Spencer Bradshaw
Human Devt. and Family Studies
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Office Location: SCCE 405Phone: 435-797-7456
Email: spencer.bradshaw@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
PhD, Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Tech University, 2014 Dissertation
Change Processes and Variables in Family Recovery from Addiction
MS, Marriage and Family Therapy, Brigham Young University, 2011 Thesis
Antecedents of Parental Psychological Control: A Test of Bowen's Theory
Professional Member, National Council on Family Relations, 2022
Full Member, The Society for Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 2021
LMFT - Full Licensure, Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, 2020
Designated AAMFT Approved Supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2020
Professional Member, National Council on Family Relations, 2020
AAMFT Fellow, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2018
Member, National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity, 2018
LMFT - Full Licensure, Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapy, 2018
Member, Council on Undergraduate Research, 2017
LMFT-Associate License, Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, 2016
AAMFT Pre-Clinical Fellow, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2015
Member, Society for Psychophysiological Research, 2015
LMFT-Associate License, Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, 2014
LMFT-Associate License, Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, 2012
Student Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2011
Student Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2008
Research Interests
Neuropsychology of Addiction and Recovery
The neuropsychology of brain recovery from alcohol and substance use disorders (AUDs/SUDs) for those with the disorder as well as their family members.
Family Member and Family Recovery from Mental Health and Chronic Illnesses
Researching systems and individual based understanding of the development, progression, treatment, and recovery from chronic illness.
Human Agency in Addiction, Recovery, Chronic Illness, and MFT
Understanding, describing, and utilizing the concept of “agency” or self
direction/choice for persons in recovery from AUDs/SUDs and their family
members.
Teaching
HDFS 4250 - Addictions and the Family, Fall 2023
HDFS 6325 - Gender and Diversity in Systemic Family Therapy, Fall 2023
HDFS 7330 - Neuropsychology of Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2023
HDFS 6390 - Practicum in Systemic Family Therapy, Fall 2023
HDFS 4250 - Addictions and the Family, Spring 2023
HDFS 6350 - Addictions and Violence in Marriage and Family Therapy, Spring 2023
HDFS 7032 - Multivariate Data Analysis in Human Development and Family Studies, Spring 2023
HDFS 4250 - Addictions and the Family, Fall 2022
HDFS 6390 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy, Fall 2022
HDFS 7032 - Multivariate Data Analysis in Human Development and Family Studies, Spring 2022
HDFS 6390 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy, Spring 2022
HDFS 4250 - Addictions and the Family, Fall 2021
HDFS 6350 - Addictions and Violence in Marriage and Family Therapy, Spring 2021
HDFS 7032 - Multivariate Data Analysis in Human Development and Family Studies, Spring 2021
HDFS 6390 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy, Spring 2021
HDFS 5250 - Addictions and the Family, Fall 2020
HDFS 7032 - Multivariate Data Analysis in Human Development and Family Studies, Spring 2020
HDFS 6390 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy, Spring 2020
HDFS 7900 - Topical Seminar in Family, Consumer, and Human Development, Spring 2020
Graduate Students Mentored
Kolby Leonardi, Psychology, January 2023
Kolby Leonardi, Psychology, January 2023
Isadora De Melo, Human Devt. and Family Studies, August 2022
Isadora De Melo, Human Devt. and Family Studies, August 2022
Carolyn Orson, Human Devt. and Family Studies, August 2022
Madelyn Evans, Human Devt. and Family Studies, August 2022
Agne Albright, Human Devt. and Family Studies, August 2021
Daniel Fast, Human Devt. and Family Studies, August 2021
Emily Jardine, Human Devt. and Family Studies, August 2020 - May 2022
Ethan Gunn, Human Devt. and Family Studies, August 2020 - May 2022
Jesse Smith, Other, March 2017 - June 2019
Jesse Smith, Other, March 2017 - June 2019
Porter Macey, Other, March 2016 - June 2019
Sarah Schonian, Other, April 2017 - October 2017