Deborah Koons-Beauchamp, Ph.D., MBA, LMFT

Title:	Clinical Assistant Professor
Division:	Family and Consumer Sciences
Unit:	Human Development and Family Sciences
Office Location:	Wirtz Hall 122L
Office Phone:	815-753-9343
Email:	dkoonsbeauchamp@niu.edu
Pronouns:	she/her/hers

Courses Taught

• HDFS 382 Group Process, and Personal and Family Functioning
• HDFS 383 Clinical Applications in Family Social Services
• HDFS 481 Professional Practices in Family Social Services
• HDFS 487 Overview of Marriage and Family Therapy

Educational Background

• Ph.D., University of Iowa, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, Couple and Family Therapy
• M.A., Mount Mercy University, Marriage and Family Therapy
• MBA, University of Phoenix, Master of Business Administration
• B.S., Brigham Young University, Psychology

Research Interests

• Protective relational factors in healing body image distress
• Promoting resilience and healthy functioning in mother-daughter, and sexual minority populations
• Cultural responsiveness and LGBTQ-affirming therapy