Rachael Olufowote

• Awards & Nominations
  • 2025 Nominee for Alliant CFT Online Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
  • 2020 AAMFT Foundation Outstanding Research Publication Award, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Research & Education Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia.
• Refereed Journal Articles
  • Dansby Olufowote, R. A., *Murphy, M., Watters, E. R., & *Anson, B., (Published online May 14, 2025). Demonstrations of resilience by Christian couples parenting autistic children: A pilot integration of the Double ABCX Model and a theory of couple resilience. Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal. doi: 10.1007/s10591-025-09747-x. Accepted 4/30/2025. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10591-025-09747-x
  • Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Bradshaw, S., & Bean, R. (Published online January 3, 2025). An exploratory longitudinal dyadic analysis of couple attachment trajectories. Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal. doi: 10.1007/s10591-024-09727-7. Accepted December 11, 2024. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10591-024-09727-7
  • Samman, S. K., Frick, H., Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (Published Online October 5, 2022). Medical family therapy with diverse populations part I: Interracial couples navigating infertility, racialized pregnancy, and pregnancy loss. Special issue submission to the International Journal of Systemic Therapy, 33(4), 227-249. doi: 10.1080/2692398X.2022.2128623
  • Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Samman, S. K., Frick, H. (Published Online September 10, 2022). Medical family therapy with diverse populations part II: Understanding & treating interracial & international couples with chronic illness using Emotionally Focused MedFT. Special issue submission to the International Journal of Systemic Therapy, 33(4), 250-275. doi:10.1080/2692398X.2022.2125264
  • Turns, B. A., Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Smock Jordan, S., Story Chavez, M. (2022). A multiple case study examining the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy experiences of couples raising children with ASD. International Journal of Systemic Therapy, 33(1), 37-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/2692398X.2021.1999135
  • Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Fife, S. T., Schleiden, C., Whiting, J. B. (Published online October 3, 2019). How can I become more secure? A grounded theory of earning secure attachment. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 46(3). doi: 10.1111/jmft.12409
  • Dansby Olufowote, R.,* Soloski, K. L.,* Gonzalez, N., & Hayes, N. (Published online September 9, 2019). A latent class growth analysis of adolescent bonds and trajectories of depressive symptoms. Journal of Child and Family Studies. doi: 10.1007/s10826-019-01542-1. *Co-first authors
  • Whiting, J. B., Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Cravens-Pickens, J., & Banford Witting, A. (2019). Online blaming and intimate partner violence: A content analysis of social media comments. The Qualitative Report, 24(1), 78-94. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol24/iss1/6
  • Dansby, R. A., Turns, B., Whiting, J. B., & Crane, J. (2017). A phenomenological content analysis of online support seeking by siblings of people with autism. Journal of Family Psychotherapy. Published online November 28, 2017, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/08975353.2017.1395256
  • Dansby, R. A., & Bertram, D. E. (2017). Moderation as a teacher of cultural competency in higher education. Journal of Faith and the Academy, 10(1), 44-51.
  • Dansby, R. A., Hayes, N., & Schleiden, C. (2017). A guide for assessing clients’ attachment to the Sacred: The Spiritual Attachment History. Contemporary Family Therapy, 39(1), 1-11. Published online, February 8, 2017. doi: 10.1007/s10591-017-9402-5
• Edited Book Chapters
  • Dansby Olufowote, R. A., & Webster, T. (2025). Intercultural relationships in the United States. In S. Raghunandan, R. Moodley, K. Kenney (Eds.), International handbook of interracial relationships and mental health. Routledge. Accepted October 2024.
  • Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (Fall 2023). Yoruba Nigerian and European-American interracial couples: International considerations for therapy. In K. Hertlein’s (Ed.), The Routledge international handbook of couple and family therapy, pp. 437-454. Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
  • ElRoby Saleh, M., Samman, S. K., Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (Fall 2023). Practicing couple therapy in the Middle East: Arab and Muslim related critiques and clinical considerations. K. Hertlein’s (Ed.) International handbook of couple and family therapy. pp. 455-472. Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
  • Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Turns, B., & Eddy, B. (2019). How ASD influences the sibling subsystem. In B. Turns, J. Ramisch, & J. Whiting (Eds.), Systemically treating autism: A guide for empowering families. Springer.
  • Eddy, B., Turns, B., & Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (2019). Undiagnosed siblings. In B. Turns, J. Ramisch, & J. Whiting (Eds.), Systemically treating autism: A guide for empowering families. Springer.
  • Ramisch, J., & Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (2019). Focusing on emotions of couples: Tailoring emotionally focused therapy to couples with children with ASD. In B. Turns, J. Ramisch, & J. Whiting (Eds.), Systemically treating autism: A guide for empowering families. Springer.
  • Dansby, R. A., & Whiting, J. B. (Published online November 08, 2017). Second-order change in couple and family therapy. In J. Lebow, A. L. Chambers, D. Breunlin (Eds.), Encyclopedia of couple and family therapy. New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_307-1
• Magazine Articles
  • Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Seshadri, G., Samman, S. K. (July/Aug 2022). Why your interracial/ multinational couples might be dropping out: A self-of-the-therapist exploration of critical factors. Family Therapy Magazine, 21(4). https://ftm.aamft.org/why-your-interracial-multinational-couples-might-be-dropping-out-a-self-of-the-therapist-exploration-of-critical-factors/

Refereed Presentations

• Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (Accepted, October 2025). Speaking different languages: EFCT with mixed neurotype, intercultural couples. Submitted to the INAMFT 2025 Annual Conference, October 9-10, 2025.
• Walsdorf, A., & Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (May 2025). White parents to kids of color in the age of AI-enhanced colorism. American Family Therapy Association Annual Conference, May 30-31, 2025.
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Thomas, B.*, Watters, E. R., Hsieh, A. (November 2024). Development of the attachment and resilience questionnaire for Black Americans [Poster Presentation]. National Council on Family Relationships Annual Conference, November 20-23, 2024. Bellevue, WA. [National]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A., & *Murphy, M. (November 2024). A deductive qualitative analysis of resilience among Christian parents of autistic children. [Lightening Paper Session]. National Council on Family Relationships Annual Conference, November 20-23, 2024. Bellevue, WA. [National]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (October 2024). Integrating spiritual attachment histories into personal growth and relational healing: A guide to using a clinician-informed assessment tool [Didactic Presentation]. Indiana Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, October 3-5, 2024, Marion, IN. [State]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (October 2024). Thriving together: Building resilience in Christian couples raising autistic children [Didactic Presentation]. Indiana Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, October 3-5, 2024, Marion, IN. [State]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (June 4, 2024). Earning secure attachment in adulthood: Pathways to security for adults, men, and people of the global majority [Research Presentation]. EFT World Summit, June 3-4, 2024, The Netherlands. [International]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Lappan, S., Gutierrez, D., Rajaei, A. (May 2023). Destructive entitlements and isomorphic training: A self of the supervisor session. Presented at the International Conference for Contextual Therapy, May 25-28, 2023. Long Beach, California. [International]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Seshadri, G., Samman, S. (2022). Why your interracial couples might be dropping out. A brief virtual pre-conference presentation at the American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Virtual, June 2022. [National]
• Gutierrez, D., Rajai, A., Lappan, S., & Dansby, Olufowote, R. A. (2022). Unsung successes of women in academia. A brief virtual pre-conference presentation at the American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference. Virtual, June 2022. [National]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (2022). Working with highly escalated couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy. Workshop presented at the Indiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference, April 2, 2022. [State]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A., Fife, S. T. (2022). Earning security: A pathway to response & recovery. Workshop Presentation at the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference. April 7-9, 2022, Fort Worth, Texas. [State]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A., (2022). Earning security as a pathway to family resiliency. Workshop Presentation at the Texas Council on Family Relations Conference. March 24, 2022. Dallas, Texas. [State]
• Dansby Olufowote, R. A. (2022). How do I become more secure? A grounded theory of earning secure attachment. 25-minute Paper Presentation at The Qualitative Report's 13th Annual Conference (TQR2022), Virtual, January 19-21, 2022. [National]
• Dansby, R. A. (April 5, 2018). Growing secure attachment: An empirical approach to strengthening attachment security from childhood to adulthood. Healthy Families Conference, April 5, 2018. Lubbock, Texas. [Local]
• Dansby, R. A. (February 23, 2018). Dyadic longitudinal analyses of attachment style change [Poster]. Presented at the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, February 21-24, 2018. Irving, Texas. [State]
• Dansby, R. A., Soloski, K., Gonzalez, N., Hayes, N. (October 6, 2017). Attachment mediation effects on depressive symptoms and diagnosis [Research Discussion]. Presented at the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy annual conference. Atlanta, Georgia. [National]
• Dansby, R. A. (February 2017). How couples stay available and responsive during conflict [Poster]. Presented at the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference. Austin, Texas. [State]
• Dansby, R. A., Whiting, J. B., Cravens, J., & Ballard, T. (February 2017). Victim blaming responses to high profile violence claim [Poster]. Presented at the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference. Austin, Texas. [State]
• Dansby, R. A., & Bertram, D. E. (February 2017). Moderation as a teacher of cultural competency in higher education. Paper presentation at the Journal of Faith and the Academy Annual Conference. Montgomery, Alabama. [National]
• Smock Jordan, S., Poll, V., Dansby, R. A., Eddy, B., Finch, K., Gonzalez, N., … Zielinski, M. (November 2016). What works in learning SFBT? [Workshop]. Solution Focused Brief Therapy Association Annual Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [International]
• Dansby, R. A., Bennett, C. B. (October 2016). “Self of the tutor”: An interdisciplinary approach to optimal tutoring via self-care [Paper presentation]. International Writing Centers Association Annual Conference. Denver, Colorado. [International]
• Dansby, R. A., Turns, B., & Crane, J. (September 2016). Giving voice to non-diagnosed siblings living with autism spectrum disorders [Workshop]. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual National Conference. Indianapolis, Indiana. [National]
• Dansby, R. A. (March 2015). Barriers to marital therapy for couples with children with autism [Poster]. Healthy Families Conference. Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, Texas. [Local]
• Dansby, R. A., Marshall, J. A, Mueller, K., Bolte, S. W., Bolden, B. (February 2015). Couple therapy and children’s autism: Deterrents and resources [Poster]. Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference. Austin, Texas. [State]
• Bennett, C. B., & Dansby, R. A. (October 2014). Family studies in the center: Crossing disciplines to embrace vulnerability [Paper presentation]. International Writing Center Association Conference. Orlando, Florida. [International]