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Hunter Stanfield

Hunter Stanfield 

Master of Marriage & Family Therapy

Associate Professor



Biography

Hunter was born and raised in Florence, Alabama. Before arriving at Lipscomb in August 2019, he spent time in Los Angeles, California; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Birmingham, Alabama; Manhattan, Kansas; and Tuxedo, North Carolina. At Lipscomb, Hunter teaches in the graduate Marriage and Family Therapy and undergraduate Psychology programs, and volunteers with the Lipscomb LIFE program. He was previously a fellow in relational ethics with the Doherty Foundation for Social and Civic Well-Being (2022-2023), and is currently a fellow in the Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions at the Vanderbilt Divinity School (2025-2026). In addition to his role at Lipscomb, Hunter is a licensed marital and family therapist (LMFT) in Tennessee, an AAMFT-approved supervisor, and a certified family life educator (CFLE) through the National Council on Family Relations. For the NCFR, Hunter is part of the CFLE academic program review committee. He enjoys spending time with his family, attending live concerts, being active outdoors, and sitting on the front porch reading a good book.

Academic Degrees

B.S. Business Administration, Seaver College, Pepperdine University (2009)
M.A. Psychology, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University (2012)
M.D.R. Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (2013)
M.S. Human Development and Family Studies, emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, University of Alabama (2016)
M.T.S. Theological Studies, Vanderbilt Divinity School (2025-Present)
Ph.D. Human Ecology, emphasis in Couple and Family Therapy, Kansas State University (2019)

Academic Department

Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Science