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University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
Master of Science: Human Development and Family Science/Marriage and Family Therapy
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
Thesis Topic: Grief Process and Support Systems for Military Widows
Thesis Advisor: Adriatik Likcani, Ph.D, LMFT
Bachelor of Science: Child and Family Development
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg Missouri
Summa Cum Laude
Mrs. Amanda McCullough received her master’s degree in Human Development and Family Science with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from The University of Central Missouri. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Missouri and has worked in both nonprofit and private practice settings. She is a Certified Reciprocal Alcohol and Drug Counselor as well as a Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD provider. Her primary research and therapeutic interests are military families and trauma.
Mrs. McCullough is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, and the National Council on Family Relations.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
McCullough, A., Hartenstein, J., & Likcani, A., (2022, May). Grief Process and Support Systems for Young Military Widows. National Council of Family Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis,MN.
McCullough, A., Likcani, A., & Hartenstein, J. (2022, May). Grief Process and Support Systems for
Young Military Widows. Missouri Spring Training Institute, Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
Likcani, A., Brown, E., McCullough, A., Palmer, M. (2021, May). Family Recovery Program:
Development and Implementation. Missouri Spring Training Institute, Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
Likcani, A., Peterson, R., McCullough, A., Brown, E. (2021, May). Contemporary Ethical Issues in
Treatment and Recovery Support: Ethics, Values, Morals and Personal Worldview. Missouri
Spring Training Institute, Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
McCullough, A., Likcani, A., & Dorsey, B. (2019, May). Grief Process and Support Systems for Young Military Widows. Missouri Spring Training Institute, Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
Dorsey, B. Likcani, A., Peterson, R., & McCullough, A. (2019, May). Social & Emotional Loneliness
Among Individual with Substance use Disorder. Missouri Spring Training Institute, Lake of the
Ozarks, MO.
Dorsey, B., McCullough, A., Lindemann, K., Edwards, E. (2017, December). Collegiate Recovery
Support Services: A Review of the Literature. Poster presentation at Missouri Coalition of
Recovery Supports Annual Meeting, Warrensburg, MO.
McCullough, A., Chancler, L., Locket, L. (2016, November). Family-Friend Outings: Not Just for Fun. Poster presentation at National Council of Family Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
McCullough, A., Chancler, L., Locket, L. (2016, April). Family-Friend Outings: Not Just for
Fun. Paper presentation at the University of Central Missouri Scholars Symposium and Creative
Achievement Day, Warrensburg, MO.
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