Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1997 - Human Development and Family Studies, Marriage & Family Therapy- Specialization in Technology and Social Change
M.S., Iowa State University, 1993 - International Development, General Graduate Studies-Sociology, Political Science, and Spanish
B.A., Briar Cliff College, 1991- Business Administration

• 2000-2001 Chair, Multicultural Committee, Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
• 2001 Board of Reviewers, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.
• 1998 Nominated for the Hemphill Wells Teaching Excellence Award, Texas Tech University.
• 1994-1997 Women in Development Chapter Coordinator, Society for International Development, Iowa State University.
• 1992-1997 Academic Excellence Award, Iowa State University.
• 1996 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Iowa State University.
• 1996 College of Family and Consumer Sciences International Scholarship, Iowa State University.
• 1994 Kappa Omicron Nu, Home Economics National Honor Society.
• 1992 Study Abroad Scholarship, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Liz’s discovery interests involve social justice and gender, socio-economic, and political disparities that impact mental health; Latino/a mental health; prevention and intervention science; implementation and dissemination of parenting intervention (Parent Management Training – Oregon); and developing systemic based interventions for psychological trauma, particularly resulting from war, organized violence and mass disaster in both national and international contexts. Her discovery attempts to give voice to the marginal and disenfranchised groups (ethnic minorities and women) whose family relations and mental health have been poorly understood. By conducting discovery with ethnic minority populations, the needs of families in the United States will be more adequately addressed. Her work on trauma is advancing the field’s scientific knowledge of the impact of trauma on parent-child relations thus providing a solid basis for parent, family, and community level interventions that are culturally and contextually relevant.

FSoS 3429: Counseling Skills Practicum
FSoS 8032: Theories of Marital and Family Therapy
FSoS 8550: Postmodern Approaches to Marriage and Family Therapy
FSoS 8295: Family Therapy Practicum

Elizabeth Wieling, Ph.D., LMFT, is Associate Professor in the Department of Family Social Sciences at the University of Minnesota. Liz’s early research was directed at developing a better understanding of cross-cultural dynamics present in therapy and advancing clinical models that more adequately fit the cultural characteristics of Latino/a populations, particularly at-risk families dealing with multiple stressors and a history of complex or mass trauma. This work has evolved into investigations of preventive and clinical intervention models that demonstrate efficacy as well as effectiveness with at-risk Latino/a families. Central to this research is the development of culturally appropriate, ethical, and methodologically sound strategies to measure intervention outcomes. She is currently the recipient of a K01 Research Scientist Career Development Award funded by NIMH called “Implementing the Parenting Through Change Model with Latina Single Mothers (2003-2008). The purpose of this study is to adapt and extend the Oregon Social Learning Center’s Parent Management Training (PMTO) preventive intervention for a population of Latina single mothers.

Liz  is concurrently pursuing a research agenda that involves integrating her previous cross-cultural work and prevention background to develop ecological multi-component systems oriented interventions that cut across individual, family, and community levels. Specifically, she is collaborating with an international team of interdisciplinary researchers to develop this program of research. In the United States she is collaborating with colleagues associated with the Oregon Social Leaning Center and (www.oscl.org) and with researchers at the University of Konstanz, Germany, who developed Narrative Exposure Therapy (www.vivo.org), with the Centro de Investigación Familiar, A.C. (http://www.cifac.edu.mx/qs/index.html), a family therapy research institute and non-profit organization, and with domestic and international sectors of the Center for Victims of Torture - to disseminate, implement and test the effectiveness of developing trauma focused interventions for parents and families across different parts of the world.

Published or In Press in Refereed Journals

Wieling, E. & Mittal, M. (in press). Developing evidence-based systemic interventions for mass trauma. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Gewirtz, A., Forgatch, M., & Wieling, E. (in press). Parenting practices as potential mechanisms for children’s adjustment following mass trauma: Literature review and prevention research framework. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Landau, J., Wieling. E., & Mittal, M. (in press). Linking Human Systems: Strengthening individuals, families, and communities in the wake of mass trauma. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Connor, J., Bean, D., & Wieling, E. (in press). Vulvar Pain: A phenomenological study of couples in search of effective diagnosis and treatment. Family Process. (47:2 June 2008)

Bell, N.J., Wieling, E., & Watson, W. (2007). Narrative processes of identity construction:  Micro indicators of developmental patterns following transition to university. Identity, 7, 1-26.

Marshall, J. P., Sorenson, R, Brigham, K., Wieling, E., Riefman, A., & Wampler, R. (2006). The Paradox for the Family Firm CEO: Owner Age Relationship to Succession-Related Processes and Plans. Journal of Business Venturing, 21(3), 348-368.

Mittal, M., & Wieling, E. (2006). Training experiences of international doctoral students in marriage and family therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 23(3), 233-244.

Mittal, M., & Wieling, E. (2005). The influence of therapist's ethnicity on the practice of feminist therapy: A pilot study. Feminist Journal of Family Therapy, 16(2), 1-24.

Bell, N. J., Wieling, E., & Watson, W. (2005). Identity development during the first two university years:  Exploring intersections between micro and ontogenetic processes. New Ideas in Psychology, 23(2), 53-73.

Marshall, J., & Wieling, E. (2004). Marriage and family therapy student’s phenomenological experiences of cross-cultural supervision. Family Therapy, 16(1), 17-32.

Wieling, E, & Rastogi, M. (2004). The voices of marriage and family therapists of color: A pilot study. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 26(3), 224-238.

Lim, S., & Wieling, E. (2004). Immigrant Chinese women negotiating values and perceptions of self in the cultural borderlands of East and West – A qualitative study. The Family Journal, 21(1), 12-22.

Turner, W., & Wieling, E. (2004). Introduction to the special section: Implications of research on diverse families. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 30(3), 225-256.

Turner, W. Wieling, E. & Allen, W. (2004). Developing culturally effective family-based research programs: Implications for family therapists. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 30(3), 257-270.

Boss, P. Bellieu, L., Wieling, E. Turner, & W. La Cruz, S. (2003). Healing loss, ambiguity, and trauma: A community-based intervention with families of union workers missing after the 9/11 attack in the New York City. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 29(4), 455-467.

Wieling, E. (2003). Latino/a and white marriages: A pilot study investigating the experiences of interethnic couples in the United States. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 2(2), 41-55.

Wieling, E., & Mittal, M. (2003). Expanding the horizons of marriage and family therapists: Towards a global interconnectedness. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 14(1), 53-62.

Wieling, E. (2003). Do returns on investment for educating children in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico, pay off in the long run? A qualitative analysis, 1997. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 16(6), 1-18.

McInnes, M., & Wieling, E. (2002). Points of connection and disconnection: A look at feminism and postmodernism in family therapy. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 14(2), 1-19.

Wieling. E., Negretti, M., Christensen, F., Bryan, L., Kimball, T., & Stokes, S. (2001). Postmodernism in marriage and family therapy: Doctoral students’ understanding and experiences. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 27(4), 527-533.

Wieling, E., Winter, M., Morris, E., & Murphy. A. (2001). Women working for pay or profit in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico, 1987-1992: Integration, marginalization or exploitation? The Women’s Policy Journal of Harvard, 1, 48-66.

Negretti, M. A., & Wieling, E. (2001). The use of communication technology in private practice: Ethical implications and boundary dilemmas in therapy. Journal of Contemporary Family Therapy, 23(3), 275-294.

Wieling, E., & Marshall, J. (2000). Cross-cultural therapy and supervision in marriage and family therapy: Implications for training, research, and clinical practice. Journal of Contemporary Family Therapy, 21(3), 317-329.

Ivey, D.C., Wieling, E., & Harris, S.M. (2000). Save the young, the elderly have lived their lives: Ageism in Marriage and Family Therapy. Family Process, 39(2), 163-175.

Marshall, J., & Wieling, E. (2000). Promoting cultural diversity through cultural plunges. Family Therapy, 27(2), 89-99.

Edited Book and Journal Special Section

Wieling, E. & Mittal, M. (Spring 2008). Developing evidence-based systemic interventions for mass trauma. Special Section of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Turner, W., & Wieling, E. (Eds.). (July 2004). Special Section of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy on research with populations of color and relevant clinical implications.

Rastogi, M., & Wieling, E. (Eds.). (2004). Voices of Color: First Person Accounts of Ethnic Minority Therapists. Sage.

Book Chapters, Reviews, and Other Publications

Murry, V., Rosenblatt, P., & Wieling, E. (2005). College professors' conversations about teaching family theories. In V. Bengtson, A.Acock, K. Allen, P. Dilworth-Anderson, D. Klein (Eds). Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research. Sage.

Doménech-Rodríguez, M., & Wieling, E. (2004). Developing culturally appropriate evidence based treatments for interventions with ethnic minority populations. In M. Rastogi & E. Wieling (Eds.). Voices of Color: First Person Accounts of Ethnic Minority Therapists. Sage.

Wieling, E. (2003). Latino/a and white marriages: A pilot study investigating the experiences of interethnic couples in the United States. In Thomas, V., Karis, T., & Wetchler, J. (Eds.). Clinical Issues with Multiracial Couples: Theory and Research. New York: Haworth Press.

Turner, W., Wieling, E., & Boss, P. (2002). Ambiguous loss. Family Therapy Magazine, 1, 22-25.

Wieling, E. (2000). [Review of the book]. Re-Visioning Family Therapy. Family Relations.