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Kimberly Allen

Associate Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs, Virginia Tech University
Chapter Member: Virginia SSN

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About Kimberly

Dr. Allen centers her work on faculty leadership development with a focus on empowering leaders and cultivating communities of belonging, growth, and purpose. Trained as a family scientist and coaching psychologist, she approaches her work from a strengths-based perspective with particular attention to resilience, thriving, and human potential. Her scholarship explores family systems, interpersonal relations, family life coaching, and program development. She is the author of Theory, Research, and Practical Guidelines for Family Life Coaching and Co-Author Family Life Coaching Handbook.

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Guest on Spectrim News 1/Capital Tonight, May 5, 2020.

Publications

Theory, Research, and Practical Guidelines for Family Life Coaching (Springer, 2016).

Focuses on breaking ground with family coaching, presenting theory, research and practical guidelines for researchers, educators and practitioners. Discovers a theoretical overview of coaching psychology and family science, accessibly presented research and models of family coaching and family life education.