Biography:

Sociologist, university professor, marriage counselor. Born– Dec. 1, 1943, Birmingham, Ala. Education– Auburn University, B.A., 1966; Florida State University, M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1969. Taught, East Carolina University, 1969-; marriage counselor, Nelson Clinic, 1969-. Author of many articles in professional journals. Fellowship in behavior modification, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1970-1971. Member; American Association of Marriage Counselors; Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy; National Council of Family Relations.

Source:

American Men and Women of Science, 1978; East Carolina University website.

Publication(s):

Choices in Relationships; an Introduction to Marriage and the Family. St. Paul. Minn.; West Pub. Co., 1971.

Discussion Guide to Accompany a Love Attitude Inventory. Saluda, N.C.; Family Life Publications, 1971.

Dr. Knox’s Marital Exercise Book. New York; McKay, 1975.

Exploring Marriage and the Family. Glenview, Ill.; Scott, Foresman, 1979.

Human Sexuality. St. Paul, Minn.; West Pub. Co., 1984.

Living Sociology. St. Paul. Minn.; West Pub., 1990.

M & F. 4th edition.  Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2017.

Marriage Happiness; a Behavioral Approach to Counseling. Champaign, Ill.; Research Press Co., 1971.

Marriage Inventory. Champaign, Ill.; Research Press Co., 1971.

Marriage; Who? When? Why? Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; Prentice-Hall, 1974.

Joint_Publication(s):

Behavioral Family Therapy.  Chapel Hill:  Carolina Academic Press, 2009.

The Dancer’s Gift:  Sociology in Life. 7th edition.  Ontario, Canada:  de Sitter Publications, 2011.

Divorced Dad’s Survival Book.  Reading, MA:  Perseus Books, 2000.

Human Sexuality: Making Informed Decisions. 12th edition.  Belmont, CA:  Cengage Wadsworth, 2016.

Finding Love from 9 to 5:  Trade Secrets in Office Romance.  Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Press, 2010.

One Child by Choice. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; Prentice-Hall, 1977.

Social Context View of Sociology.  Chapel Hill:  Carolina Academic Press, 2009.

When I Fall in Love Again:  A New Study of Finding and Keeping the Love of Your Life.  Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Press, 2010.