
Kate Warner, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of the College of Education and Human Services
- Ph.D. Marriage and Family Therapy
Nova Southeastern University (1998) - M.S. Marriage and Family Therapy
Nova Southeastern University (1992) - B.S. Sociology
Kalamazoo College (1985)
Teaching Fields: Foundations of Family Therapy, Clinical Practice, Equine-Assisted Learning
Kate Warner, Ph.D., earned her doctorate and master's degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University and her bachelor's degree in Sociology from Kalamazoo College. She teaches courses in family therapy foundations, clinical practice, and equine-assisted learning. Her recent scholarship includes international and national presentations on relationship thinking, curiosity in teaching, and equine-assisted experiential learning, as well as publications on dialogue in family therapy and relational approaches to sexual abuse.
Warner, K., & Laughlin, M., (2025, March). The Disproportionate Woman: Changing Perception through Relational Thinking. Lecture presentation, World Family Therapy Congress, International Family Therapy Association (IFTA). Aberdeen, Scotland.
Warner, K., & Laughlin, M., (2025, March). Practicing curiosity: Helping students embrace uncertainty. Lecture presentation, World Family Therapy Congress, International Family Therapy Association (IFTA). Aberdeen, Scotland.
Ruttencutter, G. S., & Warner, K. (2025, February) Horsin' around: Lessons learned from designing and facilitating a novel experiential learning course using equine-assisted learning. Presentation at georgia Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Macon, GA.
Warner, K., Laughlin, M., Kim, L., Nguyen, H.N. (2021). Dialogue and Systems Theory: Teaching Public Conversations in Family Therapy. In: Desai, A., Nguyen, H.N. (eds) Global Perspectives on Dialogue in the Classrom. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89043-8_12
Laughlin, M., & warner, K. (2018). Re-membering: A relational approach to sexual abuse. In S. Green & D. Flemons (Eds.), Quickies: The handbook of brief sex therapy (3rd ed., pp. 258-287). New York, NY: W. W. Norton.