Stacy Conner, Ph.D., LMFT, LMAC, received her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Master’s Addiction Counselor in Kansas.
Stacy is currently an Associate Professor at Washburn University in Topeka, serving as the Chairperson for the Family and Human Services Department. She takes joy in developing others to be their best as team members in the department. Stacy finds teaching both undergraduate and graduate coursework to be a rewarding challenge. She has focused her early research on studying recovery from substance use disorders and how helping professionals can support recovery efforts. Stacy also contracts with Family Service and Guidance Center in Topeka to provide a Family Seminar, teaching family theory to PhD Psychology students and other clinicians on staff.
Outside of work, Stacy is privileged to have four children with her husband, Ross, two of whom were welcomed as fraternal twins last September. Her family lives in Wamego, where Ross is a high school social studies teacher.