Education
Texas Technical University. Brigham Young University.
author author of Should Professor of Marriage
Texas Technical University. Brigham Young University.
He is the author of Should We Stay Together? A Scientifically Proven Method for Evaluating Your Relationship and Improving its Chances for Long Term Success (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000) and the East-book entitled The Great Marriage Tune-Up Book: A Proven Program for Evaluating and Renewing Your Relationship (March 2004), among others He obtained his Bachelor of Surgery and Master of Surgery degrees in Psychology from Brigham Young University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Technical University. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and the former chair of the Utah State MFT Licensing Board.
He is the former chairperson and professor of the Marriage and Family graduate program at Brigham Young University. He is the author of over 70 scholarly journal articles and book chapters.
He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Texas Technical University in 2001. Prior to joining the Brigham Young University faculty Larson was on the faculty of Montana State University.