Ted Futris

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Extension and Outreach, Human Development and Family Science

Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences
Extension Family Life Specialist
Graduate Coordinator

227 Hoke Smith Annex
300 Carlton St.
Athens, GA 30602

tfutris@uga.edu

706-542-9004

workFax: 706-542-1799

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Degree Field of Study Institution Graduation
Ph.D. Human Development and Family Studies University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2000
M.S. Human Development and Family Studies University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1997
B.A. Psychology/Child and Family Development University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1994

Research

As director of the Couple and Relationship Enrichment (CARE) Laboratory, my research informs and evaluates educational programs and resources that promote healthy couple and coparenting relationships.

Awards

Award Name Awarded By Year Awarded
National Council on Family Relations Fellow National Council on Family Relations 2021
Bill and June Flatt Outstanding Extension and Outreach Faculty Award College of Family and Consumer Sciences (UGA) 2021
Chris Todd Outstanding Outreach Award College of Family and Consumer Sciences (UGA) 2021
Margaret E. Arcus Outstanding Family Life Educator Award National Council on Family Relations 2018

Editorial Appointments

Position Name of Journal Year(s)
Editor NCFR Report: Family Focus 2020-2024

Service

Organization Title Year(s) Service Type
National Council on Family Relations Board of Directors 2024-present Board Member-at-Large

Outreach

As an Extension Specialist, I provide statewide support in promoting family health and stability through youth-focused and couples relationship education, parenting education, and community-capacity building efforts. To learn more about my active projects, visit healthyrelationships.uga.edu.

Books

Futris, T. G. & Richardson, E. W. (2022). Evaluation of the ELEVATE program. In K. Adamsons, A. Few-Demo, C. Proulx, & K. Roy (Eds.) Sourcebook of family theories and methodologies: A dynamic approach (pp 699-703). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92002-9_51

Futris, T. G., Mallette, J. K, & Richardson, E. W. (2015). Relationship and marriage education program design and implementation. In J. J. Ponzetti (Ed.), Evidence-based approaches to relationship and marriage education (pp. 31-59). New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis

Current Research

I direct a federally funded initiative, Project F.R.E.E. (Fostering Relationship and Economic Enrichment), that is implementating the evidence-informed program, ELEVATE, to couples across Georgia. We are evaluating changes in indvidual and couple functioning and well-being following the program, and how these changes vary based on individual, couple, and program deliver (i.e., in-person vs. virtual) characteristics. To learn more about my active research projects, visit  http://www.fcs.uga.edu/hdfs/care-lab

Journal Articles

Recent Publications. See my Curriculum Vita for a complete listing of journal articles

Marshall, A. & Futris, T. G. (2024). Navigating race talk: An examination of racial dialogue between White college students. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000593

Duncan, J. C., Zhang, X., Futris, T. G., & Sims, K. M. (2024). Examining predictors of relationship dissolution among unmarried parents: Applying the vulnerability–stress–adaptation framework. Journal of Family Psychology. 38(5), 732–742. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001216

Arroyo, A., Richardson, E. W., Hargrove, C. & Futris, T. G. (2023). Foster Caregivers' Depressive Symptoms and Parenting Stress: Applying the Theory of Resilience and Relational Load. Family Relations. 73(2), 1438-1454. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12908

Richardson, E. W., Mallette, J. K., Futris, T. G., & Pettit, M. (2023). Non-relative foster caregivers’ changes in mindfulness and couple relationship skills following relationship education.Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 40(5), 1332-1353. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075231157774

Stanford, W., Futris, T., Brown, G., Lemons, J. D. (2023). Parental and contextual influences on religious transmission in adolescence. Applied Developmental Science. 28(3), 391–408. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2023.2223999

Stanford, W. D., Futris, T. G., Richardson, E. W., Koss, K. J., & Brown, G. L. (2022). Social integration buffers the impact of financial distress on coparenting. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(6), 919-931. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000995

Adler-Baeder, F., Futris, T. G., McGill, J., Richardson, E. W., Yildirim, E. D. (2022). Validating the couple relationship skills inventory. Family Relations, 71(1), 279-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12590

Publications

See my Curriculum Vita for a complete listing of outreach publications, and visit healthyrelationships.uga.edu to learn more about my outreach programs.

Working Papers

See my Curriculum Vita for a complete listing of journal articles under review or in preperation.

Richardson, E.W. & Futris, T.G. (under review). The Associations between trait mindfulness, relationship efficacy, and interparental relationship quality for couples receiving child welfare services: A dyadic data analysis.

Arroyo, A., Richardson, E. W., Futris, T.G., Brown, R., & Gilbert, A. (under review). Adverse childhood experiences, mental health, and relationship quality in romantic couples: Relationship maintenance skills as an interpersonal resource.

Bailey, Z., Futris, T.G., & Wickrama, K.A.S. (under review). The spillover influence of interparental relationship quality on adolescents’ romantic relationships and their mental health.

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