[2][3] Their research on adolescent wellness[4][5][6] was published in the book Good Kids (Doubleday 1995)[7][8] and they were invited to speak on this study before the United Nations in Vienna, Austria,[9] in 1995.

[14] The Institute was a for-profit enterprise offering assistance in curriculum development, prevention-through-education seminars, and research and writing projects in the area of family and consumer science and practice.

In the early 1990s, O'Donnell[15] was also an associate professor of family studies and the founding executive director of the Southwest Center for Fathering on the campus of Abilene Christian University.

[18][19][20][21][22] Also, the Center for Fathers and Families in Sacramento, Calif., was formed after attendees returned from a seminar held by O'Donnell at Abilene Christian University.

[23][24] In 1995, O'Donnell, a Professor of Family Studies and Department Chair of Psychology & Behavioral Sciences with Rochester Christian University had authored or co-authored seven books, including: Home from Oz (Thomas Nelson & Word 1994), A Question of Honor (HarperCollins & Zondervan 1995), and How A Man Prepares His Sons for Life (Baker Publishing Group & Bethany House 1995).