MEET AUTHOR Sean E. Brotherson, with Jack D. Brotherson
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Sean E. Brotherson, PhD, is the state extension family life specialist at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. He is responsible for conducting research and designing educational programs related to children and families. He holds master’s and doctoral degrees in family science from Brigham Young University and Oregon State University. He is married to Kristen Walch and they have five beautiful children. Dr. Brotherson has conducted research and published articles on fathering, family policy, family life education, and how parents respond to the challenges of stress and grief. He has presented the findings of this research at conferences regionally and nationally. He has conducted seminars on topics including fathers and family life, marriage, parenting, building strong families, families and work, rural families and stress, stress management, and family influences on youth risk behavior. He also conducts research on the development and implementation of family policy at the local, state, federal, and international level related to marriage, children and youth rights, and parenting. He enjoys serving in the Church, reading good biographies, fishing and horseback riding, and playing with his children.
