Margaret Keeling

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Margaret L. Keeling, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Development

 

 

 

              E-Mail    mkeeling@vt.edu

Mailing Address   840 University Blvd Suite 1 (0515)
                          
  Blacksburg, VA 24061

               Phone    540-231-6782

                   Fax    540-231-7219

     Office Hours    By appointment

     Staff Contact  
Ms. Chris Sokol (540-231-7201)

 

Primary Academic Interests
  • Narrative therapy applications and effectiveness
  • Multicultural issues in marriage and family therapy
  • Gender & feminist issues
  • Experiential marriage and family therapy applications and effectiveness
  • Intervention development & research


Professional Responsibilities

  • Teaching graduate courses in Marriage & Family Therapy
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Director of clinical training
  • Ad-hoc reviewer, JMFT and Family Relations


Selected Publications and Presentations

Publications
Keeling, M. L., & Bermudez, J. M. (2005). Externalizing Problems through Art and Writing: Experience of Process and Helpfulness. In press, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Keeling, M. L., & Nielson, R. (2005). Indian women’s experience of a narrative therapy intervention using art and writing. Contemporary Family Therapy 27, 435–452.

Shumway, S., Kimball, T., Keeling, M. L, & Korinek, A. (2005). Quantitative assessment and EAPs. In press, Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 21(1).

Morgan*, M. L., & Wampler, K. S. (2003). Fostering client creativity in family therapy: A process research study. Contemporary Family Therapy, 25, 207–228.

Harris, S. M., Adams, M. A., Hill, L., Morgan, M., & Soliz, C. (2002). Beyond customer satisfaction: A randomized EAP study. Employee Assistance Quarterly, 17, 55–61.

*Published as Margaret L. Morgan prior to 2004.

Presentations
Keeling, M. L., Glass, V. Q., & Jagasia, J. (June, 2005). International Perspectives toward Gender and Power in MFT. Workshop presentation at the International Conference on Family Therapy, Washington, D.C.

Keeling, M. L. (September, 2004). Ahimsa: Indian women’s experience of a narrative intervention using art and writing. Poster presented at the national conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Atlanta, GA.

Morgan, M. L., Arora, N. U., & Parra, J. P. (November, 2003). Is there room for diversity in the sexual crucible? Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Morgan, M. L., & Wampler, K. S. (October, 2003). MFT Interventions and family creativity: A process study. Poster presented at the national conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Long Beach, CA.

Morgan, M. L. (October, 2001). Externalizing Problems through sculpture and writing. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Nashville, TN.

Morgan, M. L. (November, 2000). Promoting client creativity: A comparison of therapeutic approaches. Concurrent session presentation at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Current Projects


Keeling, M. L., Piercy, F. P., Glass, V. Q., Jagasia, J., Nunley, R., & Nielson, R. L
. International Perspectives toward Gender and Power in MFT. (Faculty & Student research team collaboration.)

Keeling, M. L., Dolbin-MacNab, M., Perkins, S., & Ford, J. Exploring the use of spirituality in marriage and family therapy practice: Four case studies. (Collaboration with faculty & graduate students)

Dolbin-MacNab, M.., Keeling, M. L., Castanos, C., Ford, J., Hudgins, C., Issenman, T.
[Adult caregivers of aging parents: Perspectives toward Family Therapy. (Faculty & Student research team collaboration.)

 

Memberships in Professional Organizations

  • American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy, associate member
  • National Council on Family Relations
  • International Family Therapy Association