Meet CDU faculty

Patrick Fagan, PhD

Dr. Patrick F. Fagan is a Senior Fellow at the Family Research Council -- since October 2007. Prior to that he was the William H.G. FitzGerald Senior Research Fellow in Family and Cultural Issues at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC where he examined the relationship between family, marriage, religion, community, and America's social problems by utilizing social scientific research to inform public policy on issues such as crime, abuse, welfare, adoption, education, income, and general well-being.

A native of Ireland, Dr. Fagan earned his Bachelor of Social Science degree in Sociology and Social Administration, and a professional graduate degree in psychology (Dip. Psych.) from University College Dublin. He received a doctoral degree at American University in 1976, and in October of 2006 he defended a Ph.D dissertation in public policy (Belonging and Rejection in Family and Religion: Impacts on Society and Implications fro Policy).

Dr. Patrick Fagan was executive vice president of the Free Congress Foundation in the late 1980's, and later worked for Senator Dan Coats of Indiana before being appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Family and Community Policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by President George H.W. Bush.

Dr. Fagan frequently works with members of Congress, the Administration, and foreign governments to assist them in developing family policies. He has appeared on all the major TV and radio channels in the U.S. and has been quoted in all the major US newspapers. And, in addition to his ongoing list of publications, some of his work has been translated into Spanish, Italian, Polish and Japanese.

CDU Courses
102-0602, 202-0602, 302-0602: Humanae Vitae and the Culture of Life: Paul IV's Prophetic Voice Forty Years Later

Education
BS in Sociology and Social Administration, University College, Dublin, Ireland
Dip. Psych, University College, Dublin, Ireland
Ph.D., American University, Washington, DC



Activity in research, publishing, and professional associations
Numerous articles on marriage, family life, society and the family in these publications:
Catholic World Report, Imprimis, The Word & I, Policy Reform & Moral Grounding, Crisis, Congressional Digest, Impact, Liberty, Life and Family, Juvenile Delinquency, Sacred Places, Civic Purposes, Faith and Public Policy
Speeches and lectures on family, abstinence, marriage, and chastity
Appearances on all major TV and radio channels in the US
Consultant for executive branch of US government