Virginia Tech Marriage & Family Therapy PhD Program



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Faculty

Our faculty include distinguished figures in the profession, like Fred Piercy, author of several books and over one hundred articles and winner of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Training Award, and Scott Johnson, Politics & Humor Editor for the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, and President Elect of AAMFT. Students also take courses from and work closely with many faculty in the Department of Human Development.

Megan Dolbin-MacNab, PhD, Internship Coordinator and Assistant Professor. Clinical Member, AAMFT. Distinguished Honors Alumna, Human Development Dept., Penn State. National Institute on Aging Summer Institute on Aging Research Fellow; CLAHS Dean’s Faculty Fellowship. Articles in Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, Journal of Teaching in Marriage and Family, and others.

Fred Piercy, PhD, Professor and Department Head. Clinical Member, Approved Supervisor, and Fellow, AAMFT. Associate Editor, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy; numerous editorial boards. Former Board Member, AAMFT. Former Chair, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage & Family Therapy Education. AAMFT Training Award; CLAHS Excellence in Administration Award. Over one hundred articles in, among many others, Family Process, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, Contemporary Family Therapy, American Journal of Family Therapy.

Margaret Keeling, PhD, Clinical Training Director and Assistant Professor. Clinical Member, AAMFT. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (Texas). Former Assistant Editor, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy. Articles in Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, Contemporary Family Therapy, and Employee Assistance Quarterly

Scott Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor and Program Director. Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor, AAMFT. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. President (2007-2009), AAMFT. Former Treasurer, AAMFT. AAMFT Divisional Contribution Award. Advisory Editor, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy; Humor & Politics Editor, Journal of Feminist Family Therapy. Former President, Virginia AMFT. Many articles in, among others, Family Process, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, Contemporary Family Therapy, Boston Globe, & the New York Times.