Karen S. Wampler, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Family & Child Ecology
7 Human Ecology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517.355.7680
kwampler@msu.edu

Educational Background
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1979, Marriage and Family Therapy
M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1967, Sociology
B.A., Indiana University, 1964, Sociology

Professional Experience
2007 - Present: Chair, Family & Child Ecology, Michigan State University.
2004 - 2007: Chair, Department of Applied and Professional Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
1989 - 2007: Professor, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
1989 - 2000 (7 years, not continuously): Director - Texas Tech University Family Therapy Clinic
1990 - 2007: Director of Supervision - Texas Tech University Family Therapy Clinic

Publications (a selection)

Articles in Refereed Journals
Brimhall, A. S., Wampler, K. S., & Kimball, T. G. (in press).  Learning from the past, altering the future:  A tentative theory exploring the effects of past relationships on couples who remarry.  Family Process.

Baier, M. E. M., & Wampler, K. S. (in press).  A qualitative study of Southern Baptist mothers’ and their daughters’ attitudes towards sexuality.  Journal of Adolescent Research.

Bermudez, J. M., Reyes, N. A., & Wampler, K. S.  (2006). Conflict resolution styles among Latino couples:  Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 5, 1-21.

Parker, T. S., & Wampler, K. S. (2006).  Changing emotion:  The use of therapeutic storytelling.  Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 32 155-166.

Book Chapters
Wampler, K. S., Reifman, A., & Serovich, J. M. (2005).  Meta-analysis in family therapy research.  In D. H. Sprenkle & F. P. Piercy (Eds.), Research methods in family therapy (2nd ed., pp. 318-338).  New York:  Guilford.

Caldera, Y. M., Fitzpatrick, J., & Wampler, K. S. (2002).  Coparenting in intact Mexican American families:  Mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions. In J. M. Contreras, K. A. Kerns, & A. M. Neal-Barnett (Eds.), Latino children and families in the United States (pp. 107-131).  Westport CT:  Praeger.

Curriculum Vitae