KRISTY ARCHULETA
Assistant professor of family studies and human services
Co-director, K-State Financial Planning Clinic
When couples are having trouble talking about money, Kristy Archuleta can help. Archuleta specializes in financial therapy, a blending of financial counseling with marriage and family therapy. Archuleta, a licensed marriage and family therapist, is an assistant professor at Kansas State University in the School of Family Studies and Human Services. She also serves as co-director of K-State's Financial Planning Clinic.
Archuleta joined the K-State faculty in 2008. Her research interests include rural and farm families, dyadic processes influencing financial satisfaction, empirical based treatment for couples experiencing financial difficulties, and theoretical development to understand the connections between financial planning and couple relationships and how to work with them.
She serves on the board of directors of the Financial Therapy Association and was coordinator for The Women Managing the Farm conference in 2009.
Archuleta received her bachelor's degree in family relations and child development from Oklahoma State University in 2001. She earned her master's degree in family studies and human services with specialization in marriage and family therapy, and received her graduate certificate in personal financial planning, both from K-State in 2005. She completed her doctorate degree in human ecology with specialization in marriage and family therapy at K-State in 2008.
Archuleta can be reached at 785-532-1474 or kristy@k-state.edu.