Valerie Leake, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
vleake@radford.edu

 Dr.Leake received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky in 2006. She completed her internship at the Cincinnati  Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She joined the faculty at Radford in the fall of 2007. Prior to coming to Radford she worked for a year at the  University of Kentucky as a Visiting Assistant Professor where she taught a variety of courses including counseling techniques, counseling  theories, psychological assessment, gender development, and practicum. Her research focuses on validation of the Family Belonging  Scale- Revised with adolescents and adults, development of interventions for stepfamilies with adolescents, and how level of family belonging  is correlated to positive and negative outcomes for adolescents and adults. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and  the American Educational Research Association and presents research yearly at their national conferences. While working toward becoming  licensed as a clinical psychologist in Virginia, she enjoys working with couples and families. In the fall of 2007 she will teach Adolescent  Development and Research Methods.