Jared Durtschi

Assistant Professor

Departments & Academic Units:

• Family Studies and Human Services

Contact Info:

209 Campus Creek Complex
(785) 532-1488

Courses I Teach:

• Advanced Family Therapy
• Advanced Studies in MFT and Family Science
• Structural Equation Modeling
• Practicum in MFT

Areas of Specialization:

• Family process between parents and children
• Quantitative methods studying longitudinal, dyadic data with secondary data
• Romantic relationship quality, stability, and process

Education:

• Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy, The Florida State University (2011)
• B.S. in Psychology, Brigham Young University (2004)
• M.S. in Child Development and Family Studies, emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, Purdue University Calumet (2007)

Short Biography

Dr. Jared Durtschi is an Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Kansas State University, joining the KSU program in 2011.  Dr. Durtschi ia a current member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).  His research and clinical interests center on romantic relationships and family processes.  This research is guided by family systems theory and life course theory.  Dr. Durtschi studies couples and families by analyzing longitudinal, dyadic data using quantitative methods, with large publicly-available data sets to further his program of research.  Dr. Durtschi enjoys working alongside graduate students in research.  His research centers on two general themes:

1.  Understanding romantic relationships and processes across time during (a) the transition to parenthood, (b) early stages of marriage, and (c) emerging adulthood.  He is particularly interested in studying predictors of relationship quality and stability.

2.  Examining family processes and links between how the marital relationship is linked with parenting behaviors and child outcomes.

Dr. Durtschi grew up in many different locations in the U.S., Canada and Europe.  He has been married for 8 years and has two sons and a daughter.  In addition to his work responsibilities, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling,  snowboarding, kayaking, horse riding, and mountain biking.