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Jaslin U. Salmon
Dr. Jaslin Salmon is a Professor of Sociology who is also trained in Counseling and Psychotherapy. He is the son of Mrs. Jane Salmon and the late Leaford Salmon of Holly Hill in Westmoreland, Jamai...view moreDr. Jaslin Salmon is a Professor of Sociology who is also trained in Counseling and Psychotherapy. He is the son of Mrs. Jane Salmon and the late Leaford Salmon of Holly Hill in Westmoreland, Jamaica. After graduating from high school, the author worked with local government in Jamaica, after which he migrated to the United States of America to further his education. He attended Marion College in Marion, Indiana and obtained a B. A. in Sociology form Olivet Nazarene College, now Olivet Nazarene University. After completing his undergraduate studies, he worked as a Psychiatric Social Worker with the State of Illinois. In 1969 he was admitted to Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he completed an M. A. Degree, with a major in Sociology and a minor in Counseling and Psychotherapy. In 1970, he accepted an appointment as Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Williams College in Downers Grove, Illinois, and in 1972 was admitted to the Ph. D. program at the University of Illinois (Chicago). He was awarded the Ph. D. in Sociology in 1977. In 1976 he was appointed professor of Sociology at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois where he taught for 21 years. During his tenure at Triton, he founded and directed Illinois' first Center for Parenting, and produced and hosted a cable television program on parenting. In 1997 Dr. Salmon took early retirement and returned to his native Jamaica to serve as an Advisor in the Office of the Prime and National Coordinator of the country's Poverty Eradication Program. He held this position for eight years. He is currently the Founder, and President/ CEO of the International Institute for Social, Political and Economic Change (IISPEC) a think tank. He is the author of two previous books, numerous scholarly articles and hundreds of action-oriented articles. He has lectured, and written extensively on family issues, and is the father of two daughters.view less