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About Alan J. Hawkins
- Alan J.
- Hawkins (born July 8, 1955) is a professor in the Brigham Young University (BYU) School of Family Life, a division of the university's College of Home Family and Social Sciences.
- He is the Camilla E.
- Kimball professor of family life at BYU. Hawkins was one of the witnesses brought by the state of Iowa to argue in court against same-sex marriage. Hawkins has done extensive research and written many publications on the role of fathers in child development, as well as on the role of pre-marital counseling and classes and other laws to reduce divorce rates.
- Hawkins currently serves as the chair of the Utah Commission on Marriage and as a member of the Advisory Board of the National Center for African American Marriages and Families at Hampton University.
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