Luke T. Russell 410 Gentry Hall Columbia, MO 65211 russelllt@missouri.edu Professional Position 2017-Present Education Assistant Teaching Professor, Human Development and Family Science, PhD Human Environmental Sciences 2017 Area: Human Development and Family Science Collateral Area: Health Disparities and Inequities (Columbia, MO) Dissertation Title: Pediatric nursing care with post-divorce families: A multiple segment factorial vignette investigation MS Human Development and Family Studies 2014 Emphasis: Family Science (Columbia, MO) Master s Thesis Title: Coparental strategies for managing childhood chronic illness in post-divorce families BA Double Major: Human Development and Family Studies 2010 (Honors Scholar); Political Science. Minor: Sociology Magna Cum Laude University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT) Honors Thesis Title: Building steprelationships: Emerging adult stepchildren s perceptions and experiences of their stepparents Peer-Reviewed Publications Ravert, R. D., Russell, L. T., & O Guin, M. B. (2017). Managing chronic conditions in college: Findings from prompted health incidents diaries. Journal of American College Health, 65, 217-222. doi:10.1080/07448481.2016.1266640 Russell, L. T., Coleman, M., & Ganong, L. (2017). Using grounded theory to study chronic illness in post-divorce families. SAGE Research Methods Cases. doi:10.4135/9781526419309 Chapman, A., Kang, Y., Ganong, L., Coleman, M., Sanner, M., & Russell, L. T. (2016). Negotiating a place in the family A grounded theory exploration of stepgrandmothers relationships with stepgrandchildren. The Gerontologist, (Online Early Access) doi:10.1093/geront/gnw112
Luke T. Russell 2 Russell, L. T., Ganong, L., Schramm, D., Warzinik, K., Roach, A., & Doubledee, R. (2016). A comparison of intergovernmental and private agency collection of child support arrears. Children and Youth Services Review, 71, 166-173. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.10.040 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. Russell, L. T., Beckmeyer, J. J., Coleman, M., & Ganong, L. (2016). Perceived barriers to post-divorce coparenting: Differences between men and women and associations with coparenting behaviors. Family Relations, 65, 450-461. doi:10.1111/fare.12198 Russell, L. T., Coleman, M., Ganong, L., & Gayer, D. (2016). Divorce and childhood chronic illness: A grounded theory of trust, gender, and third party care providers. Journal of Family Nursing. 22, 252-278. doi:10.1177/1074840716639909 ** Top 50 Most Read Articles in Journal of Family Nursing (#35) September 2016** **Editor s Choice Featured Article** Coleman, M., Ganong, L., Russell, L., & Frye-Cox, N. (2015). Stepchildren's views about former steprelationships following stepfamily dissolution. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77, 775-790. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12182 Editor-Reviewed Publications 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Luke T. Russell 3 Coleman, M., Russell, L. T., & Ganong, L. (2013). Stepparent-child relationships. Entry in R. E. Emery (Ed). Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia. (pp. 1148-1151). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference. Coleman, M., Russell, L. T., & Ganong, L. (2013). Blended and binuclear families. Entry in R. E. Emery (Ed). Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia. (pp. 140-146). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference 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. Manuscripts in Review Sanner, C., Russell, L. T., Coleman, M., & Ganong, L. (in review). Stepsibling and half-sibling relationships: A systematic integrative review. Russell, L. T., Coleman, M., & Ganong, L. (in review). Conceptualizing family structure in a social determinants of health framework. Ganong, L., Russell, L. T., Chapman, A., Sanner, C., Ko, K., & Coleman, M. (in review). Responsibility inferences and judgements about helping parents and stepparents. Russell, L. T., Beckmeyer, J. J., & Su-Russell, C. (in review). Family-centered care and positive developmental outcomes for youth with special health care needs: Variations across family structures. Beckmeyer, J. J., & Russell, L. T. (in review). Family structure differences in family management practices and their associations with positive aspects of youth well-being. In the Media MU family researchers offer suggestions to improve co-parenting plans after divorce. Lake News Online (Dec. 6, 2016) Invited Radio Guest - Today s Issues (hosted by Kristi Carson) (Nov. 20, 2016) To help divorced parents, educational programs should focus on addressing financial and parenting barriers. MU News Bureau (Oct. 25, 2016) Refereed Symposia Organized/Chaired Russell, L. T. (2017, Nov). Organizer and chair of symposium accepted for presentation titled Adapting health care systems to work with contemporary families. Families and Health Section. National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Orlando, FL. Refereed Conference Presentations Ganong, L., Russell, L., Ko, K., Chapman, A., Sanner, C., & Coleman, M. (2017, Nov.) Being at fault for problems and judgements about kinship responsibility. Paper accepted for presentation at the 79 th Annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Orlando, FL.
Luke T. Russell 4 Sanner, C., Crowley, K., Coleman, M., Ganong, L., Russell, L., & Mitchell, S. (2017, Nov.) Stepparents relationships with former stepchildren. Poster accepted for presentation at the 79 th Annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Orlando, FL. Russell, L. T. Coleman, M., & Ganong, L. (2017, Nov.) Pediatric nursing care with children in post-divorce families. In L.T. Russell (Chair) Adapting health care systems to work with contemporary families. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 79 th Annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Orlando, FL. Beckmeyer, J. J., Russell, L. T., & Su-Russell, C. (2017, Nov.) Family-centered care and positive developmental outcomes for youth with special health care needs: Variations across family structures. In L.T. Russell (Chair) Adapting health care systems to work with contemporary families. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 79 th Annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Orlando, FL. Russell, L. T., & Su-Russell, C. (2017, April). Social determinants of children s health and flourishing: The roles of income, race, and family structure. Poster presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX. Russell, L. T., Coleman, M, & Ganong, L. (2016, Nov). Conceptualizing family structure as a social determinant of health. Poster presented at the 78 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Minneapolis, MN. Coleman, M., Sanner, C., Russell, L. T., & Kline, G. (2016, Nov.) Stepsibling and half-sibling relationships: A systemic integrative review. Poster presented at the 78 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Minneapolis, MN. Ganong, L., Coleman, M., Russell, L. T., Sanner, C., Kang, Y., & Chapman, A. (2016, Nov.) Coparenting after remarriage. In A. Ferraro (Chair) Coparenting in context: Highlighting new directions. Symposium presented at the 78 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Minneapolis, MN. Russell, L. T., Coleman, M, & Ganong, L. (2016, July). Family-centered care and children with special healthcare needs in post-divorce family structures. Poster presented at the 2016 Biennial Conference of the International Association for Relationship Research. Toronto, ON. Warzinik, K., Ganong, L., Schramm, D., Doubledee, R., Roach, A., & Russell, L. (2015, Nov.) Comparative analysis of intergovernmental child support collection techniques. Poster presented at the 77 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Vancouver, BC. Ganong, L., Coleman, M., Chapman, A., Sanner, C., Kang, Y., Russell, L., Mitchell, M., & Frye, N. (2015, Nov.) Exploring the complexity of stepgrandparent-stepgrandchild relationships. Symposium presented at the 77 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Vancouver, BC. O Guin, M. B., Ravert, R. D., & Russell, L. T. (2015, May). Managing chronic illness in the college environment: A critical incidents analysis. Poster presented at the 87 th Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Luke T. Russell 5 Ganong, L., Chapman, A., Russell, L. T., Kang, Y., Sanner, C., & Coleman, M. (2014, Nov.). Stepgrandparents' relationships with stepgrandchildren. Paper presented at 76 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Baltimore, MD. Russell, L. T., & Su-Russell, C. (2014, Nov.). Maternal parenting stress and health in fragile families. Poster presented at 76 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. Baltimore, MD. Russell, L. T., Ganong, L., Coleman, M., & Gayer, D. (2013, Nov.). Post-divorce coparenting of children with chronic illness. Paper presented at 75 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. San Antonio, TX. Coleman, M., Ganong, L., Russell, L. T., & Frye-Cox, N. (2013, Nov.). Who s in who s out: Identifying family members after stepfamily dissolution. Paper presented at 75 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. San Antonio, TX. Sanner, C., Chapman, A., Russell, L. T., Ganong, L., & Coleman, M. (2013, Nov.). Maintaining intergenerational stepkin relations in divorced families. Paper presented at 75 th annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations. San Antonio, TX. Feistman, R., Russell, L. T., Coleman, M., & Ganong, L. (2013, Oct.). Media usage rituals of emerging adults within post-divorce families. Paper presented at the 6 th Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Chicago, IL. Russell, L. T., Ganong, L., Coleman, M., & Gayer, D. (2013, June) Post-divorce coparenting of children with chronic illness. Paper presented at the 11 th Annual International Family Nursing Conference. Minneapolis, MN. Russell, L. T., Frye-Cox, N. E., Coleman, M., & Ganong, L. (2012, Oct.). Claiming of former stepkin. Poster presented at the 74 th annual National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ. Russell, L. T. & Weaver, S. E. (2012, May). Building steprelationships: Emerging adults experiences and maintenance of relationships with their stepparents. Poster presented at the 15 th annual Council on Contemporary Families Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Luke T. Russell 6 Funded Research Projects Experience 2016-2017 Pediatric Nursing Care with Post-Divorce Families Principal Investigator: Luke T. Russell Role: Principal Investigator Project Funders: MU Department of Human Development and Family Science Research Activity Fund Amount Awarded: $1,000.00 2014-2016 Managing Chronic Illness in the College Environment: A Critical Incidents Analysis Principal Investigator: Russell D. Ravert Role: Research Team Member Project Funders: MU College of Human Environmental Sciences Program for Undergraduate Research Amount Awarded: $2,500.00 2013-2015 Intergovernmental Child Support Collection Study Principal Investigators: Lawrence Ganong & David G. Schramm Role: Research Assistant Project Funders: Missouri Department of Social Services Amount Awarded: $200,000.00 2010 2013 Developing and Maintaining Positive Post Divorce Relationships in Families Principal Investigators: Marilyn Coleman & Lawrence Ganong Role: Research Assistant Project Funders: Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station Amount Awarded: $152,339.34 2010-2011 The Connecting for Baby Project Principal Investigators: Lawrence Ganong & Marilyn Coleman Role: Research Assistant Project Funders: U.S. Administration for Children and Families Amount Awarded: $2,764,413.00 2008-2010 Building Steprelationships: Emerging Adult Stepchildren s Perceptions and Experiences of their Stepparents Principal Investigator: Shannon Weaver Role: Student Investigator Project Funders: University of Connecticut Office of Undergraduate Research Amount Awarded: $3,350.00
Luke T. Russell 7 University Teaching Experience Courses Taught Average Course Evaluation (5-point scale) HDFS 1600 Foundations of Family Science 4.76 In Person: Summer 2017, Fall 2017 HDFS 1610 Intimate Relationships and Marriage 4.65 In Person: Spring 2011, 2012 Fall 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 HDFS 2200 Research Methods in HDFS 4.67 In Person: Fall 2015 HDFS 2450 Human Sexuality Across the Life Span 4.62 In Person: Fall 2013, 2016, 2017; Spring 2014, 2015, 2017 Online: Summer 2012, 2013, 2016 HDFS 3430 Adolescence and Young Adulthood 4.73 Online: Summer 2014 HDFS 4630 The Process of Divorce 4.66 In Person: Spring 2013, 2015, 2016 HDFS 4720 Child and Family Advocacy 4.34 In Person: Spring 2016, 2017 Family Life Education/Adult Education Experience 2012-Present Focus on Kids Program Delivery: Facilitated a court-mandated program for divorcing couples with children under age 18. 2011 Connecting for Baby Program Delivery: Organized and conducted monthly sessions and weekend retreats on healthy relationships among unmarried low-income new parents. 2007-2010 University of Connecticut Health Education Office Peer Educator: Presented workshops on sexual health and wellbeing Office Employee: Provided health information and materials for students, developed bulletins and postings on men s health and healthy relationships. Mentoring Experience 2011-2017 HDFS Graduate Mentor Volunteer: Mentor new graduate students 2008 UConn Connects Facilitator Volunteer: Mentor students on academic probation
Luke T. Russell 8 Professional / Disciplinary Service Journal of Family Theory and Review Digital Scholarship Board 2015-Present Founding Member Ad-Hoc Reviewer Family Relations Journal of Family Issues Journal of Family Theory and Review Journal of Latino/Latin American Studies Journal of Marriage and Family Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Personal Relationships Conference Proposal Reviewer 2012-2017 National Council on Family Relations Sections: Research and Theory, Families and Health, Feminism and Family Studies 2015 International Family Nursing Association Professional Memberships American Sociological Association: Family Section Council on Contemporary Families International Association for Relationship Research International Family Nursing Association National Council on Family Relations Society for Research in Child Development Society of Pediatric Nurses Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the APA) University Service Council on Family Relations (MUCFR) 2014-2017 Vice President 2012-2013 President 2010-2012 Treasurer 2010-Present Member Graduate Student Association 2014-2016 HDFS Department Representative Graduate and Professional Council 2011-2012 National Legislative Issues Coordinator 2010-2011 State Legislative Issues Coordinator National Association of Graduate-Professional Students 2011 Interim Legislative Concerns Chair 2010-2012 Legislative Issues Chair for the South-Central Region
Luke T. Russell 9 Fellowships & Awards 2017 Donald K. Anderson Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Total Amount Awarded: $1,000 2016 Lawrence Ganong Graduate Fellowship 2015 Total Amount Awarded: $10,000 2014 Marilyn Coleman Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in HDFS Total Amount Awarded: $1,000 2010 Adeline Hoffman Fellowship Total Amount Awarded: $67,500 2010 Adeline Hoffman Award in Human Environmental Science Total Amount Awarded: $8,000 2010 HDFS Department Supplemental Award Total Amount Awarded: $5,000 2008 Gary Karp Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Award University of Connecticut Total Amount Awarded: $3,350 Other Awards and Honors 2017 Superior Graduate Student Award 2014 NCFR Issues in Aging Focus Group Award Presentation Title: Stepgrandparents relationships with stepgrandchildren 2011 President s Award for Outstanding Service by an Individual Member National Association of Graduate-Professional Students 2009 Phi Beta Kappa Induction Liberal Arts & Sciences Honor Society 2009 Pi Sigma Alpha Induction Political Science Honor Society