Associate Professor, Child Development and Family Relations
Courses Taught:
CDFR 4313: Trends and Issues in Family Studies
CDFR 6415-17: Family Therapy Practicum
CDFR 6425: Assessment and Treatment Planning in Family Therapy
CDFR 7007: Statistics in Child/Family Studies
CDFR 7400: Research Methods in Child/Family Studies
CDFR 8400: Advanced Research Methods in Medical Family Therapy
CDFR 8404-6: Medical Family Therapy Practicum
Research and Personal Interests:
Research: Family therapy assessment, clinical process, and outcomes. Couples and families living with chronic illness. Biophilia. Animal-assisted therapies. Coping with brain injury. Families and technology.
Personal: Hiking, motorcycles, reading, movies, music, & cooking.
Education:
BA Brigham Young University Family Studies (minor: Analytical Thinking)
MS Brigham Young University Marriage and Family Therapy
PhD Kansas State University Human Ecology (Specialization: Marriage and Family Therapy)
What City, State, or Country are you originally from?
Auburn, Washington
Some type of quote you live by:
It’s got to be a pretty amazing meeting to be better than no meeting.
Something interesting about yourself?
Would love to write a series of children’s stories about a gifted chicken.
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