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:
- Family therapy ethics and professional development, family violence.
- Systemic intervention for Intimate Partner Violence and systemic implications of traumatic stress.
- Couple conflict and violence, relationship education, foster care, theory and qualitative inquiry.
- Solution focused brief therapy assessment and development, clinical intervention and outcome studies using solution-focued therapy.
Sample student research includes:
- Attitudes and Beliefs of Marriage and Family Therapists Regarding Psychotropic Drugs and Therapy.
- The In-Session Self-Discolsure Experiences of Mexican American Men Who are Federal Probationers with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Issues.
- Attitudes and Beliefs of Marriage and Family Therapists Regarding Psychotropic Drugs and Therapy.
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:
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.
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
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.