Ronald Cox
Ronald has worked in the responsible fatherhood field for seven years. He has been the primary evaluator for a community-based program for unwed parents designed to increase father involvement. Ronald has also studied how Latino fathers mediate the influence of parent-child acculturation gaps on youth alcohol use. Most recently he has developed a curriculum for divorcing parents that aims to increase father involvement post-divorce and is currently conducting a pilot evaluation of this program.
Publications:
Cox, R., Zapata Roblyer, M., Merten, M., Shreffler, K., Schwerdtfeger, K. (2013). Do parent-child acculturation gaps affect early adolescent Latino alcohol use? A study of the probability and extent of use. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.
Cox, R., & Shirer, K. (2009). Caring For My Family: A pilot test of a relationship and marriage education program for low-income unwed parents. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 8(4), 343-364.
Cox, R. B., & Brosi, M. (2013). Co-Parenting for Resilience: Overcoming the Challenges of Divorce. Stillwater, OK: Oklahoma State University.
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