David C. Dollahite

David C. Dollahite, PhD, is a Camilla Eyring Kimball Professor of Family Life at Brigham Young University where he teaches and conducts research on links between faith and family life. He received a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from BYU (1985) and a Ph.D. in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota (1988). He is Co-Director of the American Families of Faith project at BYU. He has more than 200 publications for scholarly and public audiences. He has written or edited nine books on family life and religion and including: Home-Centered Gospel Learning and Living, Strengths in Diverse Families of Faith, Religion and Families, Successful Marriages and Families, Helping and Healing Our Families, Strengthening Our Families, Generative Fathering, and God’s Tender Mercies. He and his wife, Mary, have seven children and four grandchildren. He was raised in the Episcopal Church and converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age 19.