Sociologist and leading voice on family Brad Wilcox accepts prestigious appointment at UVA

Sociologist and leading expert on marriage, family and fatherhood Brad Wilcox has accepted one of the top academic honors at the University of Virginia.

Wilcox, a Deseret News contributor, was named the Melville Foundation Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professor at the University of Virginia, one of the school’s most prestigious academic titles. The new appointment will allow Wilcox to continue his work at UVA, where he’s the director of the National Marriage Project, a research initiative focused on studying the state of marriage and family life in the United States.

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