Early Medical Family Therapists
William Doherty
William Doherty, PhD is the Director of the Citizen Professional Center at the University of Minnesota where he is professor of Family Social Science and adjunct professor of Family Medicine and Community Health. He has over 35 years of experience working in healthcare as a teacher, family therapist, and consultant to primary care physicians, as well as being a community organizer. He is the co-author of the book, Medical Family Therapy and Integrated Care (2nd edition), with Susan McDaniel and Jeri Hepworth.
Macaran A. Baird
Susan McDaniel
Jeri Hepworth
Alan Lorenz
John Rolland
Barbara Gawinski
Wiliam Gunn, Jr.
Jennifer Hodgson
Angela Lamson
Tai Mendenhall
Russell Crane
Lisa Tyndall
Macaran A. Baird, MD is Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine & Community Health at the University of Minnesota and a past president of the Society for Teachers in Family Medicine. His work has been in advocacy for comprehensive care to patients and their families and focuses on provider wellness issues. In 2008, Dr. Baird was the co-recipient of the Donald A. Bloch award for significant contributions to the field of Collaborative Family Care.
Susan McDaniel, PhD is the Dr. Laurie Sands Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine, director of the Institute for the Family in Psychiatry, and Associate Chair of Family Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. McDaniel has published more than 85 peer-reviewed journal articles and co-authored or co-edited 12 books, including co-author of the book, Medical Family Therapy and Integrated Care (2nd edition), with William Doherty and Jeri Hepworth.
Jeri Hepworth, PhD has served as the Co-Director for Connecticut Institute for Primary Care Initiatives (CIPCI), Director of Medical Education and Designated Institutional Officer at Saint Francis Care, and Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She is the co-author of four books including, Medical Family Therapy and Integrated Care (second edition), with William Doherty and Susan McDaniel.
Alan Lorenz, MD is a family physician and Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Rochester. He is a founding member of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) and Chair of the Mental Health Section of the American College Health Association. Along with Drs. McDaniel, Hepworth, and Campbell, Dr. Lorenz is a co-author of the book Family-Oriented Primary Care.
John Rolland, MD, MPH is a is Executive Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Chicago Center for Family Health. He is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. He is a founding member and served on the Board of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA). He was a recipient of the Don Bloch Award in 2018.
Barbara Gawinski, PhD served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, and Department of Family/Marriage at the University of Rochester. She is currently retired from the University and pursuing other opportunities, including completing trainings in trauma sensitive and restorative yoga.
Wiliam Gunn, PhD is part of the Department of Community and Family Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and is on faculty for the Leadership/Preventative Medicine Residency Program. He is leader in behavioral science education within family medicine and a leader in collaborative care. Along with Drs. Lorenz, Gawinski, Seaburn, and Mausch, Dr. Gunn co-authored the book Models of Collaboration: A guide for mental health professionals working with healthcare practitioners in 1996.
Jennifer Hodgson, PhD has served as a Professor in the Medical Family Therapy doctoral program and Marriage and Family Therapy master’s program in the department of Human Development and Family Science at East Carolina University. She has also held clinical, supervisor, and teaching roles in the Department of Family Medicine at East Carolina University. She is the co-creator of the first MedFT PhD program in the United States. She has co-written and co-edited two textbooks Medical Family Therapy: Advanced Applications and Clinical Methods in Medical Family Therapy.
Angela Lamson, PhD is a Professor in the Medical Family Therapy doctoral program and Marriage and Family Therapy master’s program in the department of Human Development and Family Science at East Carolina University. She also serves as Associate Dean for Research for the College of Health and Human Performance. She is co-creator of the first MedFT PhD program in the nation. Her research, grants, and practice include medical family therapy and integrated behavioral health care with underserved, minority, and rural populations-conducted through rural community healthcare centers (pediatric and adult), military installations, schools, employee assistance programs, and dental clinics. She has co-written and co-edited two textbooks Medical Family Therapy: Advanced Applications and Clinical Methods in Medical Family Therapy.
Tai Mendenhall, PhD is a Professor and Medical Family Therapist in the Couple and Family Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota (UMN) in the Department of Family Social Science. He is also the Associate Director of the UMN’s Citizen Professional Center and Director of the UMN’s Medical Reserve Corps’ Mental Health Disaster-Response Teams. Mendenhall is co-editor of the book Medical Family Therapy: Advanced Applications.
Russell Crane, PhD is a Professor Emeritus of Marriage and Family Therapy in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. In addition to publishing over 100 journal articles and books, he is co-editor of the book Medical Family Therapy: Advanced Applications.
Lisa Tyndall, PhD served as Clinical Faculty in Human Development and Family Sciences and the Director of the Family Therapy Clinic at East Carolina University. Tyndall has also worked with the Center of Excellence for Integrated Care. Tyndall, along with colleagues (Hodgson, Lamson, White, & Knight), helped develop an empirically rooted definition for Medial Family Therapy by conducting a Delphi Study.