
David Knox
Professor
Ph.D., Florida State University 1969
Areas of Interest: Dating, Marriage, Family, Human Sexuality
Office: Brewster A-419
Tel: 252.328.4896
E-mail: knoxd@ecu.edu
Curriculum Vita
Research
Selected Publications and Papers
Publications (texts):
Choices in Relationships 10th ed. (with Caroline Schacht)
Belmont, California: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2010
Choices in Sexuality, 3nd ed. (with Susan L. McCammon)
Mason, OH: Thomson Publishing Co. 2007
Marriage and the Family: A Brief Introduction (with Caroline Schacht
Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1999
Living Sociology St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1900
Publications (academic paperbacks):
The Dancer’s Gift: An Introductory Sociology Novel, 6th ed. (with
Meredith Kennedy, Marty E. Zusman, and Caroline Schacht) ECU
Press, 2010
Behavioral Family Therapy (with Brian Crisp) ) Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina
Academic Press, 2009
The Social Context View of Sociology (with Marty Zusman and Tracie
Gardner) Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2009.
Trade Books:
When I Fall in Love Again: A New Study of Finding and Keeping the
Love of Your Life (with Jane Merrill). Santa Barbra, California:
Praeger Press, 2010
Divorced Dad’s Survival Book (with Kermit Leggett) Reading, Mass:
Perseus Books, 2000
Refereed Articles (last two years):
Vail-Smith, D. Knox and L. Whetstone. 2010. The illusion of safety in
“Monogamous” Undergraduate Relationships. American Journal of
Health Behavior 34 January/February (in press)
Knox, D. and K. McGinty. 2009. Searching for homogamy: An In-class
exercise. College Student Journal 43: 243-247
Abowitz, D. A., D. Knox, M. Zusman, and A. McNeely. 2009.
Beliefsabout romantic relationships: Gender differences among
undergraduates. College Student Journal 43: 276-284.
O’Reilly, S., D. Knox, and M. Zusman. 2009. What college women want
in a marriage partner. College Student Journal 43: 503- 506.
Helm, H., D. C. McBride, D. Knox, and M. Zusman. 2009. The Influence
of a Conservative Religion on Premarital Sexual Behavior of
University Students
North American Journal of Psychology 11: 231-245.
Knox, D. and M. Zusman. 2009. Sexuality in White: Data from 783
Undergraduates. Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality Volume 12
June 26
Knox, David, M. Zusman, Aimee White, and Gerald Haskins. 2009. Coed
anger over Romantic partner’s video game playing. Psychology
Journal 6: 10-16
Knox, D. and M. Zusman 2009. Become involved with someone on the
rebound? How fast should you run? College Student Journal 43: 99
104
Richey, E., D. Knox, and M. Zusman 2009. Sexual values of 783
undergraduates. College Student Journal 43: 175- 180
Maher, D., D. Knox, and A. DeCuzzi. 2008. College Student Attitudes
towards Buddhism and Islam. Journal of College and Character 10
(2): 1-23
Research Interests:
Prayer in romantic relationships, secrets in romantic relationships, military wives of deployed servicemen, gay behavior of heterosexuals, self disclosure in romantic relationships, wedding night expectations and office romances.