Adam Clark, Ph.D.

At the end of my sophomore year at Brigham Young University, I faced an important decision. My academic "Plan A" was to get into BYU's highly competitive 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 fell 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 at BYU and my Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science at Oregon State University, I joined the faculty at the University of Arizona in 2015. I decided 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. My teaching focuses primarily on couple and family relationship dynamics, as well as counseling skills and theories. My goal is to equip students with knowledge and skills that are applicable both in their professional environments and in their personal lives.