Kristy Soloski, Ph.D., LMFT-S, LCDC

Vita

Research Interests

Dr. Soloski’s research and clinical work are focused on understanding systemic and contextual factors that impact substance use and substance use trajectories. Dr. Soloski has an interest in researching therapist effects in therapy, including how clinicians use internal physical cues to design effective therapeutic interventions.

Classes Taught

CMFT 5350: Introductory Family Systems Statistics, CMFT 6320: Advanced SEM for Clinical and Systemic Research, CMFT 6322: Research Methods, CMFT 6396: Supervision of MFT, CMFT 6397: Supervision Practicum in MFT, CMFT 6342: Special Topics in MFT: Career Development in MFT, and CMFT 6395: Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy

 

About

Dr. Kristy Soloski is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist with the supervision designation and as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in the state of Texas. She received her Ph.D. in Family Studies and Human Sciences with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University, her M.S. in Child Development and Family Studies with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from Purdue University – Northwest (formerly Calumet), and her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Communication Studies from Kent State University. She has authored articles in reputable journals in the field, has been invited to author book chapters for various texts within the field, and has disseminated her research at local, state, national, and international conferences. She currently serves as the Research Consultant for the FAHS Minority Fellowship Program and serves on the Editorial Board of Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Awards Texas Tech University:

2022-2023       Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award, Community, Family, and Addiction Sciences Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

2022    Hidden Gem at Texas Tech, Teaching Academy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

2020    Raiders Who Rock Above & Beyond Award Nominee, Raiders Who Rock Program, Department of Transition & Engagement, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

2020 Research Spotlight on Texas Tech Women Faculty, Department of Community, Family, and Addiction, Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

2016-2017 Texas Tech University Institute for Inclusive Excellence Fellowship. Awarded by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

2016 President’s Excellence in Diversity and Equity Award. Awarded by the Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Community Engagement, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

Recent Publications:

Selected Published Peer-Reviewed Papers:

* Indicates equal authorship
† Indicates graduate student mentorship

†Hung, Y. H., †Chang, K. T., Soloski, K. L., & Linville, D. (2025). Examining the eye movement desensitization reprocessing flash technique on racial trauma. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 51(3), e70032.

†Ogan, M. A., Monk, J. K., Thibodeau-Nielsen, R., Vennum, A., & Soloski, K. L. (2024). The role of emotional dysregulation in the association between family-of-origin conflict and romantic relationship maintenance. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 50(1), 28-44. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12667

Shen, F., & Soloski, K. L. (2024). Examining the moderating role of childhood attachment for the relationship between child sexual abuse and adult attachment. Journal of Family Violence, 39(3) 1-11.

Soloski, K. L.,†Jones, E., †Gossner, E., †Speer, J., †Stephenson, T., & †Luschin, E. (2023, online). Buffering masculinity’s impact on binge drinking: The femininity effect. Addiction Research & Theory.

†Schleiden, C., Soloski, K. L., †Milstead, K., & †Rhynehart, A. (2020). Racial disparities in arrests: A race-specific model explaining arrest rates across Black and White young adults. Child and Adolescent Social Work, 37, 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s10560-019-00618-7

Soloski, K. L., & Durtschi, J. A. (2020). Identifying different ways people change: A latent basis growth mixture model example identifying nonlinear trajectories of binge drinking. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 46(4), 638-660. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12382

Soloski, K. L. (2018). Self-medication hypothesis and family socialization theory: Examining independent and common mechanisms responsible for binge drinking. Family Process, 59(1), 288-305. doi: 10.1111/famp.12403

Soloski, K. L., †Minaiy, C., †Purcell, J. B. K., †Macey, P., Smock Jordan, S., Talley, A., & †Nedela, M. (2018). Are you in, or are you out? Implications of inclusion criteria in sexual minority health research. Journal of Bisexuality, 18(3), 353-381. doi: 10.1080/15299716.2018.1532373

Durtschi, J. A., Soloski, K. L., & Kimmes, J.(2016). The dyadic effects of supportive coparenting and parental stress on relationship quality across the transition to parenthood. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 43(2), 308-321. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12194

Soloski, K. L., & †Deitz, S. L. (2016). Managing emotional responses in therapy: An adapted EFT supervision approach. Contemporary Family Therapy, 38, 361-372. doi: 10.1007/s10591-016-9392-8

Soloski, K. L., Monk, J. K., & Durtschi, J. A., (2016). Trajectories of early binge drinking: A function of family cohesion and peer use. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42(1), 76-90. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12111

Selected Book Chapters

†Allen, E., Soloski, K. L.,†Anaya, I. (2025, in review). Cross-gender case examination. In Clinical Supervision Activities for Increasing Competence and Self-Awareness.

Soloski, K. L. (2025). Growth modeling and growth mixture modeling. In R. Miller & L. Johnson (Eds.), Advanced Methods in Family Therapy Research (2^nd ed).

Kimball, T. G., Shumway, S. T., Soloski, K. L., & Bradshaw, S. (2018, in press). Alcohol, drug, and other addictive behaviors. In K. S. Wampler (Ed.), The Handbook of Systemic Therapy.

Soloski, K. L., & Cravens, J. (2018). Medical family therapy in alcohol & drug treatment. In T. Mendenhall, A. Lamson, & J. Hodgson (Eds.), Clinical methods in medical family therapy (pp. 321-356). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

Anderson, J., Durtschi, J. A., Soloski, K. L., & Johnson, M. (2014). Mediation and moderation techniques in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. In R. B. Miller & L. N. Johnson (Eds.), Advanced methods in family therapy research: A focus on validity and change (pp. 347-365). New York, NY: Routledge.