Kelly Reed

Submitted by meg0307 on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 1:22pm
Graduation Year: 
'09 Ph.D.

Kelly Reed (’09 Ph.D.), Arlington :: co-wrote a book with Kris Kittle (’10 Ph.D.), called Wisdom from Adoptive Families: Joys and Challenges in Older Child Adoption (Marcinson Press), a collection of experiences to help inform families considering adopting children ages 10 and older. Kelly worked as a research coordinator at Texas Christian University’s Institute of Child Development and as a child and family therapist in private practice working with many adoptive families. She is now raising her own children. Kris, an adjunct professor and former administrator at several universities, has adopted an older child and worked with other adoptive families.