Andrea K. Wittenborn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Development
E-Mail andreawittenborn@vt.edu
Mailing Address 7054 Haycock Road (0362)
Falls Church, VA 22043
Phone 703-538-3787
Fax 703-538-8465Curriculum Vitae
Primary Academic Interests
- Attachment and Affect Regulation Processes
- Couple and Family Relationships
- Psychopathology in the Context of Couple and Family Relationships
- Intervention Development and Research
- Marriage and Family Therapy Education and Supervision
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Christiansen, A., Thomas, V., Lowe, W., Kafescioglu, N., Karakurt, G., Smith, W., & Wittenborn, A. (in press). Multicultural supervision: Lessons learned about an ongoing struggle. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.
Faber, A.J. & Wittenborn, A.K. (in press). The role of attachment in children’s adjustment to divorce and remarriage. Journal of Family Psychotherapy.
Wittenborn, A.K. (2009, June). The influence of therapist trainees’ levels of attachment security and affect regulation strategies on treatment. Paper presented at the American Family Therapy Academy.
Christiansen, A., Thomas, V., Lowe, W., Kafescioglu, N., Karakurt, G., Smith, W., & Wittenborn, A. (2008, November). Struggles in multicultural supervision: A multi case study. Paper presentation presented at the National Council on Family Relations.
Wittenborn, A.K., Keiley, M.K., Diamond, G.S., Sprenkle, D.H., Garber, J., & McCauley, E. (2008, October). Depressive Symptoms, Marital Quality, and Child Attachment. Poster presentation presented at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference.
MacDermid, S. M., & Wittenborn, A. K. (2007). Lessons from work-life research for developing human resources. Special Issue of Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9, 556-568.
Keiley, M. K., Wittenborn, A. K & Liu, T. (2007, October). Multiple family and couple groups: Promoting reconnection. Workshop presented at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Wittenborn, A. K., Faber, A. J., Harvey, A. M., & Thomas, V. K. (2006). Emotionally focused family therapy and play therapy techniques. American Journal of Family Therapy, 34, 333-342.
Wittenborn, A. K., & Keiley, M. K. (2006, May). Using emotionally focused therapy as a guide for preventative treatments. Invited workshop presentation at the Emotionally Focused Therapy Summit, Ottawa, Canada.