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Michael P. Johnson

Michael P. Johnson

Professor Emeritus, Penn State University
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1974
Specialty Areas: 
  • Commitment
  • Family Violence
  • Feminism
  • Gender Issues

Michael P. Johnson (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Women’s Studies, and African and African American Studies at Penn State, where he taught sociology and women’s studies for over thirty years and was designated an Alumni Teaching Fellow, Penn State’s highest teaching award. He is an internationally recognized expert on domestic violence, invited to speak at conferences and universities throughout the United States and around the world.

His current research focuses on the implications of differentiating among types of violence in intimate relationships, and he consults regularly with organizations and government agencies regarding domestic violence policy. He is widely published in scholarly journals, and his recent work on domestic violence is summarized in A Typology of Domestic Violence: Intimate Terrorism, Violent Resistance, and Situational Couple Violence (Northeastern University Press, 2008).

Tammy Henderson, Ph.D.

Tammy Henderson

Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1999
Specialty Areas: 
  • Family Policy, Law, and Diversity
  • Foster Care and Kinship Care Concerns
  • Diversity and Disaster Research Related to Older Adults
  • Grandparent Rights and Responsibilities
  • Instructional Approaches to Teaching Family Law and Policy

 

Dr. Tammy L. Henderson, Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Sciences at Oklahoma State University, conducts research in the area of family policy, law, and diversity. She completed her doctoral studies in Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University and earned her other degrees from Louisiana State University. Previously, she was a faculty member at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA. As a family policy and law scholar, Henderson has published more than 32 articles and book chapters focused on grandparent rights and responsibilities, foster care, mentoring Black women, and diversity and policies. She also is conducting research on the impact of Hurricane Katrina on older adults, a critical analysis of mass media reports regarding Hurricane Katrina, and Alaska Native grandparents.

Lawrence Ganong

Lawrence Ganong

Professor, University of Missouri
Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1977
Specialty Areas: 
  • Divorce
  • Family Obligations
  • Intergenerational Relationships
  • Remarriage
  • Stepfamilies

Lawrence H. Ganong, Ph.D., is Professor of Nursing and Human Development and Family Studies. Ganong has been at MU for nearly 30 years. He is a leading authority on remarriage and stepfamily dynamics, having conducted research on stepfamilies for over three decades. He has authored or co-authored seven books and over 180 articles and book chapters. Many of these publications were written with his wife and colleague, Marilyn Coleman. In addition to publishing in academic journals, Ganong has written for popular magazines and conducted many workshops about remarriage and stepparenting in the United States and Great Britain.

Ganong has a joint appointment between Nursing and Human development and Family Studies. His research interests are multidisciplinary. Consequently, he has published his research in the journals of several disciplines, including nursing, family studies, psychology, sociology, health education, and counseling.

William J. Doherty

William J. Doherty

Professor, University of Minnesota
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1978
Specialty Areas: 
  • Communities & Families
  • Fathers
  • Parenting
  • Couple & Family Therapy

William J. Doherty is an educator, researcher, therapist, speaker, author, consultant, and community organizer. He is Professor and Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program in the Department of Family Social Science, College of Education and Human Development, at the University of Minnesota, where he is also an adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.

Bill is past president of the National Council on Family Relations, the nation's oldest interdisciplinary family studies organization. His awards include the Significant Contribution to the Field of Marriage and Family Therapy Award, the Margaret E. Arcus Award for Outstanding Contribution to Family Life Education, and the Outstanding Community Service Award from the University of Minnesota.

A popular speaker to lay and professional audiences, he has won several teaching awards in his career and is frequently interviewed by print, radio, and TV media on family issues.

Susan L. Brown

Susan L. Brown

Professor, Bowling Green State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Specialty Areas: 
  • Cohabitation
  • Gender
  • Marriage and Divorce
  • Child Well-being
  • Baby Boomers

Dr. Brown is Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. A family demographer, her research addresses the patterns and consequences of the rapid transformation of U.S. family life. She has published extensively on cohabitation and its implications for the well-being of children and adults. She also conducts research on how family living arrangements and instability shape child development. Finally, her research examines new family forms in the second half of life, with an emphasis on cohabitation, dating, and divorce among Baby Boomers and older adults. Dr. Brown's work has been supported by federal grants from NICHD, NIA, and ASPE/HHS.

Pauline G. Boss

Pauline G. Boss

Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1975
Specialty Areas: 
  • Caregiving
  • Loss & Bereavement
  • Marriage & Family Therapy
  • Stress & Coping
  • Ambiguous Loss

Dr. Pauline Boss is an educator and researcher who is widely recognized for her groundbreaking research on what is now known as the theory of ambiguous loss.

Since 1973, Dr. Boss has studied ambiguous loss, and trained and worked with psychologists and counselors to help individuals and families who have experienced a life-altering ambiguous loss, often described as a frozen grief, recover their resiliency despite the on-going ambiguity. Drawing on her research and clinical experience, Dr. Boss is committed to working with families to develop meaningful strategies that help them cushion the pain, cope with ambiguous loss and move forward to live productive lives.

Phyllis Moen
for Members ONLY

Between the career mystique and reality: minding the gap

by Phyllis Moen, Ph.D., McKnight Presidential Chair, Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota

The Career Mystique embodies the work ethic. It epitomizes the American Dream.

Paul Amato
for Members ONLY

Divorce and the well-being of adults and children

by Paul R. Amato, Ph.D., Arnold and Bette Hoffman Professor of Family Sociology and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University

Research has consistently demonstrated that children and adults who go through a divorce experience declines in subjective well-being and physical health, on average.

from 2010 NCFR Annual Conference
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TCRM 2A
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm | Marquette Room 2

Intergenerational Family Processes

TCRM Workshop Sessions 2

Discussants: Bert N. Adams; Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan

from 2010 NCFR Annual Conference
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Marquette Room 5

The Dynamics of Couple Relationships

Concurrent Sessions 12

Presider: Colleen Pagnan