Jay Lebow is a licensed clinical psychologist and research consultant at The Family Institute, and Clinical Professor at Northwestern University. He lectures in the Masters of Science in Marital and Family Therapy Program and leads a practicum group from the doctoral clinical psychology program at North-western University. He also is involved in the ongoing treatment research at The Family Institute concerned with assessing progress in psychotherapy and the development of the Systemic Therapy Inventory of Change. Dr. Lebow is Board-certified in Family Psychology, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and its Divisions of Clinical and Family Psychology, a clinical member and an approved supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Past President of The American Psychological Association's Division of Family Psychology, a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Family Psychology, a Fellow of the Academy of Family Psychology, and a former member of the Board of the Illinois Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

His publications include three edited volumes: Family Psychology: The Art of the Science (with William Pinsof), The Clinical Handbook of Family Therapy, and Volume 4 (Integrative/Eclectic) of theComprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy. He is also the author of 100 book chapters and articles including an end-of-decade review of couple therapy; the practice update concerned with couple therapy for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; a chapter reviewing the research literature in family therapy for the Annual Review of Psychology; chapters overviewing couple and family therapy in Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, the Psychologist’s Desk Reference, and the Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry; as well as numerous articles and chapters dealing with integrative therapy, research in couple and family therapy, and assessment and treatment in divorce when there is conflict over child custody and visitation. He is a contributing editor and writes a regular column on the relation of research to practice for the Psychotherapy Networker and is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy and Family Process.

Dr. Lebow previously served AFTA as Treasurer (1995-97; 2005-07), Research Committee Chair (1990-91; 1997-99), Nominations Committee Chair (1995-96), Clinical Research Conference Chair (1992), and as a Board Member (1990-93).