Teaching & Research

Adjunct Instructor

During the 2022–2023 academic year, I served as an adjunct instructor at Utah Valley University (UVU), teaching Practicum III and IV and supporting students as they developed and applied their clinical skills in real-world settings.

 

Teaching Experience

Fall 2022 – Fall 2023 Adjunct Professor, MFT Practicum III and IV , UVU

Spring 2020, 2021 Instructor (online), Theories in Family Perspective, BYU

Summer 2020 Instructor (online), Cross-Cultural Family & Human Development, BYU

Spring 2009 Instructor, Religion and Human Development, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID

Teaching Assistant

Winter 2021, 2020, 2019 Marriage and Family Therapy Theories, BYU

Fall 2020 Advanced Statistics in Family Studies, BYU

Winter 2020 Cross-Cultural Family & Human Development, BYU

2016 – 2018 Sexuality in the Family, USM; The Family in Later Life, USM; Introduction to Child and Family Studies, USM; Family Theories, USM

Teaching Presentations

Winter 2024 Queer and Polyamorous Relationships, graduate students at Sam Houston State University, online

Winter 2024 Panel, Working with Sexual Orientation & Gender-Expansive Clientele, graduate students in the MFT program at UVU

Winter 2024 Key Factors in Providing Quality Therapeutic Care When Working with LGBTQ+ Populations, clinical psychology students at BYU

Winter 2024 Diverse Clients: Transgender Youth & Mixed Orientation Marriages, graduate students in the MFT program at UVU

Fall 2023 Co-Presentation with Dr. Cass Henriques, Working with Queer & Gender-Expansive Clientele, graduate students at the University of San Diego

Winter 2023 Panel, Working with Sexual Orientation & Gender-Expansive Clientele, graduate students in the MFT program at UVU

Winter 2022 Working with LGBTQIA+ Couples and Polyamorous Networks, graduate students in the MFT program at UVU

Winter 2022 Intro to Working with Sexual Orientation & Gender-Expansive Clientele, graduate students in the MFT program at UVU

Winter 2022 Intro to Sexual Orientation & Gender-Expansiveness, Cross-Cultural Family & Human Development for undergraduate students at BYU

Summer 2022 Working with Sexual Minority Clients, Cross-Cultural Family & Human Development for undergraduate students at BYU

Spring 2022 Working with LGBTQIA+ Couples and Polyamorous Networks, Couples Therapy for graduate students at UVU

Fall 2021 Intro to Sexual Orientation & Gender-Expansiveness, Cross-Cultural Family & Human Development for undergraduate students at BYU

Summer 2021 Working with Sexual Minority Clients, Cross-Cultural Family & Human Development for undergraduate students at BYU

Winter 2019 Narrative Family Therapy, MFT Theories for graduate students at BYU

Winter 2019 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, MFT Theories for graduate students at BYU

Research

2024 – Current Affirmation’s History Committee

  • Era’s of Affirmation: A 50-year History of LGBTQ+ Mormons, Families & Friends, Editors: Dr. Lacey Bagley, Dr. Kate Mower & Josh Smith

  • Book under contract with Signature Books 

2019 – 2024 Figure Drawing Research Team, Independent Interdisciplinary Project

  • Qualitative study of couples participating in a clinical art intervention; pilot study ran Fall 2022.

2018 – 2021 Research Committee Member, Practice Research Network (PRN), BYU

  • Banford Witting, A., Anderson, S. R., Johnson, L., & Bagley, L. A. (anticipated submission Winter 2021). Risk factor caravans and mental health distress: The role of investment in psychotherapy.

2016 – 2018 Research Committee Member, Marriage & Family Therapy Student Organization (MFTSO), USM

  • Bagley, L. A., Kimberly, C., Marino, A., Clark, P, & Pomeroy, C. (2019). Beliefs about premarital cohabitation: Do individuals believe living together helps divorce-proof marriage? Contemporary Family Therapy, 1, 1-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-019-09524-7

Dissertation

  • Banford Witting, A., Bagley, L., Hunt, Q., Johnson, L., Busby, D.M. (2023). Relational and mental health outcomes of trauma and disaster in couples: The intermediary role of grit. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.

  • Bagley, L. A. (2021). Relational and mental health outcomes of trauma and disaster: The mediating Role of Grit. Theses and Dissertations, 9424. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/9424

Journal Articles

  • Banford Witting, A., Bagley, L. A., Nelson, K., & Lindsay, T. (2021). Natural disasters and the relational study of the family: A 2-decade scoping review. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101990

  • Bagley, L. A., Kimberly, C., Marino, A., Clark, P, & Pomeroy, C. (2020). Beliefs about premarital cohabitation: Do individuals believe living together helps divorce-proof marriage? Contemporary Family Therapy, 1, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-019-09524-7

Book Chapters

  • Banford Witting, A., Bagley, L. (2021). Theoretical Overview of Disaster Stressors and Responses: Relational and Clinical Implications. In K.E. Cherry, & A. Gibson, (Eds.), The intersection of trauma and disaster behavioral health. New York, NY: Springer.

  • Bagley, L. A., & Turns, B. (2019). Arranging an appropriate therapeutic environment. In Turns, B., Ramisch, J., & Whiting, J., Systemically Treating Autism. New York: Routledge.

  • Bagley, L. A., & Kimberly, C. (2017). Technology use and its association with romantic relationships, Intimate Relationships and Social Change (Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, Vol. 11), Emerald Publishing Limited.

Research Paper and Poster Presentations

  • Banford Witting, A. & Bagley, L. A. (2021). Relational and Mental Health Outcomes of Trauma and disaster: The Mediating Role of Grit. Poster presentation at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Conference, Online due to COVID-19.

  • Bagley, L. (January, 2020). Current Research Presentation. Women in Academics Conference, Provo, UT.

  • Bagley, L., Banford Witting, A., & Busby, D. (August, 2019). Trauma during childhood and resources in couple relationships. Paper presented at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy annual conference. Austin, Texas.

  • Bagley, L., Kimberly, C., Marino, A., Rollins, P., & Pomeroy, C. (August, 2019). Emerging adults’ beliefs about cohabitation. Research presented at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy annual conference. Austin, Texas.

  • Bagley, L. A., & Kimberly, C. (November, 2018). Fertility and mental health care: How to promote coping skills in a patient-care provider relationship. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations, San Diego, California.

  • Bagley, L., & Kimberly, C. (November, 2017). Technology use and its association with romantic relationships. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference. Orlando, Florida.

  • Bagley, L., & Kimberly, C. (March, 2017). Technology use and its association with romantic relationships. Poster presented at the Mississippi Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Jackson, Mississippi.

  • McTiernan, D., Dixon, J., Bagley, L., & Burr, B. (April, 2016). Investigating the connection between age, education, and religiosity with attitudes toward cohabitation. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Oklahoma Council on Family Relations, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

  • Bagley, L., Burr, B., Daffern, K., Lindstrom, T., Paine, A., Hubler, D., & Kuns, B. (November, 2015). Does religiosity influence relationship attitudes differently for young adults? Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

  • Bagley, L. (April, 2009). Staying in the closet: Conservative religiosity and its impact on outward homosexual behavior. Round table presentation at the annual conference of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, CA.

Acknowledgements

  • Studies from Brigham Young University Yield New Information about Disaster Risk Reduction (Natural Disasters and the Relational Study of the Family: a 2-decade Scoping Review). (2021, March 1). Bioterrorism Week, 59. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A653305601/AONE?u=byuprovo&sid=AONE&xid=38a5d31b\ 

  • Kimberly, C., Peterson, A., Walker, A., & White, K. (2018). Obstacles women face to receive reproductive health services: A secret shopper method in Mississippi. Medical Reports and Case Studies, 3(3). doi: 10.4172/2572-5130.1000167 

    • Lacey Bagley and Rachel Kornegay for their assistance in collecting data.