Presenters
Jenet Erickson
Jenet Jacob Erickson is an associate professor in Religious Education at BYU, teaching the Eternal Family (Rel 200) course as well as the Introduction to Family Process (SFL 160) course for the School of Family Life. She received a PhD in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota, after completing a bachelor’s degree in Nursing, and master’s degree in Linguistics-TESOL at BYU. She is a research fellow of both the Wheatley Institution and the Institute for Family Studies and has been a columnist on family issues for the Deseret News since 2013. She and her husband, Michael, have been blessed with two children, LaDawn (age 12) and Peter (age 9), who provide them unending opportunities for learning and joy. Jenet has been a long time supporter of North Star and the Voices of Hope Project which she refers to in her teaching with students at BYU. She has also attended our conference several times in the past.