Christine Johnson is the associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University and associate professor in the department of human development and family science. Her research interests include marital relations, adolescent adjustment and research methodologies. In this capacity Johnson has designed and implemented several studies on marriage […]

Alan J. Hawkins is a professor of family life at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He earned a doctorate in human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University in 1990.

David Fournier is a professor emeritus of marriage and family therapy and family sciences at Oklahoma State University.

Christopher G. Ellison is professor of sociology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is the author of several publications involving faith and families and lists marriage as among his areas of expertise. He has also written about religious influences on the environmental movement.

Ronald B. Cox Jr. is director at the Center for Family Resilience at Oklahoma State University, where he is also an assistant professor/family science state specialist.

Dr. Lynn Borgatta is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Boston University School of Medicine and she is on staff at Boston Medical Center. She is the co-editor of A Clinician’s Guide to Medical and Surgical Abortion (Churchill Livingstone, 1999).

Linda J. Waite is a professor of urban sociology at the University of Chicago. She is co-author of The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier and Better Off Financially.

John Trokan is an associate professor of religious and pastoral studies at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati. He has written for the journal Christian Marriage and Family.

William P. Roberts is professor of religious studies at the University of Dayton in Ohio. He is the editor of Christian Marriage and Family: Contemporary Theological and Pastoral Perspectives.