Biography
I grew up in Salt Lake City, UT and graduated from BYU with a BS in Family Science. I earned my M.S. degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Utah State University and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University. Since graduation I have worked at Friends University, University of Georgia and now BYU.
Research Interests
Research interests focus emotional regulation and couple and family relationships in clinical settings with a specific focus on the relationship between physical exercise, improved sleep, and reduced stress on in therapy processes and outcomes; I also focus on daily processes in client's lives and the role of anxiety and trauma in relationships.Teaching Interests
Research MethodsMarriage and Family Therapy
Marriage and Family Relational Processes
Education
- Ph.D., Family Studies and Human Services , Marriage and Family therapy, Kansas State University (1998)
- Master of Science, Family and Human Development , Marriage and Family Therapy, Utah State University (1996)
- Bachelor of Science, Family Science , Brigham Young University (1993)
Licenses and Certifications
- State of Utah, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (2014 - Present)
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Approved Supervisor (1999 - Present)
Honors and Awards
- Legacy Scholar, National Council on Family Relations (2022 - 2022)
- Best Article of the Year: Honorable Mention, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (2017 - 2017)
- Teaching Innovation Award, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University (2017 - 2017)
Memberships
- Society for Psychotherapy Research (2018 - Present)
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (1997 - Present)
Professional Citizenship
- Guest Speaker, Beijing Normal University (Public Scholarship) (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Beijing Normal University (Public Scholarship) (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Seoul National University (Public Scholarship) (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Antioch University (Public Scholarship) (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Fairfield University (Public Scholarship) (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Uruguayan Association of Psychotherapy Psychoanalytic (Public Scholarship) (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Pontifícia Universidade Católica (Public Scholarship) (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Semana Acadêmica do Curso de Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná (Public Scholarship) (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Marquette University (Public Scholarship (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Marquette University (Public Scholarship) (2023 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Areopagus Centre (Public Scholarship) (2022 - Present)
- Board Member, European Journal of Mental Health (2022 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Semelweis University (Public Scholarship) (2022 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Deokseong Women's University (Public Scholarship) (2022 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Silla University (Public Scholarship) (2022 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Dobong Family Center (Public Scholarship) (2022 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, Jeju Family Center (Public Scholarship) (2022 - Present)
- Editorial Review Board Member, Asian Journal of Family Therapy (2017 - Present)
- Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (2004 - 2023)
- Committee/Council Member, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (2020 - 2022)
- Other, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (2008 - 2017)
- Editorial Review Board Member, Contemporary Family Therapy (2003 - 2016)