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Brooke Dolenc is a master's candidate in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University. Her research interests include the transition to adulthood, mentoring, and positive youth development. In her doctoral studies, she will continue to investigate how community and personal characteristics can help prepare rural youth for adulthood.

Richard A. Settersten, Jr., Ph.D, is Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University. He is a member of the MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy (http://www.transad.pop.upenn.edu/).