Larissa N. Niec, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Children, Families, and Communities and Professor of Psychology at Central Michigan University. Dr. Niec publishes extensively on PCIT, with a focus on developing and evaluating adaptations to PCIT that have the potential to reduce mental health disparities among underserved populations. She has trained doctoral students and community clinicians in PCIT for more than 20 years and is one of 20 Master Trainers in the world who have been certified by PCIT International to disseminate PCIT nationally and internationally. Dr. Niec has trained PCIT therapists throughout the Midwestern United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe.