E-mail: colemanma@missouri.edu

Marilyn Coleman is a Curators' -Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Missouri. She is an Affiliate with Women's and Gender Studies, a Fellow in the Center for Excellence on Aging, and a Fellow in the Center for Family Research and Policy. She has co-authored, primarily with Lawrence Ganong, over 150 articles and book chapters as well as 7 books, including Families in the 20^th Century (2007), Stepfamilies: Development, Dynamics, and Intervention (2004), Changing Families, Changing Responsibilities (1999), Remarried Family Relationships (1994) and Bibliotherapy with Stepchildren (1988). They are the editors of Points and Counterpoints: Controversial Relationship and Family Issues in the 21^st Century (2003) and The Handbook of Contemporary Families, (2004). Ganong and Coleman have conducted research on stepfamilies for over 30 years. Their recent work has focused on: (1) intergenerational family responsibilities following divorce and remarriage and (2) the development of stepparent-stepchild relationships. Dr. Coleman is past editor of the Journal of Marriage and Family.