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Research Training

With active mentoring by faculty, students rapidly gain skills, experience, and confidence in research. Students have presented their research at national and international conferences and have published in journals prior to graduation.

All faculty members are engaged in research. Generally, these provide opportunities to gain experience in research by working with the faculty members. In addition, each student will design a research project with the assistance of her or his faculty advisor.

Current faculty research includes:

Sample student research includes:

Grants

Faculty members are active with a number of sponsored research and service projects. Usually these grants provide additional opportunities for students to gain clinical experience for some compensation. Recent Grant Activities include:

Recent Grant Activities:

David Ivey, Ph.D.

Ivey, David.Medical family therapy with pediatric oncology cases. Big 12 Faculty Fellowship, 2007, $2,500

Ivey, David., & Kimball, Tom, Medical Family Therapy. Covenant Health Systems, 2007-2008, $31,500.

Ivey, David., & Kimball, Tom, Medical Family Therapy. The CH Foundation, 2009-2011, $50,000 per year (total = $150,000).

Pending Proposals

Ivey, David., & Kimball, Tom, Medical Family Therapy within Covenant Children’s Hospital. The Covenant Foundation, 2008. $121,380.


Doug Smith, Ph.D.

Safety in Intimate Partner Relationships. Texas Tech University Faculty Seed Grant, 2007–2008, $4,500

Parent Empowerment Project. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, 2007-2008, $67,015


Jason Whiting, Ph.D.

External Grants

Whiting, J. B. (PI). Texas Healthy Marriage Initiative: Evaluation of State Relationship Education Programs and Regional Intermediaries. Texas State Health and Human Services Commission, 2009-2010, $285,812.

Whiting, J. B. (PI). Texas Tech Relationship Education Initiative (TTREI): Partnering with the Legacy Group “Twogether in Texas” Program. Texas State Health and Human Services Commission, 2008-2009, $90,000.

Internal Grants

Whiting, J. B. (PI). Safety in intimate partner relationships: Understanding the role of appraisals, distortion, and trauma. Texas Tech University, College of Human Sciences Seed Grants, 2007-2009, $9500.