Elizabeth Allen

Elizabeth Allen, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado Denver, within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She is affiliated with the Clinical Health Psychology program and leads the Relationship Studies Lab, where her research focuses on military marriages, infidelity, couple functioning, and preventive interventions for couples.

She teaches key courses including Military Clinical Psychology, Family Psychology, and Clinical Research Methods.

• Ph.D.: Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Her research interests center on understanding and improving relationship health, particularly among military couples. She develops and evaluates preventive psychological interventions aimed at strengthening couple resilience and reducing relational distress. Her work bridges clinical psychology with real-world applications in military and veteran family support services.

While specific publication data is not listed directly on her profile, her research agenda is active and lab-based, as indicated by the dedicated Relationship Studies Lab and integration with the university's clinical psychology programs.

Dr. Allen has not listed any scientific awards or formal honors in the provided content.

She advises students through her teaching and research lab, though no named advisees are listed. There is no mention of grants or funded research projects in the text. Her work appears to be integrated into the clinical training and research mission of the department.

The Relationship Studies Lab serves as the primary research team under her leadership, focusing on empirical studies of couple dynamics and intervention development.