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Contact

RLuceroJones@twu.edu
940-898-2687
102E Woodcock Hall

Biography

Rebecca Lucero Jones is a marriage and family therapist and professor of Family Therapy. Her research interests focus on marginalized populations including sexual minorities, ethnic minorities, and those diagnosed with substance use disorders. She has a passion for qualitative inquiry and systemic research methods such as dyadic data analysis. Her teaching interests include courses on addiction, systems, diversity, and clinical skills.

Education

Ph.D., Couple, Marriage, and Family Therapy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
M.S., Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
B.A., Political Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Research Interests

Marginalized Populations; Mexican Americans; Bi-cultural Couples; Immigration; Trauma; Substance Use Disorders; Opioid Use Disorders; Sexual Relationships; Medical Family Therapy; Family Therapy; Qualitative Inquiry; Dyadic Analysis

Latest Articles

Uncovering The Lived Experience of Marriage and Family Therapists Working With Incarcerated Youth: A Phenomenological Approach
Contemporary Family Therapy (2024)
Jaida Pryor, Rebecca Lucero Jones

Women's Experience with Religion and Spirituality When Perceiving their Husband's Pornography Use as Problematic: A Qualitative Study
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (2023)
Heidi F Hastings, Rebecca Lucero Jones, Catherine Dutton

Influence of a Partner's Pornography Consumption on a Religious Woman's Sexuality: A Phenomenological Exploration
Sexual Health and Compulsivity (2023)
Heidi Hastings, Rebecca Lucero Jones

Alcohol use disorder recovery: Multilevel modeling to examine interhemispheric PFC connectivity
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly (2022)
S. Bradshaw, A. C. Jones, Rebecca Lucero Jones, S. T. Shumway, J. P. Dempsey

Gender, Employment, and Religion: How LDS Working Women Navigate Familial Conflict Concerning Their Paid Work
Journal of Feminist Family Therapy: An International Forum (2022)
Rebecca Lucero Jones

A Mixed Methods Study of Sexual Communication in Various Couple Typologies Part II: Qualitative Content Analysis
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (2022)
Rebecca Lucero Jones, Adam C. Jones, Stephen T. Fife

A Mixed Methods Study of Sexual Communication in Various Couple Typologies Part I: Cluster Analysis
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (2022)
Adam C. Jones, Rebecca Lucero Jones

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly (2021)
Rebecca Lucero Jones, Stephen Fife, Jason Cravens

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly (2020)
Rebecca Lucero Jones, M. Zielinski, S. Bradshaw, C. Schleiden, S. Shumway

American Journal of Family Therapy (2019)
Adam C Jones, Rebecca Lucero Jones, Nelli Morris

Journal of Loss & Trauma (2019)
Megan Story Chavez, Valerie Handley, Rebecca Lucero Jones, Brandon Eddy, Von Poll

Treatment of substance use disorders in Mexican American families
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly (2018)
Rebecca Lucero Jones, Victor C Pena, Nies Ryan

Contemporary Family Therapy (2018)
Rebecca Lucero, Adam C Jones, Jacob C Hunsaker

Journal of Trauma and Treatment (2017)
Adam C Jones, Rebecca Lucero Jones

Current Projects

Treatment Language and Substance Use Disorders
Bi-cultural Couples’ Process of Disseminating Cultural to Their Children
Sexual Communication in Gender and Sexual Minority Relationships

Internally Funded Projects

Research Enhancement Program
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ. | $15,000.00 | 2024
Research Grant

Open Education Resource Course Redesign ($1,000)
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Research Grant

Professional Affiliations

• American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapists