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Full Vita
BS Psychology - University of Houston MA Counseling & Human Development - University of Iowa PhD Marriage & Family Therapy - University of Iowa
Professor, Marriage & Family Therapy - USU 2005-present Director, MFT Master's Program (Accredited) and MFT Clinic - USU 1992-2005 Associate Professor, Marriage & Family Therapy - USU 1992-present Assistant Professor, Marriage & Family Therapy - Purdue 1986-1992 Marriage & Family Therapist - 1982-present Divorce Mediator - 1984-1992 Family Consultant - 1982-present Family Therapy Supervisor & Supervisor of Supervision - 1984-present
Families in Crises Family Therapy Theory Ethical and Professional Development in MFT Survey of Marriage and Family Therapy Family Therapy Practica Survey of MFT Research
Gender and Culture in Family Therapy Structural and Strategic Family Therapy Theories Intergenerational, Functional, and Feminist Family Therapy Theories Family Therapy Practica
Marriage and Family Therapy Core Competencies Basic Family Therapy Skills -- ongoing project since 1987, determining the basic skills necessary for beginning therapists, development of an evaluation tool; Family Therapy Core Competencies Family Therapy Training -- essential elements in epistemology, theory, interventions, skills, evaluation, supervision, gender and culture Gender -- How gender is a fundamental variable in relationships, effects, role socialization, politics of gender, feminism Women & Substance Abuse -- effectiveness of Couple Focused Therapy for drug abusing women Qualitative methods of research
Teach marriage and family therapy courses; supervise marriage and family therapy practica; conduct research relevant to marriage and family therapy.
