Adam Clark, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Practice, Human Development and Family Science
Adam Clark

McClelland Park Room 315H
650 N Park Ave
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0078

At the end of my sophomore year at Brigham Young University, I was faced with an important decision. My academic "Plan A" was to get into BYU's highly competetive animation program. But with about a 10% acceptance rate, I knew I needed a Plan B. So I enrolled in a family studies course for the following Fall semester to see if that might spark an interest and lead to something. I ended up falling in love with the subject matter and dedicated myself to studying families and relationships.

After completing my master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, I decided that I wanted to focus more on teaching young people principles of successful relationships. To borrow a phrase from one of my MFT instructors, I wanted to work upstream where the waters were still clear and hopefully keep them that way.

Teaching

FSHD 237: Love, Intimacy, & Relationships

FSHD 257: Contemporary Families

FSHD 401: Basic Counseling Skills

FSHD 405: Intro to Counseling Theories

FSHD 487: Advanced Family Dynamics

FSHD 496Z: Media, the Family, & Human Development

Area of Expertise

Marital relationships

Family dynamics

Marriage and family therapy