Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1980 - Family Ecology
M.S., Iowa State University, 1963 - Family Resource Management
B.S., Iowa State University, 1961- Home Economics Education

• 1998 Minnesota Extension Service Design Team Parents Forever Distingusited Team Award
• 1995 CHE Excellence in Research Award
• 1993 CHE Outstanding Contributions to the College and Community Award
• 1990 Applied Economics Award, American Council on Consumer Interests

Legal-economic issues-  Divorce and child support - Family resources - Family values theory and research - Family decisionmaking - Family life quality - Ethical challenges in family life

FSoS 4106:  Family Resource Management
FSoS 4156:  Legal-Economic Controversies in Family Life
FSoS 8007: Ethical Issues and Moral Dilemmas in Family Life
FSoS 8047:  Integrative Research Seminar

Decision Making Integral to Relationship Transitions in Families - MN 52-054.

The Changing Landscape of Women in America: Understanding Work, Family, and Personal Issues - W-1167.

The Consequences of Financial Settlement and Child Support Decisions in Minnesota

• 2004 FSoS Graduate Admissions Committee
• 2004 FSoS Graduate Curriculum Committee
• 2003 CHE Promotion and Tenure Committee
• 2003 FSoS Search Committee Minnesota Extension Service
• 2002 FSoS Preliminary Examination Committee
• 2000-01 CHE Honors & Awards Committee, chair 
• 2000 FSoS Centennial Seminar Series

Rettig, K. D. ( 2007). Divorce injustices: Perceptions of formerly wealthy women of the stressors, crises and traumas. Journal of Loss and Trauma 12 175-198.

Xiong, Z.B., Rettig, K. D. , & Tuicomepee, A. (In Press). Differences in non-shared individual, school, and family variables between delinquent and non-delinquent hmong adolescents. The Journal of Psychology.

Xiong, Z. B., Rettig, K.D., & Tuicompepee, A. (2006). Parent adolescent conflicts and adolescent adjustments in Hmong immigrant families in the United States. In Devore, D. M. (Ed.). Parent-child relations: New research. (Chapter 4, pp.  ). Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Rickert, D. & Rettig, K. D. (2006). Family support ecomaps: Visual portrayals of resources for children. The Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 46 (1/2) 85-106.

Rettig, K.D. & Watters, S.C. (2005). The consequences of child support policy for family financial well being: A Minnesota Case Study.  Journal of Divorce and Remarriage. 44 (1/2), 1-28.

Daniels, K.C., Rettig, K.D., & DelMas, R. (2006). Alternative formulas for distributing parental incomes at divorce. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 27 (1), 4-26. and Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. ISSN: 1058-0476 (Paper) 1573-3475 (Online)  DOI: 10/1007/s10834-005-9000-9

Leichtentritt, R.D., Schwartz, V., & Rettig, K.D. (2004). The lived experiences of Israeli Arab Moslems who are caring for a relative with cognitive decline. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 59 (4), 363-389.

Yang, S. & Rettig, K.D. (2004). Korean-American mothers’ experiences in facilitating academic success for their adolescents. Marriage and Family Review, Special issue: Cross-national perspectives on parent-child relationships, 36 (3/4), 53-74.

Rettig, K.D., & Kriener-Althen, K. (2003). Consequences of Minnesota child support guidelines for children of divorced parents. CURA Reporter, 33 (3), 10-16.

Rettig, K.D. (2003). Family resource management. In D. Bredehoft & M. Walcheski (Eds.). Family life education: Integrating theory and practice. (pp. 101-109) Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.

Yang, S. & Rettig, K.D. (September, 2003). The value tensions in Korean-American mother-child relationships while facilitating academic success. Personal Relationships 10 (3) 349-369. Special issue: Contextual influences on relationships.

Leichtentritt, R.D. & Rettig, K.D. (2002). Family beliefs about end-of-life decisions: An interpersonal perspective. Death Studies 26 (7), 567-594.

Rettig, K.D. & Leichtentritt, R.D. (2001). Understanding non custodial fathers’ relationships with children from resource theory perspectives. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage. 35 (3/4), 1-22.

Leichtentritt, R.D. & Rettig, K.D. (2001). Values underlying end-of-life decisions: A qualitative approach. Health and Social Work. 26 (3), 150-159.

 Xiong, B., Detzner, D. & Rettig, K.D. (2001). Southeast Asian immigrant parenting practices and perceptions of parent-adolescent conflicts. Journal of Teaching in Marriage and Family 1 (1), 27-48.

Leichtentritt, R.D. & Rettig, K.D. (2001). The construction of the good death: A dramaturgy approach. The Journal of Aging Studies.  15 (1), 85-103.