Dr. Karen Quek is a program director and professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology. She is dual-licensed as a marriage & family therapist (LMFT) and a professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in the State of California. Quek has achieved national “Approved Supervisor” status of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and was a commissioner for the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). She has extensive teaching, clinical, and supervisory experiences in the United States and other parts of the world, including China, Singapore, and the Philippines. Her innovative research and clinical focus reflect her expertise and interests in multicultural clinical work, cross-cultural family processes, couples relational dynamics, and intersectionality in family therapy leadership. These have resulted in several publications in high impact journals such as Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Journal of Family Therapy, Journal of Family Issues, Feminist Family Therapy, etc. and numerous research presentations in her guild. She co-edited a book titled Transition and Changein Collectivist Family Life: Strategies for Clinical Practice with AsianAmericans in 2017.