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D. Russell Crane (Professor)

D. Russell Crane, PhD, LMFT, is a Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University.

Education

Dr. Crane graduated with his B.A. from California State University at Hayward in Psychology in 1975, his M.S. from Brigham Young University in Marriage and Family Therapy in 1978, and his Ph.D. at Brigham Young University in Marriage and Family Therapy in 1979.

Professional Experience

Dr. Crane is the Editor of Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal and an editorial board member for a number of other professional journals. He is the author of four books including: 1) Fundamentals of Marital Therapy, 2) Handbook of Families and Health , 3) Handbook of Families and Poverty , and 4) Handbook of Families and Work. Dr. Crane has published over 80 journal articles and book chapters. His primary research concerns the cost effectiveness of the profession and practice of Marriage and Family Therapy and the influence of family interaction on health outcomes. His work has been translated and published in Portuguese, German, and Czech.

He received the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Cumulative Contributions to Marriage and Family Therapy Research Award in 2007. He was elected Scholar of the AAMFT Research and Education Foundation in 2012. He is a Fellow, Approved Supervisor and Clinical Fellow in the AAMFT and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He is also a former Chair of the AAMFT’s Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.

From 2007-2011, Dr. Crane was the Director of the Comprehensive Clinic, which is housed in the College of Family, Home and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University. Prior to that he was the Director of Family Studies Center and Associate Director for Research, in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University from 2000-2006. He was also the Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Programs at Brigham Young University from1988-1998. Dr. Crane was a Visiting Professor at the following institutions: the Tizard Center and Senior Member of Keynes College, University of Kent at Canterbury, England, 1 January to 1 July, 1996; the Department of Social Welfare, Marycrest College, Illinois, Spring 1989; and the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Utah, Summer 1985.

Professional Organizations

Dr. Crane has been a member of six different Marriage and Family Therapy organizations: 1) AAMFT from 1987 to present; 2) UAMFT from 1985 to present; 3) Collaborative Family Healthcare Association from 2009 to present; 4) National Council on Family Relations from 1985 to present; 5) Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practise (Great Britain) from 1994 to present; and 6) International Family Therapy Association from 2008 to present.

Editorships

Dr. D. Russell Crane is currently the editor for Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal since 2012. He also is currently serving as the Associate Editor for the Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry since 2008. Previously, he was the Associate Editor for the Journal of Family Therapy from 1997 to 2003.

He has been an Editorial Board Member for Contemporary Family Therapy (2011-2012), Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy (2009-present), Journal of Family Therapy (1997-2010), Journal of Marital and Family Therapy on the Editorial Board (1998-present) and Invited Editor for specialized manuscripts (2002 and 2003), and for Marriage and Families (2000-2006).

Dr. Crane has been an Ad Hoc Reviewer for: Psychiatric Services; Family Process; Family Relations; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Journal of Marriage and the Family; Families, Systems & Health; and Psychological Reports: Perceptual and Motor Skills.

Related Professional Activity

Dr. Crane has 67 refereed journal articles, five books, eight book chapters, and was a book series editor for Springer. He has guided 21 dissertations and 36 theses. In addition he has received $134,300 in total research grant funding for 23 different projects. Dr. Crane has extensive teaching experience and has taught five graduate courses and four undergraduate courses.