State of research in MFT: Thoughts from the Editor's Chair: This article is a modified transcript of the keynote address given by Dr. Steven M. Harris, Editor of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, at the inaugural annual meeting of the Intervention Research Topical Interest Network of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The meeting was held on October 5, 2022 at the Kellogg Center on the campus of Michigan State University.

The Editor of JMFT discusses the state of research in systemic family therapy.