Rebecca Lucero Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Human Development, Family Studies, and Counseling

Contact
RLuceroJones@twu.edu
940-898-2687
102E Woodcock Hall
Biography
Rebecca Lucero Jones is a marriage and family therapist and professor of Family Therapy. Her research interests focus on marginalized populations including sexual minorities, ethnic minorities, and those diagnosed with substance use disorders. She has a passion for qualitative inquiry and systemic research methods such as dyadic data analysis. Her teaching interests include courses on addiction, systems, diversity, and clinical skills.
Education
Ph.D., Couple, Marriage, and Family Therapy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
M.S., Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
B.A., Political Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Research Interests
Marginalized Populations; Mexican Americans; Bi-cultural Couples; Immigration; Trauma; Substance Use Disorders; Opioid Use Disorders; Sexual Relationships; Medical Family Therapy; Family Therapy; Qualitative Inquiry; Dyadic Analysis
Latest Articles
A Mixed Methods Study of Sexual Communication in Various Couple Typologies Part II: Qualitative Content Analysis
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (2021)
Rebecca Lucero Jones, Adam C. Jones, Stephen T. Fife
A Mixed Methods Study of Sexual Communication in Various Couple Typologies Part I: Cluster Analysis
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (2021)
Adam C. Jones, Rebecca Lucero Jones, Stephen T. Fife
Contextual Factors' Impact on the Reception of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Language: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly (2021)
Rebecca Lucero Jones, Stephen Fife, Jason Cravens
The Effect of Past Abuse on PFC Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly (2020)
Rebecca Lucero Jones, M. Zielinski, S. Bradshaw, C. Schleiden, S. Shumway
Development and Validation of the Couple Communication Satisfaction Scale
American Journal of Family Therapy (2019)
Adam C Jones, Rebecca Lucero Jones, Nelli Morris
Men's Experiences of Miscarriage: A Passive Phenomenological Analysis of Online Data
Journal of Loss & Trauma: International Perspectives on Stress & Coping (2019)
Megan Story Chavez, Valerie Handley, Rebecca Lucero Jones, Brandon Eddy, Von Poll
Treatment of substance use disorders in Mexican American families
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly (2018)
Rebecca Lucero Jones, Victor C Pena, Nies Ryan
Using internal family systems in the treatment of combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Contemporary Family Therapy (2018)
Rebecca Lucero, Adam C Jones, Jacob C Hunsaker
Integrating a Systemic Paradigm When Treating Combat Veterans with PTSD
Journal of Trauma and Treatment (2017)
Adam C Jones, Rebecca Lucero Jones
Current Projects
Treatment Language and Substance Use Disorders
Bi-cultural Couples’ Process of Disseminating Cultural to Their Children
Sexual Communication in Gender and Sexual Minority Relationships
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
- Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapists