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Kelly Roberts Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology and Family Science / Program Director, MS in Human Sciences

Dr. Kelly Roberts is a licensed marriage and family therapist and American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor. Her career includes teaching scholars from high school through post-graduate university and medical residency programs. With almost 20 years of research experience covering premarital and family policy, marital relationships, help seeking, prior to divorce and divorce decision-making, and indigenous acculturation, Roberts has gained an extensive understanding of dynamic intimate family relationships across the lifespan of the individual. She has served as President and Legislative Liaison of the Oklahoma Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (OKAMFT), and currently serves as a family policy and advocacy leader for the “AAMFT Family Therapists in Medical Settings” interest network. She also sits on the AAMFT Judicial Committee. Dr. Roberts is a member of the AAMFT, the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and the Society for Clinical Trials (SCT). She has been married for 35 years, has two daughters and a Malamute named Tonks, and manages an Oklahoma humanities project called "Every Point on the Map" (http://reddirtchronicles.com/).