Clinical Methods in Medical Family Therapy / Focused Issues in Family Therapy (PDF)

care, particularly in the areas of trauma, chronic illness (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, obesity, and diabetes), loss and compassion fatigue in the lives of individuals, couples, families, and providers. Her training and research initiatives have been housed in community health, primary care, specialty care contexts, and military bases.
Jennifer Hodgson, Ph.D., LMFT, is a Professor at East Carolina University in the Department of Human Development and Family Science. She is the program director for the Medical Family Therapy doctoral program at ECU. She has reappointed time in the Department of Family Medicine at East Carolina University, as well, where she holds a clinical, supervision, and teaching role. She is a clinical member of AAMFT and AAMFT-Approved Supervisor, and served two terms as a Commissioner and one year as Chair for the Commission of Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education. She has served as the Chair of the North Carolina Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board and is a recent past President of the CFHA. She has published numerous articles, book chapters, and research studies involving MedFT, interprofessional collaboration initiatives, biopsychosocial-spiritual health, and integrated care. Her funding record in these areas is extensive.

Macaran (Mac) Baird, MD, MS, is Professor and Head of the University of Minnesota's Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. He began his medical career in 1978 as a rural physician and family therapist. He and Dr. Bill Doherty co-authored Family Therapy and Family Medicine in 1983, which launched his academic and leadership career. Dr. Baird has since held positions in Oklahoma, New York, and Rochester, MN. His leadership involvement has also included service on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Depression in Primary Care National Advisory Council, and as co-chair of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Report on Health and Behavior. He is a past-President of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), and was a recipient of the American Academy of Family Physician's (AAFP) Thomas Johnson Award for career contributions in Family Medicine education. Dr. Baird's principal research and clinical foci center on the integration of behavioral health and primary care, and in identifying social and care system factors that inhibit and/or contribute to positive outcomes for patients and families.