Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Archives - College of Health and Human Sciences

Fellowship paves path

November 14, 2025 jdonahue CHHS, Family and Consumer Sciences, SMFT, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Program

Leilani Cancel-Lopez didn’t set out to become a therapist, but her path led her to a nationally recognized fellowship aimed at expanding representation in mental health care. The second-year graduate student in Northern Illinois University’s Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy (SMFT)

Going Global

October 28, 2025 jdonahue CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, SMFT, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy

While many spent their summer unwinding, DeAnna Harris-McKoy, associate professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences and director of the Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy program, spent part of hers halfway across the world. In July, Harris-McKoy represented NIU

Fostering Hope

January 24, 2025 jdonahue AHDFS, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences, Marriage and Family Therapy, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, SMFT, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Program

Hoa Vo, ’23, is an agent of change. Growing up in DeKalb, her journey through foster care fueled a deep passion for advocating for others. While at NIU, she witnessed firsthand the lack of support provided to former foster youth as they

Fostering hope

November 19, 2024 a134221 Family and Consumer Sciences, News, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, SMFT, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Program

Hoa Vo is an agent of change. Growing up in DeKalb, her journey through foster care fueled a deep passion for advocating for others. While at NIU, she witnessed firsthand the lack of support provided to former foster youth as they transitioned

College of Health and Human Sciences names winners of 2024 Awards for Excellence

August 29, 2024 jdonahue AHCD, Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Couple and Family Therapy Clinic, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Studies, IHP, Nursing, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, School of Health Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, School of Nursing, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Program

Dean Kelly Fiala announced the winners of the 2024 Dean’s Awards for Excellence during the all-college meeting held Aug. 19 in Wirtz Hall auditorium. Bryan Dallas, DeAnna Harris-McKoy, Yujun Liu, Jessica Madrigal and Flora Surjadi were each recognized for their significant contributions

Huskie Spotlight – Paige Butauski

March 28, 2023 jdonahue AHDFS, Applied Human Development and Family Sciences, CHHS, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences, Marriage and Family Therapy, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Program

Paige Butauski is a human development and family sciences master’s student from Hilliard, OH Hometown: Hilliard, OH Year: Expected graduation: 2023 Major: Human development and family sciences (M.S.) What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a

Huskie Spotlight – Ruchika Jain

November 29, 2022 jdonahue AHDFS, Applied Human Development and Family Sciences, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences, Marriage and Family Therapy, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, SMFT, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Program

Ruchika Jain is a graduate student in the Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy (SMFT) program at NIU. Hometown: India Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Major: Marriage and family therapy Master’s program What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing

Reaccreditation for the Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy program at NIU

November 22, 2022 jdonahue AHDFS, Applied Human Development and Family Sciences, CHHS, College of Health and Human Sciences, Couple and Family Therapy Clinic, human development and family sciences, Marriage and Family Therapy, SMFT, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Program

The Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy (SMFT) program recently received reaccreditation for the next seven years from the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). For DeAnna Harris-McKoy, it’s a completion of a goal she set when she