Dr. Luke Russell
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science
Family and Consumer Sciences
- 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:
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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)