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 […]

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

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.

Leading marriage experts, state government officials and highly respected researchers nationwide serve as the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative Research Advisory Group. The purpose of the group is to provide professional expertise to guide research efforts and to apply findings to the development of future programs and services. The website provides links to experts nationwide.

The Oakcreek Cohousing Community was completed in 2012 and is run and staffed by the community members themselves. It houses seniors in its 24 units and works to create an interdependent, supportive community. It is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

A May 16, 2013, piece from Stateline exploring the effects of Oklahoma’s law that states “patients who are disabled, elderly or terminally ill cannot be denied life-preserving treatments if they or their health proxies want it.”

Jason Ingram is pastor of Highland Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Okla., which has a MyChurch.org page. Ingram also has a personal Facebook page he invites everyone to visit.

Chris Forbes is author of the e-book Facebook for Pastors and hosts a Facebook page of the same name. He is the founder of Ministry Marketing Coach and lives in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Charles Kimball is Presidential Professor and director of religious studies at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of When Religion Becomes Evil: Five Warning Signs, and his most recent book is When Religion Becomes Lethal: The Explosive Mix of Politics and Religion in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (April 2011).