statistics classes. Journal of Statistics Education, [On-line]
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2003). Down by your feet. Pacific Crest Trail Communicator, 5(3), 12-13.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2003). The first time we saw mushrooms. Mushroom: The Journal of Wild Mushrooming. 79(22), 25, 29.
Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (2003). A virtual lab in research methods. Teaching of Psychology, 30(2), 171-173.
Sommer, B. (2001). Menopause. In Encyclopedia of Gender (Vol. 2, pp. 729-738). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Bromberger, J. T., Meyer, P. M., Kravitz, H., Sommer, B., Cordal, A., Powell, L., Ganz, P., & Sutton-Tyrell, K. (2001). Psychological distress and natural menopause: A multi-ethnic community study. American Journal of Public Health 91(9), 1435-1442.
Harlow, S. D., Crawford, S. L., Sommer, B., & Greendale, G. A. (2000). Self-defined menopausal status in a multi-ethnic sample of midlife women. Maturitas, 36, 93-112.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (2000). Ernst Josephson’s art before and after a breakdown. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 27(1), 165-170.
Sommer, B., Avis, N., Meyer, P., Ory, M., Madden, T., Kagawa-Singer, M., Mouton, C., Rasor, N. O., & Adler, S. (1999). Attitudes toward menopause and aging across ethnic/racial groups. Psychosomatic Medicine, 61(6), 868-875. Summarized in Biomedicina, 3(1), s17-s20 (2000).
Sommer, B. (1999). Menstrual cycle. In H. Tierney (Ed.), Women’s studies encyclopedia: Volume 1. Views from the sciences (2nd Edition). New York: Greenwood Press.
Anderson, W. & Sommer, B. (1997, November). Computer-based lectures using PowerPoint. Technology Source [On-line]
Sommer, B. (1997). Book review. [G. Labouvie-Vief, Psyche and Eros: Mind and gender in the life courses]. Journal of Adolescence, 20, 348-349.
Sommer, B. (1994). Recognizing academe’s other faculty. Planning for Higher Education, 22, 7-10.
Sommer, B. (1993). Book reviews. [S. Golub, Periods: From menarche to menopause; A. J. Dan & L. L. Lewis (Eds.), Menstrual health in women’s lives; D. L. Taylor & N. F. Woods (eds.) Menstruation, health, and illness]. Women & Health, 20(3), 95-99.
Sommer, B. (1992). Cognitive performance and the menstrual cycle. In J. T. R. Richardson (Ed.), Cognition and the menstrual cycle (pp. 39-66). New York: Springer-Verlag.
Sommer, B. & Nagel, S. (1991). Ecological and typological characteristics in early adolescent truancy. Journal of Early Adolescence, 11(3), 379-92.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1991). Teaching psychology in Estonia, USSR. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 105-7.
Sommer, B. (1991). Favorite places of Estonian adolescents. Children’s Environments Quarterly, 7(4), 32-36.
Sommer, R., Sommer, B. & Heidmets, M. (1991). Release of the guilty to protect the innocent. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 18(4), 480-90.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1991, Spring). Morel blindness. Mushroom the Journal, 11-12.
Sommer, B. (1990). Book review. [R. L. Jenkins & W. K. Brown (Eds.), The abandonment of delinquent behavior; Promoting the turnaround]. Journal of Adolescence, 13, 203.
Sommer, B. (1989). Menstrual cycle. In H. Tierney (Ed.), Women’s studies encyclopedia: Volume 1. Views from the sciences (pp. 231-4). New York: Greenwood Press.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1989). Social facilitation effects in coffeehouses. Environment and Behavior, 21, 651-66.
Sommer, R., & Sommer, B. (1989). The factor structure of street tree attributes. Journal of Arboriculture, 15, 243-6. Reprinted in D. Neely (Ed.) Journal of Arboriculture: A compendium. Vol. 6: Social Aspects of Arboriculture, pp. 92-95. Savoy IL: International Society of Arboriculture, 1994.
Sommer, B. (1988). Peer conflicts. In J. Sandoval (Ed.), Crisis counseling, intervention, and prevention in the schools (pp. 167-86). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Sommer, B. (1988). Book review. [H. C. Quay (Ed.), Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency]. Journal of Adolescence, 11, 395-6.
Sommer, B. (1987). The file drawer effect and publication rates in menstrual cycle research. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 11, 233-41.
Sommer, B., Kaiser, S., & Sommer, R. (1987). Clothing factors in energy conservation. Journal of Consumer studies and Home Economics, 11, 195-205.
Sommer, B. (1987). “Raging Hormones”: Psychology and the menstrual cycle. In Z. Rubin & E. G. McNeil (Eds.), The psychology of being human (4th edition: Brief/Update) (pp. 94-7). New York: Harper & Row.
Williams, P., Williams, W. A., Sommer, R., & Sommer, B. (1986). A survey of the California Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Hospital & Community Psychiatry, 37, 253-6.
Sommer, B. (1985). Truancy in early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence, 5(2), 145-60.
Sommer, B. (1985). What’s different about truants? A comparison study of 8th graders. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 14(5), 411-22.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1984) . (Comment) Reply from Sommer and Sommer. American Psychologist, 39, 1318-9.
Sommer, B. (1984). PMS in the Courts: Are all women on trial? Psychology Today, 18(8), 36-38; Is PMS a syndrome? Psychology Today, 18(8), 34.
Sommer, B. (1984). The troubled teen: Suicide, drugs, and running away. Women & Health, 9, 117-141. Simultaneously published in S. Golub (Ed.), Health care of the female adolescent . New York: The Haworth Press.
Sommer, B. (1983). How does menstruation affect cognitive competence and psychophysiological response? Women & Health, 8, 53-90. Simultaneously published in S. Golub (Ed.), Lifting the curse of menstruation. New York: The Haworth Press.
Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (1983, February). New caste on campus. California Higher Education, 20-1.
Sommer, B. (1983). Book review (S. Golub, Menarche). Women & Health, 8, 61-2.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1983). Mystery in Milwaukee: Early intervention, IQ, and psychology textbooks. American Psychologist, 38, 982-85.
Sommer, B. (1982). Menstrual distress. In G. C. Hongladarom, R. McCorkle & N. F. Woods (Eds), The complete book of women’s health (pp. 59-73). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Sommer, B. (1982). Cognitive behavior and the menstrual cycle. In R. C. Friedman (Ed.), Behavior and the menstrual cycle (pp. 101-27). New York: Marcel Dekker.
Sommer, B. & Sommer, R. (1982). Clothing and energy conservation. (Research Leaflet Series #14-80-95). Davis CA: University of California Appropriate Technology Program.
Sommer, B. (1981). Menstrual cycle research: Yesterday, today and tomorrow. In P. Komnenich, N. Elder, B. McSweeney & J. A. Noack (Eds), The menstrual cycle: Volume 2. Research and implications for women’s health. New York: Springer.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1981). Member input: Survey techniques for cooperatives. (Available from the Center for Consumer Research, University of California, Davis, CA 95616), also published by NASCO Co-op Publications, Ann Arbor, MI.
Sommer, B. & Tyburczy, J. (1981). Truancy in Yolo County, California. (Published by the Kellogg Public Service Research Program, University of California, Davis, CA 95616).
Pepitone-Rockwell, F., Sommer, B., Sassenrath, E., Rozee-Koker, P., & Moore, D. (1981). Job stress and health in working women. Journal of Human Stress, 7, 19-25.
Sommer, B. (1980). Models of menstrual stress: Incidence and specificity. In A. Dan, E. Graham & C. Beecher (Eds.), The menstrual cycle: Volume 1. A synthesis of interdisciplinary research (pp. 26-44). New York: Springer.
Sommer, B. (1979). Front yard signs as predictors of election outcome. Political Methodology, 6, 237-40.
Sommer, R., Knight, H., & Sommer, B. (1979). Comparison of farmers’ market and supermarket produce: Tomatoes and bell peppers. Journal of Food Science, 44, 1474-7.
(Panel) (1979). The role of stress in female reproductive dysfunction. Journal of Human Stress, 5, 38-45.
Sommer, B. (1978). Stress and menstrual distress. Journal of Human Stress, 4, 5-10, 41-47.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1978). Advertising in health journals. Journal of Orthomolecular Psychiatry, 7, 275-81.
Sommer, B., Bonnemaison, A., & Stone, D. (1978). Playing it cool: An observational study of age and sex differences in response to frustration. Women’s Resources and Research Center, University of California, Davis, Working Paper #6.
Sommer, B. (1976, July). Premenstrual sexual desires (invited comment). Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality, 78.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1974, Oct. 19). Showcase Prisons: The best are a waste. The Nation, 369-72.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1974). Corrupting the prisoners. New Republic, 171(3), 14-5.
Sommer, R. & Sommer, B. (1974, Oct. 16). The bloom is off the college rose. Leviathan, 6-7.
Sommer, B. (1973). The effect of menstruation on cognitive and perceptual-motor behavior: A review. Psychosomatic Medicine, 35, 515-34.
Sommer, B. (1972). Menstrual cycle changes and intellectual performance. Psychosomatic Medicine, 34, 263-9.
NEWSLETTERS, IN-HOUSE PUBLICATIONS
Sommer, B. (2012). So you want to start a club. The Mycophile, 52(3), 7-8.
Sommer, B. (2010). Self-evaluation. CGJA Journal, 11(1), 9-10.
Sommer, B. & Sommer, B. (2010). It’s hard to compete with a 25-year-old porcupine. Mycena News, 61(1), 4.
Sommer, B. (2009). Using digital projection for editing grand jury reports. CGJA Journal, 10(2), 5.
Sommer, B. & Sommer, B. (2009). Trail manners. Mycena News, 60(2), 6.
Sommer, B. & B. (2008). Head for the Amanita (tables). Mycena News, 59(1), 4, 6.
Sommer, B. (2000, Summer) Hands-on Learning at Summer Technology Institute. Information Technology Times, 7, (7) 2.
Sommer, B. (1999, June) SITT ’99: Technology in Teaching Institute Scheduled. Information Technology Times, 7, (7) 8.
Sommer, B. (1999, January/February) Redesigning the Teaching Resources Center’s Web Site. Information Technology Times, 7,(4), 6. .
Sommer, B. (1981, Feb. 16). Students give Co-op label high marks in taste test. Co-op News, 5.