Sandra Stith is a University Distinguished Professor and a Vera Mowrey McAninch Endowed Professor in the School of Family Studies and Human Services. She earned her Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy from K-State and was a professor in the MFT program at Virginia Tech’s Falls Church campus for 20 years before coming to K-State in 2007. Her primary research interest is in understanding and treating intimate partner violence, or IPV. Dr. Stith recently stepped down from her roles as a professor and director of the Marriage and Family Therapy program and we had the chance to ask her a few questions.
How did you become interested in IPV research? I taught in the public schools for six years before starting graduate school and often felt helpless as I tried to teach children who were experiencing challenging home lives. I knew that I wanted my work as a therapist and as a researcher to make a difference for those children and individuals and families dealing with violence at home. My dissertation addressed police response to domestic violence. For me, it has been important to keep focused and to conduct research that can help us end violence in families. Continue reading “Reflections with Sandra Stith”
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