Lecturer

Dr. Katarina Krizova, Ph.D., LMFT is a Lecturer in Family Sciences, teaching courses in both human development and family sciences. She earned her Ph.D. from Virginia Tech, where her dissertation focused on the longitudinal examination of family factors in child anxiety, particularly the role of parental anxiety and emotion dysregulation. Dr. Krizova also holds a Master of Science in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Science in Psychology from Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic.

Dr. Krizova teaches a variety of courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Her teaching expertise spans topics such as attachment theory, romantic relationships, family relationships and human development across the lifespan. She is recognized for her teaching contributions with a "Teacher Who Made a Difference" award at the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Krizova is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an AAMFT-Approved Supervisor. She provides supervision to Master’s students in Family Sciences who are training to become Couples and Family Therapists. She also has additional clinical training in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Play Therapy.

Dr. Krizova is also a researcher with a number of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Her research interests include child anxiety mental health and coping strategies.