Chris is a native Minnesotan who received a B.A. in English Education
from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. After teaching 7th grade
English in the Houston Public Schools, he received a M.A. in Marriage and
Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. He
worked full time as a therapist for five years before coming to the
University of Minnesota for doctoral studies in Family Social Science. His
research interests include adolescent self-disclosure and secrecy, parent
knowledge, and the Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems.
