Name:
Dr. Terri A. Karis email: KarisT@uwstout.edu
Office: 342B Voc Rehab Bldg
Phone: 232-2250
Web Site: http://www.uwstout.edu/chd/psych/karist/index.html
Office Hours:
Professional Interests:
Research Interests:
Whiteness
Multiracial families
Qualitative research
Feminist research methodologies
Racial identities
Clinical Interests:
Multicultural issues
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy Approaches
Narrative Therapy
Experiential Therapy Approaches
Spirituality and Therapy
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Degrees:
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Presentations and Publications :
Research Interests:
Whiteness
Multiracial families
Qualitative research
Feminist research methodologies
Racial identities
Clinical Interests:
Multicultural issues
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy Approaches
Narrative Therapy
Experiential Therapy Approaches
Spirituality and Therapy
1997 Licensed Psychologist, State of Minnesota
2001 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, State of Wisconsin
2004 AAMFT Approved Supervisor
2001 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, State of Wisconsin
2004 AAMFT Approved Supervisor
2000 Ph. D., Family Social Science, University of Minnesota
1989 M.A., Family Social Science, University of Minnesota
1980 B.S., Family Relations, University of Minnesota
1989 M.A., Family Social Science, University of Minnesota
1980 B.S., Family Relations, University of Minnesota
Psychology of Marriage and the Family
Interpersonal Effectiveness Training
General Psychology
Seminar in Marital and Family Therapy
Research in Psychotherapy
Cultural Competence in Family Therapy
Abnormal Psychology
Interpersonal Effectiveness Training
General Psychology
Seminar in Marital and Family Therapy
Research in Psychotherapy
Cultural Competence in Family Therapy
Abnormal Psychology
Recent Presentations:
White Women/Black Men: How Race Matters and Does Not Matter. Minnesota Psychological Association Friday Forum. St. Paul, MN. June 4, 2004.
Breaking the Silence: Addressing Race in the Classroom and Curriculum. (Co-presenter Barb Flom). Lessons Learned Series. University of Wisconsin-Stout. April 14, 2004.
Multiracial Couples: Black and White Voices. 21st Century Family Diversity: A Speaker’s Series. University of Wisconsin-Stout. February 11, 2004
"Good (White) Girls": How Do We Shift from Being “Good Girls” to Doing Good in the World? UW-System Women’s Studies Conference. UW-Stout. October 23-24, 2003.
The Relational Construction of Whiteness: Racial Identity Metaphors of White Women in Relationships with Black Men. Jean Baker Miller Training Institute Research Network, Wellesley College, MA. June 20, 2003.
Papers and Publications:
Thomas, V., Karis, T., & Wetchler, J. (Eds.). (2003). Clinical Issues with Interracial Couples: Theories and Research. New York: Haworth Press.
Karis, T. A. (2003). How Race Matters and Does Not Matter for White Women in Relationships with Black Men. In Thomas, V., Karis, T., & Wetchler, J. (Eds.). Clinical Issues with Interracial Couples: Theories and Research (pp. 23-40). New York: Haworth Press.
Rosenblatt, P. C., Karis, T. A., & Powell, R. D. (1995).Multiracial Couples: Black and White Voices. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
How Race Matters and Does Not Matter for White Women in Relationships With Black Men
“I prefer to speak of culture”: White mothers of multiracial children
White Women/Black Men: How Race Matters and Does Not Matter. Minnesota Psychological Association Friday Forum. St. Paul, MN. June 4, 2004.
Breaking the Silence: Addressing Race in the Classroom and Curriculum. (Co-presenter Barb Flom). Lessons Learned Series. University of Wisconsin-Stout. April 14, 2004.
Multiracial Couples: Black and White Voices. 21st Century Family Diversity: A Speaker’s Series. University of Wisconsin-Stout. February 11, 2004
"Good (White) Girls": How Do We Shift from Being “Good Girls” to Doing Good in the World? UW-System Women’s Studies Conference. UW-Stout. October 23-24, 2003.
The Relational Construction of Whiteness: Racial Identity Metaphors of White Women in Relationships with Black Men. Jean Baker Miller Training Institute Research Network, Wellesley College, MA. June 20, 2003.
Papers and Publications:
Thomas, V., Karis, T., & Wetchler, J. (Eds.). (2003). Clinical Issues with Interracial Couples: Theories and Research. New York: Haworth Press.
Karis, T. A. (2003). How Race Matters and Does Not Matter for White Women in Relationships with Black Men. In Thomas, V., Karis, T., & Wetchler, J. (Eds.). Clinical Issues with Interracial Couples: Theories and Research (pp. 23-40). New York: Haworth Press.
Rosenblatt, P. C., Karis, T. A., & Powell, R. D. (1995).Multiracial Couples: Black and White Voices. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
How Race Matters and Does Not Matter for White Women in Relationships With Black Men
“I prefer to speak of culture”: White mothers of multiracial children

