Duke Names New Director of the Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life

Janie Long, the director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Antioch New England Graduate School, has been named director of the Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life at Duke University.

Long, who also serves as associate chair of the Department of Applied Psychology at Antioch, in Keene, N.H., is a member of the American Family Therapy Academy, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and has been a member of the National Council on Family Relations.

Her appointment at Duke begins Aug. 1. She succeeds Karen Krahulik, who is now an associate dean at Brown University.

Prior to her appointment at Antioch, she served in administrative capacities as director of the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) graduate programs at the University of Louisiana at Monroe; director of clinical training within the MFT program at the University of Georgia; and women's program director at Roanoke Valley Psychiatric Center in Salem, Va.

Long has taught in MFT programs at Antioch, Purdue University, the University of Louisiana at Monroe and the University of Georgia. She also has served on the faculties at East Carolina University and Virginia Tech.

"We are fortunate to have such an experienced administrator coming to Duke who brings expertise in teaching and family therapy," said Zoila Airall, assistant vice president for campus life in Duke's Division of Student Affairs. "Dr. Long is a seasoned scholar, dedicated advocate and effective practitioner in education. She is a prolific writer with published articles on a range of counseling issues that include theoretical foundations of family therapy, clinical supervision and Alzheimer's disease. Most important, Dr. Long is excited about the opportunity to work with undergraduate and graduate students at Duke."

The mission of Duke's Center for LGBT Life is to provide education, advocacy, support, mentoring and space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and straight-allied students, staff and faculty at Duke.

"I am very excited to be joining the student affairs team and to provide leadership for the LGBT Center in its work to foster positive identity development for LGBT members of the Duke community and to spearhead social justice initiatives," Long said. "As a Duke alum, I am extremely happy to return to a campus that has always held a special place in my heart."

Long earned a doctorate from Virginia Tech, a master's of religious education from Duke Divinity School and a bachelor's degree from Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C.