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Education

B.S. - Sociology & History, Utah State University
M.S. - Sociology & Family Studies, Florida State University
Ph.D. - Family Sociology & Inter-Divisional Program in Marriage and the Family,
           Florida State University
Post-doctoral - Family Sociology, University of Minnesota
Cultural Anthropology Field Training - Khon Kaen University

International Activities

Fulbright Scholar and John F. Kennedy Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, 1991-1992

Fulbright Professor in College of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Arab Gulf States, State of Bahrain, Al Manama, 1995-1996

Team Leader and Consultant for College of Family Sciences, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, 1997 to date

Consultant and Research Programs in: Malaysia, Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Iran

Profile of Courses Recently Taught

Marriage and the American Family
Family Theories
Death and Dying as a Family Experience
Theoretical Frontiers in Family Science
Research Methods
Advanced Topics in Family & Human Development
Contemporary Family in the USA
Marriage and Family Relationships
Adolescence
Family and Cultural Diversity
Social Change and the Family
Seminar in Family and Cultural Diversity

Current Research Areas

Mate selection, social change and family adjustments in Persian Gulf, marriage and family patterns in cross-cultural perspective, marriage and the family.