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 and Approved Supervisor AAMFT. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. National Institute on Aging Summer Institute on Aging Research Fellow; CLAHS Dean’s Faculty Fellowship; CLAHS Certificate of Teaching Excellence; Distinguished Honors Alumna, Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State. Articles in Family Relations, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, Research in Human Development, among others.

Fred Piercy, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean. 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 and Outstanding Contribution to Marriage and Family Therapy Award; CLAHS Excellence in Administration Award. Over one hundred seventy 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 (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. Associate Director, Office of Recovery and Support. 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.