David Dollahite
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David Dollahite is a professor of family life at Brigham Young University
(BYU) who specializes in the effects of religion on marriage, family life, and youth.
Dollahite was born in Greenbrae, California
. Dollahite joined the LDS Church at age 19. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his bachelors and masters degrees from BYU and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota
. He was a professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
from 1989-1993 and has been a member of the BYU faculty since 1993. He has been a visiting scholar at the Religion Program of Dominican University of California
and at the Center for the Family at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
.
Dollahite edited the book Generative Fathering: Beyond Deficite Perspectives with Alan J. Hawkins
. Dollahite also edited Strengthening Our Families: A In-Depth Look at the Proclamation on the Family'(Bookcraft, 2000), "Helping and Healing Our Families" (with Craig Hart, Lloyd Newell, and Elaine Walton, Deseret Book, 2005), "Successful Marriages and Families" (with Alan Hawkins and Thomas Draper, BYU Studies, 2011), and "Turning Hearts: Short Stories on Family Life" (with Orson Scott Card, Bookcraft, 1998).
Dollahite has written two hymns with music by S. Gordon Jessop. "May Thy Face of Shining Splendor" received an Award of Distinction in the 2008 LDS Church music competition while "As Families in the Latter Days" received an Award of Merit in the 2006 LDS Church music competition. Both were performed at the LDS Music Festival in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Among the articles Dollahite has authored or co-authored are "Fathering, Faith and Spirituality" in Journal of Men's Studies, Vol. 7, no. 1; "Faithful Fathering In Trying Times: Religious Beliefs and Practices of Latter-day Saint Fathers with Special Needs Children" same issue of Journal of Men's Studies; "Fathering, Faith and Family Therapy" in Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 2002.
Dollahite married Mary Kimball in 1993 and they are the parents of seven children and grandparents of two. Among many other callings in the LDS Church Dollahite has served as the bishop of a BYU Ward.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU) who specializes in the effects of religion on marriage, family life, and youth.
Dollahite was born in Greenbrae, California
Greenbrae, California
Greenbrae is a small community in Marin County, California. It is located south-southeast of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 33 feet , located adjacent to U.S. Route 101 at the opening of the Ross Valley. Part of Greenbrae is an unincorporated community of the county while the remaining...
. Dollahite joined the LDS Church at age 19. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his bachelors and masters degrees from BYU and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. He was a professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...
from 1989-1993 and has been a member of the BYU faculty since 1993. He has been a visiting scholar at the Religion Program of Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California is a four year, accredited, private, Catholic-heritage, and co-educational institution located in San Rafael, California. Founded in 1890 as Dominican College, Dominican is one of the oldest universities in California. The U.S. News and World Report ranks...
and at the Center for the Family at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
.
Dollahite edited the book Generative Fathering: Beyond Deficite Perspectives with Alan J. Hawkins
Alan J. Hawkins
Alan J. Hawkins is a professor in the Brigham Young University School of Family Life, a division of the university's College of Home Family and Social Sciences...
. Dollahite also edited Strengthening Our Families: A In-Depth Look at the Proclamation on the Family'(Bookcraft, 2000), "Helping and Healing Our Families" (with Craig Hart, Lloyd Newell, and Elaine Walton, Deseret Book, 2005), "Successful Marriages and Families" (with Alan Hawkins and Thomas Draper, BYU Studies, 2011), and "Turning Hearts: Short Stories on Family Life" (with Orson Scott Card, Bookcraft, 1998).
Dollahite has written two hymns with music by S. Gordon Jessop. "May Thy Face of Shining Splendor" received an Award of Distinction in the 2008 LDS Church music competition while "As Families in the Latter Days" received an Award of Merit in the 2006 LDS Church music competition. Both were performed at the LDS Music Festival in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Among the articles Dollahite has authored or co-authored are "Fathering, Faith and Spirituality" in Journal of Men's Studies, Vol. 7, no. 1; "Faithful Fathering In Trying Times: Religious Beliefs and Practices of Latter-day Saint Fathers with Special Needs Children" same issue of Journal of Men's Studies; "Fathering, Faith and Family Therapy" in Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 2002.
Dollahite married Mary Kimball in 1993 and they are the parents of seven children and grandparents of two. Among many other callings in the LDS Church Dollahite has served as the bishop of a BYU Ward.