Master of Science in Couple and Family Therapy Faculty
Who will teach me?
The CFT Program has nationally recognized, AAMFT-award winning faculty that value clinical work, and the practice of CFT with ethnically diverse and underserved populations. The CFT faculty are scientist-practitioners who do real-world, practical research based in the community.
Faculty
In addition to their teaching and research, consistent with the mission of the Kent School of Social Work and Family Science, the CFT core faculty are also heavily involved in community endeavors.
Links to Bios, CV's and Community Involvement
Faculty | Bio |
---|---|
Ph.D., LMFT. AAMFT Approved Supervisor, Program Director |
Dr. Laura Frey is interested in family communication about suicide, specifically |
MSSW, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate, Clinical Director |
|
Ph.D., LMFT. AAMFT Approved Supervisor. |
Dr. Eli Karam serves on the National Board of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and is a Past President for the Kentucky Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (KAMFT). He promotes the profession of Marriage and Family Therapy regularly through his weekly psychoeducational segments on Louisville TV and radio. He also serves on the editorial board on the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, and recently served guest editor on special virtual edition of JMFT focusing on MFT Common Factors. |
Ph.D., LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, Professor of Professional Practice |
Dr. Justin Romney has a passion for teaching and preparing evidence informed therapists to work in a variety of settings. Justin was awarded the Helen DeVitt Jones Excellence in Teaching Award at Texas Tech University. He also completed a doctoral fellowship with a Certificate of Advanced Specialization from University of Colorado School of Medicine and St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency. In both his research and clinical work Justin seeks to address the systemic treatment of autism spectrum disorder. |
Emma Sterrett-Hong, Ph.D., LMFT. AAMFT Approved Supervisor. |
![]() Dr. Emma Sterrett-Hong helps co-facilitate an HIV support group at the University of Louisville 550 HIV clinic. Previously, she was a board member of West Louisville Community Ministries. Many research projects in which Dr. Sterrett-Hong is involved are run through collaborations with community partners, including the Freedom House project for women in residential substance abuse recovery program, in partnership with Volunteers of America (VOA), and the GLoBAL study examining health and social support among young Latino and African American gay and bisexual men, conducted through partnerships with VOA, the 550 clinic, and the Kentuckiana AIDS Alliance. |
Becky Antle, Ph.D., MSSW, LMFT |
Dr. Becky Antle has been involved for the past fifteen years in community-based and
|
Part-time Faculty
- Tonya Clay, MA, LMFT, AAMFT- Approved Supervisor
- Andrew Swan, MSSW, LMFT, AAMFT-Approved Supervisor Candidate
- Michael Taylor, M.Div., LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor
“The CFT department is genuinely invested in the success of their students, and it shows. I'm grateful to have had program mentors who held me to the highest standard (even when it was difficult to hear), because it told me that they knew my potential and they were going to do everything in their power to make sure I achieved it." Kristin Armstrong, CFT Alumnus