Lesley Ann Earles

Guest Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy


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.

Education
  • PhD Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 
  • MAMFT Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary 
  • BA Hendrix College
Research Interests: 

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.

Professional Associations and Services: 
  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 
  • Indiana-Kentucky Conference of the United Church of Christ 
  • National Council on Family Relations