Hi, I’m Sage Allen.
I have a Master’s degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. I’ve taught Marriage Preparation and Marriage Enrichment classes at Brigham Young University and for the Utah State University Extension Office. Now I write blog articles on healthy relationships.
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My husband and I have two kids. One of them is severely autistic. I love helping people improve their romantic relationships and find greater happiness in their families. Let me share what I have learned with you!
If you like anything I’ve written, don’t thank me – thank God. I get all my best ideas from Him.
“Picture in your mind the able, earnest, useful person you desire to be, and the thought you hold is hourly transforming you into that particular individual… Thought is supreme. To think rightly is to create.”
Elbert hubbard
All the Research Studies I have participated in:
Erickson, S. E., & Hawkins, A. J. (2015). Relationship and marriage education for low-income couples: Strengthening stressed relationships. In J. Ponzetti (Ed.), Evidence-based approaches to relationship and marriage education (pp. 289-300). New York: Routledge.
Erickson, S. E. (2010). Adolescent attachment and its potential compensating mechanisms. CA: Ruth Institute. Available at: http://www.marriagelibrary.org/2010/03/sage-erickson/
Hawkins, A. J., Allen, S. E., & Yang, C. (2017). How does couple and relationship education affect relationship hope? An intervention-process study with lower income couples. Family Relations. doi:10.1111/fare.12268
Collier, K. M., Coyne, S. M., Rasmussen, E. E., Hawkins, A. J., Padilla-Walker, L. M., Erickson, S. E., & Memmott-Elison, M. K. (2016). Does Parental Mediation of Media Influence Child Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis on Media Time, Aggression, Substance Use, and Sexual Behavior. Developmental Psychology, 52(5), 798-812. doi:10.1037/dev0000108
Hawkins, A. J., & Erickson, S. E. (2015). Is Couple and Relationship Education Effective for Lower Income Participants? A Meta-Analytic Study. Journal Of Family Psychology, 29(1), 59-68. doi:10.1037/fam0000045
Hawkins, A. J., Erickson Allen, S. E., & Yang, C. (2017). How does couple and relationship education affect relationship hope? An intervention-process study with lower income couples. Family Relations. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/fare.12268
Hawkins, A. J., Galovan, A., Harris, S. M., Allen, S. E., Allen, S. M., Roberts, K. M., & Schramm, D. G. (2017). What are they thinking? A national-sample study of stability and change in divorce ideation. Family Process. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/famp.12299.
Hawkins, A. J., Allen, S. E., Roberts, K., Harris, S. M., & Allen, S. M. (2018). Divorce ideation. In: J. L. Lebow, Chambers, A. L., & Breunlin, D. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham.
Scott, M.E., Moore, K.A., Fish, H., Benedetti, A., & Erikson, S. (2015). Healthy marriage and relationship education: Recommended outcome measures for adolescents. OPRE Report #2015-65a. Prepared by Child Trends. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.”
