Todd Martin, M.a., Ph.d

Biography

He is an Assistant Professor of sociology at Trinity Western University. He holds Bachelor degrees in Theology (Ambassador College) and Sociology (Wilfrid Laurier University) as well as Masters in Family Studies (University of British Columbia). His Doctorate of Philosophy in Sociology of Family was also conducted at the University of British Columbia. In addition to his interests in religion and family, he also has research interests in family structure, the interaction of the institutions of work and family as well as cohabitation and union formation patterns over the life course. His work has been published in the Journal of Adolescent Research, Journal of Family Theory and Review and International Migration Review. He has also co-authored Families Across the Life Course and Family Theories as well as contributed to edited volumes on the topic of fertility and work. His most recent publication looks at the application of optimal matching analysis to the study of family development. Todd Martin is a member of the National Council on Family Relations and is a Certified Family Life Educator. In addition to his academic work, he has also been active in the local church as an ordained minister for over thirty years.

Research Interest

Family theory, families across the life course, cohabitation, union formation patterns, religion and family