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Medical Family Therapy Faculty and Staff

Meet the faculty and staff in Saint Louis University School of Medicine's Medical Family Therapy Program. 

Leadership

Headshot of Max Zubatsky, Ph.D.

Max Zubatsky, Ph.D.

Associate professor
Director, Medical Family Therapy Program
Director, Family Center for Healthy Aging

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Core Faculty

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Shelly Dalton, Ph.D.

Assistant professor
Director, Social Determinants and Minority Stress Lab

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Katie Heiden-Rootes, Ph.D.

Katie Heiden-Rootes, Ph.D.

Professor
Assistant vice president, Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement
Supervisor, Queer and Trans Wellness Clinic

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Dixie Meyer, Ph.D.

Dixie Meyer, Ph.D.

Professor
Director, MOMs Clinic
Director, Relationships and Brain Sciences Research Lab

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Sungmin “Pearl” Park, Ph.D.

Assistant professor

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Adjunct Faculty

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Jeanna R. Knight, Ph.D.

Adjunct professor


Doug Pettinelli, PhD, LMFT

Doug Pettinelli, Ph.D.

Adjunct professor


Brittany Robinson, PhD, LMFT

Brittany Robinson, Ph.D.

Adjunct professor


Christine Schneider, Ph.D., LCSW

Christine Schneider, Ph.D.

Adjunct professor


Professors Emeriti

Nancy Morrison, Ph.D.

Nancy Morrison, Ph.D.


Craig W. Smith, Ph.D.

Craig W. Smith, Ph.D.


Staff

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Ashley Ballard

Marketing coordinator


Mary Donjon

Mary Donjon

Administrative secretary


Headshot of Kailyn Lyles

Kailyn Lyles

Project coordinator, Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program


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Laurie Taylor

Lead coordinator, Center for Counseling and Family Therapy