Ted Futris

Education

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

Editorial Appointments

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

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. Advanced online publication.https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075231157774

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

Richardson, E. W., Pettit, M., Futris, T. G., & Gale, J. (2021). A latent class analysis of non-relative foster caregivers’ trait mindfulness and individual and relationship outcomes. Journal of Family Psychology. 36(7), 1262-1273. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000917

Richardson, E. W., Mallette, J. K., Futris, T. G., Dai, Y., & DeMeester, K. (2021). Foster parenting stress as a moderator of change in coparenting support following relationship education. Journal of Family Issues, 35(5), 649–659. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000827

Mallette, J., Richardson, E. W., & Futris, T. G. (2021). Foster father identity: A theoretical framework. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 13(3), 300-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12391

Publications

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

• The National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Model: Core Teaching Concepts for Relationship and Marriage Enrichment Programming.
• ELEVATE: Taking your Relationship to the Next Level.
• Healthy Relationship and Marriage Education Training Curriculum.
• Cultivating Healthy Couple and Marital Relationships: A Guide to Effective Programming.