Galena K. Rhoades

Relationship scientist specializing in commitment, communication, and the effects of cohabitation.

Galena K. Rhoades is a research professor at the University of Denver specializing in relationship science, commitment, and the effects of cohabitation before marriage. She co-developed the PREP relationship education program alongside Howard Markman and Scott Stanley, and her research has shaped public understanding of how couples build—or undermine—lasting commitment.