Dr. Askew is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Professions and Family Studies. She received a doctorate in Child and Family Development with Marriage and Family Therapy specialization from the University of Georgia, and she holds a Master’s degree in Psychotherapy and Psychosexual Therapy from South Bank University in London, England. Dr. Askew has over fifteen years of experience as a therapist in a variety of settings including private practice, mental health clinics and hospitals. She has also completed two years of specialist training in couple relationships and sex therapy at the Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry in London.

Dr. Askew teaches courses in the areas of Marriage and Family Therapy and Sexuality. Her research interests are primarily focused on the empowerment of women in areas where they are marginalized; these include sexual and reproductive health, and the use of qualitative methods to bring women to voice. She has published journal articles on topics including couples and Viagra, hysterectomy, sex education, mothers with breast cancer and parenting.