Graduate Counseling - Faculty & Staff
Dr. Riggs is Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Counseling and Coordinator of the MFT concentration. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and specializes in couple and family issues, trauma recovery, anxiety, and depression. She is the site supervisor for the Graduate Counseling program in Indianapolis where she teaches both core courses as well as family courses. She is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and an active member of IAMFT where she is President-elect for the state of Indiana. Her research interests include family resiliency, family strengths, faith integration, and outcome effectiveness of counseling interns.
Dr. Riggs received her ASN at Massachusetts Bay Community College in 1973. She earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Evansville and a Master’s from Indiana University. Her Ph.D. work was in the area of Child and Family Studies at Purdue University. She is a registered nurse, state licensed clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor, and a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
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