University of Wisconsin-Stout
Dr. Terri A. Karis                                                                                  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
Professional Organizations:
1997 Licensed Psychologist, State of Minnesota
2001 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, State of Wisconsin
2004 AAMFT Approved Supervisor
Degrees:
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

Program Courses Taught:
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
Presentations and Publications :
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
University of Wisconsin-Stout