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David C. Dollahite, Professor of Family Life

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Research

  • religion and family life in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim families; Latter-day Saint (Mormon) family life; Fathering and faith in fathers of children with special needs

Education

  • PHD FAMILY SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIV OF MINNESOTA ST PAUL 1988
  • MS MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 1985
  • BA FAMILY LIVING BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 1983

Publications

  • Crane, D. R., Dollahite, D. C., Griffin, W., & Taylor, V. L.. Diagnosing relationships with spatial distance: An empirical test of clinical principle. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.
  • Dollahite, D. C.. Family resource management and family stress theories: Toward a conceptual integration. Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
  • Dollahite, D. C.. Latter-day Saint children and youth in America. CHILDREN AND CHILDHOOD IN AMERICAN RELIGIONS.
  • Loser, R. W., Klein, S. R., Hill, E. J., & Dollahite, D. C.. Religion and the daily lives of LDS families: An ecological perspective. FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES RESEARCH JOURNAL.
  • Boyatzis, C. J., Dollahite, D. C., & Marks, L. D.. The Family as a Context for Religious and Spiritual Development in Children and Youth. The handbook of spiritual development in childhood and adolescence.
  • Dollahite, D. C.. A Narrative Approach to Exploring Responsible Involvement of Fathers with their Special-needs Children. Conceptualizing and Measuring Father Involvement.
  • Dollahite, D. C., Marks, L. D., & Olson, M. M.. Fathering, faith, and family therapy: Generative narrative therapy with religious fathers. Journal of Family Psychotherapy.
  • R. Hughes Jr., A.T. Ebata, & D. C. Dollahite. Family Life in the Information Age. Family Relations.
  • D. C. Dollahite. When Lightening Stikes a Therapist. Tales from Treating Families.
  • Dollahite, D. C., Hawkins, A. J., & Brotherson, S. E.. Narrative accounts, generative fathering, and family life education. Marriage and Family Review.
  • Pasley, K., & Dollahite, D. C.. The nine Rs of step-parenting adolescents: Research-based recommendations for clinicians. Understanding stepfamilies: Implications for assessment and treatment.
  • Dollahite, D. C., & Rommel, J. I.. Individual and relationship capital: Implications for theory and research on families. Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
  • Brotherson, S. E., Dollahite, D. C., & Hawkins, A. J.. Generative fathering and the dynamics of connection between fathers and their children. Fathering: A Journal of Research, Theory, and Practice on Men as Fathers.
  • S. N. Morris, D. C. Dollahite, & A. J. Hawkins. Virtual Family Life Education: A Qualitative Study of Father Education on the World Wide Web. Family Relations.
  • Dollahite, D. C., & Lambert, N. M.. Forsaking all others: How religious involvement promotes marital fidelity in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim couples. Review of Religious Research.
  • B.D. Slife, A.J. Hawkins. Family Generativity and Generative Counseling: Helping Families Keep Faith with the Next Generation. Generativity and Adult Development: How and Why We Care for the Next Generation.
  • Dollahite, D. C., Hawkins, A. J., & Brotherson, S. E.. Narrative accounts, generative fathering, and family life education. The Methods and Methodologies of Qualitative Family Research.
  • Lavee, Y., & Dollahite, D. C.. The linkage between theory and research in family science. Journal of Marriage and the Family.
  • Olson, M. M., Dollahite, D. C., & White, M. B.. Involved fathering of children with special needs: Relationships and religion as resources. Journal of Religion, Disability, & Health.
  • Loser, R. W., Hill, E. J., Klein, S. R., & Dollahite, D. C.. Perceived Benefits of Religious Rituals in the Latter-day Saint Home. REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH.
  • Hawkins, A. J., Dollahite, D. C., & Rhoades, C.. Turning the hearts of the fathers to the children: Nurturing the next generation. BYU Studies.
  • D. C. Dollahite. Fathering, Faith, and Spirituality. Journal of Men's Studies.
  • Dollahite, D. C.. Latter-day Saint marriage and family life in modern America. AMERICAN RELIGIONS AND THE FAMILY: HOW FAITH TRADITIONS COPE WITH MODERNIZATION.
  • Dollahite, D. C.. Fathering for eternity: Generative spirituality in Latter-day Saint fathers of children with special needs. Review of Religious Research.
  • Dollahite, D. C., & Marks, L. D.. A Conceptual Model of Family and Religious Processes in a Highly Religious Families. REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH.
  • Marks, L. D., & DOLLAHITE, DAVID C.. Religion, Relationships, and Responsible Fathering in Latter-day Saint Families of Children with Special Needs. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
  • Dollahite, D. C., & Marks, L. D.. Teaching Correct Principles: Promoting Spiritual Strength in LDS Young People. Nurturing childhood and adolescent spirituality: Religious perspectives on spirituality in childhood and adolescence.
  • D. C. Dollahite, L. D. Marks, & M.M. Olson. Faithful Fathering in Trying Times: Religious Beliefs and Practices of Latter-day Saint Fathers of Children with Special Needs. Journal of Men's Studies.
  • Snarey, J. R., & DOLLAHITE, DAVID C.. Varieties of Religion-Family Linkages: A Commentary. Journal of Family Psychology.
  • D. C. Dollahite & A.J. Hawkins. Conceptual Ethic of Generative Fathering. Journal of Men's Studies.
  • Lambert, N. M., & Dollahite, D. C.. The threefold cord: Marital commitment in religious couples. THE JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES (2007 IF = .956).
  • Dollahite, D. C. & Thatcher, J. Y.. How family religious involvement benefits adults, youth, and children and strengthens families. FAMILY LAW: BALANCING INTERESTS AND PURSUING PRIORITIES.
  • Marks, L. D., & Dollahite, D. C.. Turning the hearts of fathers to their children: Why religious involvement can make a difference. WHY FATHERS COUNT.
  • Dollahite, D. C., & Marks, L. D.. How highly religious families strive to fulfill sacred purposes. Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research.
  • Dollahite, D. C.. Family worship at home. Creating Home as a Sacred Center.
  • Dollahite, D. C., & Thatcher, J. Y.. Talking about religion: How religious youth and parents discuss their faith. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT RESEARCH (2007 IF = 1.24).
  • Goodman, M. A., & Dollahite, D. C.. How religious couples perceive the influence of God in their marriage. Review of Religious Research.
  • Carroll, J. S., & Dollahite, D. C.. Who's my daddy? How the legalization of same-sex partnerships would further the rise of ambiguous fatherhood in America. WHAT'S THE HARM? DOES LEGALIZING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE HARM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, OR SOCIETY?.
  • Lambert, N. M. & Dollahite, D. C.. How religiosity helps couples prevent, resolve, and overcome marital conflict. Family Relations.
  • Hill, E. J., Whyte, R. O., Jacob, J.I., Blanchard, V.L., Duncan, S., Dollahite, D. C., & Wadsworth, L.. Fathers' religious and family involvement at home: Work and family outcomes. OPEN FAMILY STUDIES JOURNAL.
  • Hill, E. J., & Dollahite, D. C.. Faithful fathering. Helping and Healing Our Families: Principles and Practices Inspired by "The Family: A Proclamation to the World".
  • DOLLAHITE, D. C., Marks, L. D., & Goodman, M.. Families and religious beliefs, practices, and communities: Linkages in a diverse and dynamic cultural context. The handbook of contemporary families: Considering the past, contemplating the future.
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Awards

  • Eliza R. Snow University Fellowship (2-year Fellowship awarded in 2003) Brigham Young University 2003
  • Award of Merit for hymn "As Families in the Latter Days" LDS Music & Cultural Arts Committee 2006
  • Received Award of Distinction for hymn titled "May Thy Face of Shining Splendor" LDS Music & Cultural Arts Committee 2008
  • Eliza R. Snow University Fellowship (2-year fellowship) Brigham Young University 2008

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