Riley Whiting

Riley Whiting (he/him/his) joined Syracuse University as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy in the fall of 2025. He will teach graduate courses for the Marriage and Family Therapy program.

Whiting recently completed his doctorate at the Ohio State University, where he nurtured his passion for teaching, clinical work, and research. He enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families in a private practice, and finds satisfaction in seeking to inspire students both in the classroom and through research.

Whiting’s most recent research has explored how training practices related to multiculturalism help therapists develop cultural humility, and how cultural humility changes the process of therapy. He seeks to apply this research in his teaching, as he encourages students to engage in experiences which encourage them to appreciate the diversity of human experience.

Whiting received a Doctoral Fellowship through the Ohio State College of Education and Human Ecology–a prestigious award supporting him in his dissertation research. Whiting has published findings in field-leading journals such as the “Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy” (JMFT).

Riley is a member of professional associations including the National Council on Family Relations and American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and was a recipient of the Slabaugh Scholarship in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University.

Whiting earned a Ph.D. in 2024 and a M.S. in 2021, both from the Ohio State University. He is also a licensed marriage and family therapist (2021).