Eyetsemitan, Frank E. 1955-

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Eyetsemitan, Frank E. 1955-

PERSONAL:

Born April 21, 1955, in Nigeria; naturalized U.S. citizen; married May 21, 1986; wife's name Francisca (an attorney and certified public accountant); children: Tosan. Ethnicity:"Black." Education: University of Jos, Ph.D., 1986.Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, reading, political discourse.

ADDRESSES:

Home—1213 Tanglewood Tr., O'Fallon, IL 62269.Office—McKendree College, 701 College Rd., Lebanon, IL 62254.

CAREER:

Writer, psychologist, and educator. McKendree College, Lebanon, IL, professor of psychology and chair, Division of Social Sciences, 1991—.

WRITINGS:


Aging and Adult Development in the Developing World, Praeger Publishers (Westport, CT), 2003.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Research on death, dying, and bereavement in developing societies, and on grief in the workplace.

SIDELIGHTS:

Frank E. Eyetsemitan told CA: "My primary motivation for writing is the need to share my experiences, a mix of the developing and developed worlds. Furthermore, the need to have a balanced discussion of both worlds and how one world could benefit from the other I find most appealing! The topic of aging and adult development lends itself very well to this discussion, because it is universal and fast becoming a problem issue in both developing and developed worlds. My writing process starts with distilling a western theory or concept and then examining its appropriateness or inappropriateness in a non-western setting."

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