Lesley Ann Earles, PhD, MAMFT, serves as a guest professor and is an approved supervisor and clinical fellow with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She is on faculty at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Earles has worked extensively with families in the United States and in the Cayman Islands including children and adolescents, violence in the home, addictions, and returning to the community following incarceration. Earles is active in congregational life and preaching. Previously she served as Interim Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Livingston, Alabama, and Director of UKirk-Jacksonville State University Campus Ministry and Pastoral Care at First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, Alabama.
- PhD Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- MAMFT Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- BA Hendrix College
Earles has collaborated on research teams at Virginia Tech, Florida State University, and Pepperdine University. Her interests include questions related to religiosity and women’s roles in family systems.
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Indiana-Kentucky Conference of the United Church of Christ
- National Council on Family Relations