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Dr. Luke Russell

Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science
Family and Consumer Sciences
Office
TUR Turner Hall
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Current Courses

333.001Family And Consumer Public Policy

433.001Family and Consumer Public Policy

101.001Human And Family Development

299.001Independent Honor Study

499.011Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

287.011Independent Study

400.011Independent Study

497.001Introduction To Research Methodology

291.011Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Family And Consumer Sciences

309.001Couple Relationships

496.001Couple Relationships

433.001Family and Consumer Public Policy

364.001Helping and Communication Skills for FCS Professions

464.001Helping and Communication Skills for FCS Professions

101.001Human And Family Development

299.001Independent Honor Study

499.011Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

287.011Independent Study

400.011Independent Study

Teaching Interests & Areas

Family Relationships/Interactions, Health and Well-being, Aging, Family Policy, Research Methods

Research Interests & Areas

My research investigates how individuals living in complex family structures (single-parent, post-divorce, stepfamilies, cohabiting families) and contexts organize their relationships, engage in strategies that promote resilience, and maintain family-members’ health and well-being. I am also interested in how broader social institutions (e.g., health care systems, schools, and government agencies) can better function as supportive resources for complex and diverse families.

Google Scholar Profile:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PQAq5GUAAAAJ&hl=en

Learn more about Family Science:
https://family.science/

Ph D Human Development and Family Science

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO

MS Family Science

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO

BA Human Development and Family Studies & Political Science

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Phyllis Memken Outstanding Teacher Award

Illinois State University, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
2022

Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2022

CAST Outstanding Researcher Award (Pre-tenure category)

Illinois State University, College of Applied Science and Technology
2021

Departmental Research Award

Illinois State University, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
2021

Outstanding University Teaching Award (Teaching Initiative Award)

Illinois State University
2020

Book, Chapter

Sprecher, S., Russell, L., Su-Russell, C., & Schmeeckle, M. Social Networks and Extended Families. The Routledge Handbook of Family Communication. Routledge (2022): 277-293.
Russell, L. T. (2020). Cohabitation, remarriage, and step-relationships in Black families: A systems perspective. In A. James (Ed). Black Families: A systems approach. San Diego, CA: Cognella

Chapman, A., Sanner, C., Ganong, L., Coleman, M., Russell, L., Kang, Y., & Mitchell, S. (2016). Exploring the complexity of stepgrandparent-stepgrandchild relationships. In G. Gianesini, & S. L. Blair (Eds.) Divorce, Separation, and Remarriage: The Transformation of Family (Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, Volume 10) (pp. 101-130) Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Ganong, L., Coleman, M., & Russell, L. T. (2015). Children in diverse families. In M. H. Bornstein and T. Leventhal (Eds.), Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science Volume 4: Ecological Settings and Processes in Developmental Systems. (pp. 133-174). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Coleman, M., Ganong, L., & Russell, L. T. (2013). Resilience in stepfamilies. In D. S. Becvar (Ed). The Handbook of Family Resilience. (pp. 85-103). NY: Springer Publishing.

Book, Edited

Su-Russell, C., Russell, L. T., & James Jr. A. (2023). Handbook of Asian American families. Cognella.

Encyclopedia


Kang, Y., Ganong, L., Russell, L., & Coleman, M. (2016). Stepparenting. In C. L. Shehan (Ed.), The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies. (pp. 1867-1870) Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.

Russell, L. T., Coleman, M, & Ganong, L. (2016). Remarriage: Starting over. In C. L. Shehan (Ed.), The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies (pp. 1675-1678). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.

Russell, L. T. (2014). Preferential treatment of siblings. In M. J. Coleman, and L. H. Ganong (Eds.). The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. (pp. 1065-1066). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference.

Russell, L. T. (2014). Remarriage. In M. J. Coleman, and L. H. Ganong (Eds.), The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. (pp. 1126-1128). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference.

Russell, L. T. (2014). Stepfamilies. In M. J. Coleman, and L. H. Ganong (Eds.), The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. (pp. 1279-1282). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference.

Journal Article


Beckmeyer, J. J., & Russell, L. T. (2024). Identifying a typology of helpful post-divorce family assets: Implications for post-divorce education. Family Court Review, 62(3), 455-473. https://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12808

Ferraro, A. J., Wilkins-Clark, R. E., Beckmeyer, J. J., Russell, L. T., Brimhall, A. S., & Markham, M. S. (2024). Rethinking utility in divorce education: Use of multi-program evaluation data to uncover markers of post-divorce adjustment. Family Court Review, 62(3), 493-511. https://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12807

Lyons, K. S., Russell, L. T., Bonds Johnson, K., Brewster, G. S., Carter, J. H., & Miller, L. M. (2024). Evaluating the dyadic benefits of early-phase behavioral interventions: An exemplar using data from couples living with Parkinson’s disease. The Gerontologist, 64(7), gnad172. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad172
Altenburger, E., & Russell, L. (2023). Safety and Exposure in Transparent School Interiors: Patterned User Perceptions of Glass. Journal of Interior Design, 48(4), 223-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/10717641231202738

Beckmeyer, J. J., & Russell, L. T. (2023). Divorced coparents' experiences during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 64(1), 31-54. https://doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2023.2179836

Magazine/Trade Publication

Russell, L. T., Chapman, A. L., Kanter, J. B., Roach, A. L., & Crossman, K. A. (2019). What’s next in digital scholarship for the Journal of Family Theory & Review. NCFR Report: Family Focus on Policies with Unintended Consequences, 64, 10-11. https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/spring-2019/whats-next-digital-scholarship-jftr
Yazedjian, A., Russell, L. T., & Lannin, D. G. (2023). Behind the curtain: Developing meaningful partnerships with schools. NCFR Report: Family Focus Behind the Scenes.
Yazedjian, A., Russell, L. T., Bible, J., & Lannin, D. G. (2021). Facilitating continuous quality improvement of programs by establishing effective collaborative teams and reciprocal cycles. NCFR Report: Family Focus on Bridging Research Practice. https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/winter-2021/facilitating-continuous-quality-improvement-programs-establishing-effective-cross-functional

Written Case with Instructional Material

Ganong, L., Russell, L. T., & Stoddard, N. (2022). Conducting online research with dyads. SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529602128

Russell, L. T., Coleman, M., & Ganong, L. (2017). Using grounded theory to study chronic illness in post-divorce families. SAGE Research Methods Cases. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526419309

Presentations

Safety and Exposure in Transparent School Interiors: Patterned User Perceptions of Glass. Environmental Design Research Association Annual Conference (edra 54). (2023)

Beckmeyer, J. J., Ferraro, A. J., Russell, L. T., Markham, M. S., Wilkins-Clark, R. E., Noble, J., Oehme, K., Perko, A., & Thibodeau, L. (2023, Nov.). Post-divorce coparenting prior to divorce education and perceptions of divorce education. In J. J. Beckmeyer (Chair), The divorce education assessment collaborative: Updates and findings using multi-program evaluation data. Symposium presented at the 85th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Heindl, Z., Bardwell, A., Schumacher, J., & Russell, L. (2023, Mar.). Evaluation of diet quality, alcohol intake, and physical activity in cancer survivors and the association with primary source of nutrition advice. Poster presented at the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Spring Assembly, virtual conference.

Lyons, K., Russell, L., Magny-Normulis, C., & Carter, J. (2023, May). Evaluating interventions at the level of the dyad: An exemplar using data from couples living with Parkinson’s disease. Paper presented at the 16th International Family Nursing Conference, Dublin, IRL.

Markham, M. S., Williams, A., Rice, B., Ferraro, A. J., Russell, L. T., Wilkins-Clark, R. E., Guyette, E., Noble, J., Oehme, K., Perko, A., & Thibodeau, L. (2023, Nov.). Using qualitative evaluation data to determine what works and what else is needed in divorce education. In J. J. Beckmeyer (Chair), The divorce education assessment collaborative: Updates and findings using multi-program evaluation data. Symposium presented at the 85th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Russell, L. T., Ferraro, A. J., Wilkins-Clark, R. E., Beckmeyer, J. J., Brimhall, A. S., Monk, K., Noble, J., Oehme, K., Perko, A., Thibodeau, L., & Weishaar, D. (2023, Nov.). Patterns of knowledge change in divorce education programs: A latent profile analysis. In J. J. Beckmeyer (Chair), The divorce education assessment collaborative: Updates and findings using multi-program evaluation data. Symposium presented at the 85th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Russell, L. T., Jensen, T. M., Beckmeyer, J. J., & Su-Russell, C. (2023, Nov.) Examining equifinality: Variable patterns of youth developmental assets and health. Paper presented at the Theory Construction and Research Methodology Preconference Workshop of the 85th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Russell, L. T., Schaefer, M., Heinzeroth, O., & Anangwe, C. (2023, Nov.). Representations of families in everyday life and popular media: Patterns and associations with individual health and flourishing. Poster presented at the 85th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL
Andrea, E., Su-Russell, C., Russell, L.T. (2023, Nov.). Parents and their young children discussing different types of families. Poster accepted for presentation at the 85th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL
Su-Russell, C., McNulty, E., & Russell, L. T. (2023, Nov.). College students’ responses to hypothetical scenarios on race, death, and family structures: The meaning-making process. Poster accepted for presentation at the 85th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL

Grants & Contracts

Center for Inclusive Intergenerational Environment. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2023)
Youth and family experiences of transparent school buildings: Perceptions of connection, exposure, and safety. College of Applied Science and Technology - University Research Grant. Illinois State University. (2021)
Evaluating mechanisms associated with college student health and flourishing in structurally diverse families. College of Applied Science and Technology - University Research Grant. Illinois State University. (2019)