Books By Kathleen M. Galvin, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Carma L. Bylund - Author

Kathleen M. Galvin (Ph.D. Northwestern University) is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. Her research interests focus on the social construction of families, particularly the discourse-dependent nature of families formed outside of full biological and traditional legal ties. She is the author of "Diversity's Impact on Defining the Family: Discourse Dependence and Identity" in The Family Communication Sourcebook as well as related pieces on adoption, particularly transracial and/or transnational adoption, and family decision making in high stakes health situations involving minor children. She is the senior author of "Whose Future Is It? Ethical Family Decision Making about Daughters' Treatment in the Oncofertility Context" as well as a co-author "Learning about Cancer and Fertility: A Guide for Parents of Young Children." In addition, she served as the senior author of Family Communication: Cohesion and Change, throughout its earlier eigh