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Core Faculty, Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Clinical Lecturer of Psychology at Northwestern University
Primary Branch: MSMFT Online
Education
Ph.D in Family Science—University of Maryland
M.S in Couple and Family Therapy—University of Maryland
B.A. in Psychology, Minors in English and Studio Art—Georgetown University
Academic Bio

Laura Golojuch, Ph.D., LMFT is a core faculty member in the Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program at Northwestern University. She received her M.S. in Couple and Family Therapy and her Ph.D. in Family Science from the University of Maryland.

Dr. Golojuch considers herself to be a clinician-scholar-advocate and holds each of these identities as central to her professional identity. She has been practicing therapy for a decade and is licensed in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Dr. Golojuch has taught a variety of courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level and has provided clinical training to student and resident therapists throughout the past several years. Dr. Golojuch has collaborated on research projects that explore the experience of marginalization through various lenses. Her current program of research focuses on the promotion of social justice and equity within the field of Couple and Family Therapy. Dr. Golojuch previously served on the board of MetroMFT, a local advocacy and networking group for MFTs. She is currently a clinical fellow of AAMFT and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.

Selected Publications & Presentations

Golojuch, L. & Mittal, M. (Under review). “As therapists, we get to be quietly subversive”: A qualitative exploration of CFTs social justice practices. Journal of Marital & Family Therapy.

Young, J., Li, G., Golojuch, L., & Kim, H. S. (2021). Asian American emerging adult racial identities and reactions to racial tension in the United States. Emerging Adulthood, 10(2), 342–353. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211051163

Young, J. L., Kim, H.S., & Golojuch, L. (2020). “Race was something we didn’t talk about”: Racial socialization in Asian American families. Family Relations, 70(4), 1027-1039. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12495

Roy, K., Hart, J., & Golojuch, L. (2018). On sacred ground: Understanding race and gender in an ethnographic team study of young men of color in transition to adulthood. In A. Humble & E. Radina (Eds.). Moving Beyond ‘Themes Emerged’: Real Stories of How Qualitative Data Analysis Happens. New York: Taylor & Francis.

Allen, S. H. & Golojuch, L. (2018). “She still doesn’t want me to tell my next door neighbor:” The familial experiences of Modern Orthodox Jewish gay men. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 15(4), 373-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2018.1487811

Roy, K. & Golojuch, L. (2017). Doing my bid, away from the kids: Fathering in correctional facilities. NCFR Report, 62(1), F12- F13.