E-Mail    marianak@vt.edu

Mailing Address   7054 Haycock Road (0362)
                             Falls Church, VA 22043

               Phone    703-538-8461

                   Fax    703-538-8465
    

Curriculum Vitae

Mariana Falconier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Primary Academic Interests

• Marriage and Family Therapy Models
  
• Epistemology
  
• Supervision

Professional Responsibilities

• Teaching, Supervising, Research
  
• Clinical Director, Center for Family Services
  
• AAMFT Approved Supervisor
  
• LCMFT (Maryland)
  
• AAMFT Clinical Member

Research Interests

• Impact of economic stressors on family dynamics
  
• Couples: communication, psychological and physical abuse, individual psychopathology, standards and expectations
  
• Latino families: parenting, acculturation, reunification processes, family dynamics

Selected Publications & Presentations

Falconier, M. K., & Epstein, N. B. (to be submitted in 2008). Communication patterns and relationship satisfaction in couples under economic strain.

Falconier, M. K., & Epstein, N. B. (to be submitted in 2008). Economic strain and relationship satisfaction in Argentinean couples.

Falconier, M. K. (2007, September). Working Collaboratively with Latino Clients. Seminar for the Department of Social Services at Prince George's County, MD.

Falconier, M. K. (2007, August and October). The diagnostic assessment. Training offered at Vesta, Inc., Silver Spring, MD.

Falconier, M.K. (2006, October). The impact of financial stress on Spanish speaking couples: Research findings and clinical applications. Presentation at the Second Latino Mental Health Network Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Falconier, M.K., & Epstein, N.B. (2005, September). Economic strain and relationship satisfaction in Argentinean couples. Paper presented at the College Graduate Research Interaction Day. University of Maryland, College Park.

Falconier, M.K., & Epstein, N.B. (2005, October). Economic strain and relationship satisfaction in Argentinean couples. Paper presented at annual convention of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Kansas City, KS.

Falconier, M.K., & Epstein, N.B. (2004, November). The role of spousal psychological aggression and positive behaviors in the relation between economic strain and marital distress in Argentinean couples. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orle‡ns, LA.

Falconier, M. K. (2004, January). La Terapia for Internet [Therapy Online]. Seminar at Centro Privado de Psicoterapias, Buenos Aires.

Falconier, M.K., Wallen, J., Meyers, S., & Riley, D.B. (2003, November). Importance of grief and loss: Depressive symptoms of foster children. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, BC.

Riley, D.B., Wallen, J., Falconier, M. K., & Kohler, J.K. (2002, November). The Lifelines for Kids program: Reducing the stress of concurrent planning on children in foster care. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX.

Wallen, J., Riley, D.B., Falconier, M. K., & Kohler, J.K. (2002, November). The Lifelines for Kids evaluation: Baseline and three-month findings. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX.

Kohler, J.K., Fravel, D.L., Wallen, J., Falconier, M., & Riley, D.B. (2002, November) The psychological presence of birth parents for children in foster care: Implications for concurrent planning. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Council of Family Relations, Houston, TX.

Falconier, M.K., & Epstein, N.B. (2002, October). Parenting and children's maladjustment in Chinese families. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Cincinnati, OH.

Falconier, M.K., & Epstein, N.B. (2002, November). Parenting and children's maladjustment in Chinese families. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV.

Falconier, M.K., & Epstein, N.B. (2001, September). Chinese parents' perceptions of their parenting styles, parenting incompetence, family cohesiveness, and their children's maladjustment. Paper presented at the College Research Review Day, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Maryland, College Park.

Teaching Experience in Marriage and Family Therapy

• University of Maryland, College Park
  
• Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
• Universidad de Interamericana, Argentina
  
• Universidad J.F. Kennedy, Argentina

Professional Experience in Marriage and Family Therapy

• Therapist in hospitals, mental health clinics, nursing homes, and private practice
  
• Regional Director, Vesta, Inc.
  
• Clinic Director, Washington Assessment and Therapy Services

Foreign Languages

• Spanish (native)
  
• French

 

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