Department of Child Development & Family Science

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM GRADUATE PROGRAM Graduate Admission On-line Application Graduate Forms CDFS Graduate Programs Child Development and Family Science Option Couple and Family Therapy Option Family Financial Planning Gerontology FACULTY & STAFF DEPARTMENTAL LINKS Couple and Family Therapy Center for Child Development CAREER OPTIONS College of Human Development and Education International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) www.isep.org Home		Sean E. Brotherson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Family Science Specialist Ph.D., 2000, Human Development and Family Studies, Oregon State University M.S., 1995, Family Science, Brigham Young University; emphasis in family life education B.S. & B.A., 1993, Family Science and English, Brigham Young University (Cum Laude) ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 1998 - Present: Assistant Professor and Extension Family Science Specialist, Department of Child Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University 1995-1998: Instructor and Research Assistant, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Oregon State University 1993-1995: Instructor and Research Assistant, Department of Family Science, Brigham Young University RESEARCH INTERESTS Child loss and parental bereavement Fathering and parent-child relationships Educational philosophy and strategies in family life education Domestic and international family policy PUBLICATIONS REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES Dollahite, D. C., Hawkins, A. J., & Brotherson, S. E. (1996). Narrative accounts, generative fathering, and family life education. Marriage and Family Review, 24 (1/2), 333-352. BOOK CHAPTERS Brotherson, S. E., & Dollahite, D. C. (1997). Generative ingenuity in fatherwork with young children with special needs. In A. J. Hawkins & D. C. Dollahite (Eds.), Generative fathering: Beyond deficit perspectives (pp. 89-104). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Dollahite, D. C., Hawkins, A. J., & Brotherson, S. E. (1997). Fatherwork: A conceptual ethic of fathering as generative work. In A. J. Hawkins & D. C. Dollahite (Eds.), Generative fathering: Beyond deficit perspectives (pp. 17-35). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. RECENT EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS Brotherson, S. E. (2000, February). The RETHINK anger management and parent education program. Training seminar presented to professionals, Minot, ND. Brotherson, S. E. (1999, October). A profile of parent education in North Dakota. Seminar presented at the Fall Extension Research Conference, Fargo, ND. Brotherson, S. E. (1999, August). Crisis on the prairie: Working with rural families. One-day seminar about the family farm crisis, Minot, ND. Brotherson, S. E. (1999, May). Family and community strategies for managing youth risk behavior. Two-day seminar about youth development and family well-being, Hettinger, ND. PEER-REVIEWED EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS Brotherson, S. E. (in press). Making family decisions in farming and ranching. NDSU Extension Service Bulletin. Brotherson, S. E. (2000). Facts about the farm crisis: Perceptions and policy issues. NDSU Extension Service Fact Sheet. Brotherson, S. E. (2000). Facts about farm family well-being. NDSU Extension Service Fact Sheet. Sean E. Brotherson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Family Science Specialist Ph.D., 2000, Human Development and Family Studies, Oregon State University M.S., 1995, Family Science, Brigham Young University; emphasis in family life education B.S. & B.A., 1993, Family Science and English, Brigham Young University (Cum Laude) ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 1998 - Present: Assistant Professor and Extension Family Science Specialist, Department of Child Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University 1995-1998: Instructor and Research Assistant, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Oregon State University 1993-1995: Instructor and Research Assistant, Department of Family Science, Brigham Young University RESEARCH INTERESTS Child loss and parental bereavement Fathering and parent-child relationships Educational philosophy and strategies in family life education Domestic and international family policy PUBLICATIONS REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES Dollahite, D. C., Hawkins, A. J., & Brotherson, S. E. (1996). Narrative accounts, generative fathering, and family life education. Marriage and Family Review, 24 (1/2), 333-352. BOOK CHAPTERS Brotherson, S. E., & Dollahite, D. C. (1997). Generative ingenuity in fatherwork with young children with special needs. In A. J. Hawkins & D. C. Dollahite (Eds.), Generative fathering: Beyond deficit perspectives (pp. 89-104). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Dollahite, D. C., Hawkins, A. J., & Brotherson, S. E. (1997). Fatherwork: A conceptual ethic of fathering as generative work. In A. J. Hawkins & D. C. Dollahite (Eds.), Generative fathering: Beyond deficit perspectives (pp. 17-35). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. RECENT EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS Brotherson, S. E. (2000, February). The RETHINK anger management and parent education program. Training seminar presented to professionals, Minot, ND. Brotherson, S. E. (1999, October). A profile of parent education in North Dakota. Seminar presented at the Fall Extension Research Conference, Fargo, ND. Brotherson, S. E. (1999, August). Crisis on the prairie: Working with rural families. One-day seminar about the family farm crisis, Minot, ND. Brotherson, S. E. (1999, May). Family and community strategies for managing youth risk behavior. Two-day seminar about youth development and family well-being, Hettinger, ND. PEER-REVIEWED EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS Brotherson, S. E. (in press). Making family decisions in farming and ranching. NDSU Extension Service Bulletin. Brotherson, S. E. (2000). Facts about the farm crisis: Perceptions and policy issues. NDSU Extension Service Fact Sheet. Brotherson, S. E. (2000). Facts about farm family well-being. NDSU Extension Service Fact Sheet.
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