Medical Family Therapy Faculty and Staff
Leadership

Max Zubatsky, Ph.D.
Program director, Medical Family Therapy Program
Associate professor
Director, Family Center for Healthy Aging
Core Faculty

Shelly Dalton, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Director, Social Determinants and Minority Stress Lab

Katie Heiden-Rootes, Ph.D.
Professor
Assistant vice president, Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement
Supervisor, Queer and Trans Wellness Clinic

Dixie Meyer, Ph.D.
Professor
Program director, MOMs Clinic
Director, Relationships and Brain Sciences Research Lab

Sungmin “Pearl” Park, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Adjunct Faculty

Jeanna R. Knight, Ph.D.
Adjunct professor

Doug Pettinelli, Ph.D.
Adjunct professor

Brittany Robinson, Ph.D.
Adjunct professor

Christine Schneider, Ph.D.
Adjunct professor
Emeritus Faculty

Nancy Morrison, Ph.D.

Craig W. Smith, Ph.D.
Staff

Ashley Ballard
Marketing coordinator

Mary Donjon
Administrative secretary

Kailyn Lyles
Project coordinator, Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program

Laurie Taylor
Lead coordinator, Center for Counseling and Family Therapy