Chair
Keeley J. Pratt, PhD
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Keeley J. Pratt is a medical family therapy and systemic family therapy (SFT) intervention scholar and Associate Professor in Couple and Family Therapy and Human Development and Family Science at The Ohio State University (OSU). She also has appointments at OSU in Surgery and Pediatrics, and is a Faculty in Residence with the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Global Engagement. Dr. Pratt has published extensively and has received funding for her work on family-based assessment and intervention in pediatric and adult weight management and bariatric surgery contexts. She is currently an Associate Editor for Families, Systems, & Health and Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care, and is a Topic Editor for IJERPH. She served as a scientific reviewer/panelist for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) and the US. Department of Agriculture (USDA). |
Chair Elect
Amber Vennum, PhD |
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Amber Vennum (she/they) is a systemic family therapy (SFT) intervention scholar and Associate Professor in Couple and Family Therapy at Kansas State University. Dr. Vennum has received federal funding for intervention research with underserved adolescent populations and is passionate about increasing the capacity of systemic relationship researchers to employ the spectrum of community-engaged research approaches to increase equitable methods and outcomes. |
Secretary
Mona Mittal, PhD |
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Treasurer
Kayla Reed-Fitzke, PhD |
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Kayla Reed-Fitzke (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the MFT MS program and Director of the MedFT PhD program at East Carolina University (ECU). Prior to teaching at ECU, she taught at the University of Iowa for 6 years, where she served as the Co-Director of the LGBTQ+ Counseling Center. She has received funding to identify military service members who may benefit from early intervention and to enhance the capacity of service providers who support military family readiness. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy and Emerging Adulthood.
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Coordinator of Outreach & Engagement
Chi-Fang Tseng, PhD
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Students & New Professional Rep
Janette Driscoll
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Past Chair
Richard B. Miller, PhD
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Richard B Miller (Rick) is a systemic family therapy (SFT) researcher and professor in the MFT Program at Brigham Young University. While at BYU, he has served as Director of the School of Family Life and Chair of the Sociology Department. Prior to teaching at BYU, he taught at Kansas State University for 11 years, where he served as Program Director of the MFT Program. He is passionate about enhancing clinical research in the field. His personal program of research focuses on therapist effects in couple therapy. Along with Lee Johnson, edited the book, Advanced Methods in Marriage and Family Therapy Research, in 2014. He served as an editor of The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy, Volume 1, The Profession of Systemic Family Therapy. |
Leaders are elected from within the group's membership. If you are interested in leadership opportunities (either in a filling a vacant position, a future elected position, or volunteering for other support roles) please contact research@aamft.org.