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:
Steve Harris, Ph.D.
Texas Healthy Marriage Initiative. Texas State Health and Human Services Commission. Grant to complete state-wide survey of marriage trends, attitudes, and divorce in Texas. Additional responsibilities include coordination of Research Advisory Group (RAG) meetings, data management, and public relations related to dissemination of findings. Additional projects include program evaluation of multi-site Community Healthy Marriage Initiatives (CHMIs) and Healthy Marriage Demonstration Projects (HMDPs) throughout Texas.
| Requested: | $ 347,000 | Funded | $ 347,000 (June 2007 – August 2008). |
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National Healthy Marriage Resource Center. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families. Grant to develop and maintain a national resource for supporting individuals in the United States who choose to marry. Five-year grant received by the National Council on Family Relations in partnership with Texas Tech University, Brigham Young University, University of Minnesota, Syracuse University, and Norfolk State University. Texas Tech Co-PIs include Steven M. Harris, James Mitchell and Dean M. Busby (1st year only).
| Requested: | $160,000 | Funded | $160,000 (Year 1 –TTU portion only) (total grant $900,000 -2004) |
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| Requested: | $160,000 | Funded | $160,000 (Year 2 – TTU portion only) (total grant $900,000 -2005) |
| Requested: | $512,993 | Funded | $512,993 (Year 2 - TTU, Dr. Harris became the sole PI on this collaborative venture Feb – Sept 06). |
National Healthy Marriage Resource Center (Matching Funds). Annie E. Casey Foundation. Additional funds to support the ACF funded NHMRC (see above).
| Requested: | $ 50,000 | Funded | $50,000 (Year 2 of HMRC grant Feb – Sept 2006) |
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David Ivey, Ph.D.
Ivey, David. Graduate Studies in Marriage & Family Therapy at Texas Tech University: A proposal to support the recruitment and retention of students within a nationally leading MFT program. Graduate School, Texas Tech University, 2005-2006, $61,080.
Ivey, David. Medical family therapy with pediatric oncology cases. Big 12 Faculty Fellowship, 2007, $2,500
Pending Proposals
Ivey, David., & Kimball, Tom, Medical Family Therapy within Covenant Children’s Hospital. The Covenant Foundation, 2007. $121,380.
Unfunded Proposals
Ivey, David., & Kimball, Tom. Medical family Therapy with Pediatric Oncology Cases: An evaluation of treatment outcomes and effectiveness for children and family members. Office of the Vice President for Research, Texas Tech University, 2006-2009, $540,649.
Ivey, David., & Kimball, Tom. Medical family Therapy with Pediatric Oncology Cases: An evaluation of treatment outcomes and effectiveness for children and family members. Office of the Vice President for Research, Texas Tech University, 2005-2006, $138,893.
Ivey, David., & Bean, Roy. Premarital Education: Developing effective programs for Hispanic Couples. Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2005-2005, $109,412.
Doug Smith, Ph.D.
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, Parent empowerment project, October 2007 $67,015.
Sara Smock, Ph.D.
Colwell, M., Nathan, C., Smock, S., & Roman-Shriver, C., Texas Tech University Early Head Start Program Renewal Grant, $654,115, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (15%), 6/01/06 – 5/31/07.
Jason Whiting, Ph.D.
Whiting, J. B. (PI) Perceptual distortions, contempt and intimate partner aggression: Gender differences and psychological effects. University of Kentucky Health Education through Extension Leadership (HEEL) grant. ($21,350 FY06-07).
Vail, A, (PI) Bradford, K. P., (Co-PI) and Whiting, J. B. (Co-PI). The Bluegrass Healthy Marriage Initiative (BHMI). Submitted through the Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children for funding under the Administration for Children and Families. ($1,000,000 FY05 – 08).