Sean Brotherson

Extension Family Science Specialist, Professor

Faculty

Extension

Areas of Study & Research

Home and Family Relationships

  • Fathering and home life; fathering and generativity in relationships
  • Healthy marital and couple relationships - practical aspects of marital preparation, transition into marriage, marital reconciliation, decision making, overcoming difficulties, etc
  • Teaching and learning in the home context
  • Connectedness in parent-child relationships

Family Relationships and Stress/Loss Issues

  • Child loss and effects on parent identity, behavior, and relationships
  • Impact of home and farm loss on rural family identity and relationships
  • Reconciliation in troubled marriage relationships

Family Life Education and Family Policy

  • Educational philosophy, strategies and resources in family life education, including for father involvement and marriage/relationship education; evaluation of educational resources and programs to strengthen home and family relationships
  • Domestic and international family policy - interaction of home and family with community, government, and policy contexts, with a focus on fatherhood, marriage, etc.

Education

  • 2000, PhD, Human Development and Family Studies, Minors: Gerontology, Philosophy, Oregon State University
  • 1995, MS, Family Sciences (Family Life Education), Brigham Young University
  • 1993, BS, Family Sciences, Brigham Young University
  • 1993, BA, English, Brigham Young University

Publications

Lammers, S. M., Woods, R., Brotherson, S. E., Deal, J. E., & Platt, C. (2021). Explaining adherence to AAP screen time recommendations with caregiver awareness and parental motivation factors: A mixed method study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. (Accepted for publication; information forthcoming)

Deutsch, J., Strand, B., Brotherson, S. E., & Waldera, R. (2021). A profile of gamesmanship attitudes among youth sport coaches. The Physical Educator. (Accepted for publication; information forthcoming)

Scott Hoffman, M., Hanson, B. J., Brotherson, S. E., & Zehnacker, G. (2021). Boundaries: A boundary setting and social competence program for parents and youth. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 9(3), 229-252. Retrieved from https://www.jhseonline.com/article/view/879 

Brotherson, S. E., & Scott Hoffman, M. (2020). The history and usage of parenting newsletter interventions in family life education. Education Sciences, 10(11), 326. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10110326 

Strand, B., Brotherson, S. E., & Tracy, T. (2018). Gamesmanship beliefs and ethical decisionmaking of college athletes. The Physical Educator, 75(2), 302-320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18666/TPE-2018-V75-I2-7522

Presentations

Brotherson, S. E. (2020, March). Tools for your wellness toolbox in times of farm stress. Invited keynote presentation at the North American Raspberry and Blackberry Association annual conference, St. Louis, Missouri, March 6, 2020.

Brotherson, S. E. (2020, January). Take care of your business, your family and your health. Invited keynote presentation, The Pacific Agriculture Show and Lower Mainland Horticulture Improvement Association annual meeting, Abbotsford, British Columbia, January 31, 2020.

Brotherson, S. E. (2019, December). Hard choices in the heartland: Understanding and responding to rural stress concerns. Invited keynote presentation, Missouri Crop Management Conference, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, December 17, 2019.

Brotherson, S. E. (2018, December). Understanding and responding to rural stress: The role of Extension and Land-Grant Universities. Invited presentation at the Georgia Rural Stress Summit, Atlanta, Georgia, December 11, 2018.