Thorana S. Nelson, Ph.D.
Professor
Education
BS Psychology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Houston
MA Counseling & Human Development. . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa
PhD Marriage & Family Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa
Academic and Clinical Experience
Professor, Marriage and Family Therapy . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-present
Director, MFT Master's Program (Accredited) and MFT Clinic . . USU . . . . .1992-2005
Associate Professor, Marriage & Family Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . USU . . . . . . .1992-2005
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
Courses Taught
USU: Family Therapy Theory; Family Therapy Practica; Ethics and Professional Development
Purdue: Gender and Culture in Family Therapy; Family Therapy Theories; Family Therapy Practica
Research Interests
Basic Family Therapy Skills -- ongoing project since 1987, determining the basic skills necessary for beginning therapists, development of an evaluation tool.
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.
Qualitative methods of research
thorana.nelson@usu.edu