Ted G. Futris

Professor & Extension Specialist

Areas of expertise

PsychologySocial WorkSociologyDemographyApplied EconomicsPublic Health and Health Services

About

Relationship and Marriage Education; Coparenting; Parenting with a particular interest in Fathering and Adolescent Parenting; Stepfamily relationships; Community Engagement in Family Programming; Efficacy of Family Life Education Programs

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Human Development and Family Studies, General

University of North Carolina – Greensboro, NC, United States (2000)

Master of Science, Human Development and Family Studies, General

University of North Carolina – Greensboro, NC, United States (1997)

Bachelor of Arts, Family Systems

University of North Carolina – Charlotte, NC, United States (1994)

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, General

University of North Carolina – Charlotte, NC, United States (1994)

Awards and Honors

Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2025)
GEAFCS Social Media Education Award (2025)
GEAFCS Marketing Package Award (2025)
NEAFCS Social Media Education Award (2025)
NEAFCS Social Media Education Award (2025)
NEAFCS Marketing Package Award (2025)
NEAFCS Marketing Package Award (2025)
Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2024)
Program Research Through Excellence Award- State (2024)
Mary W. Wells Memorial Diversity Award- State (2024)
Best Family Financial Wellbeing Paper Award (2023)
Best Family Financial Wellbeing Paper Award Finalist (2023)
National Council on Family Relations Fellow (2021)
Bill and June Flatt Outstanding Extension and Outreach Faculty Award (2021)
Chris Todd Outstanding Outreach Award (2021)
Athletic Association Professorship in Family and Consumer Sciences (2021)
NEAFCS Excellence in Teamwork Award, 1st Place (2020)
GEAFCS Human Development / Family Relationship Award, 2nd Place (2020)
GEAFCS Excellence in Teamwork Award, 1st Place (2020)
GEAFCS Human Development / Family Relationship Award, 1st Place (2020)
NAE4-HA Excellence in Healthy Living Programming Award, 1st Place (Southern Region) (2019)
NAE4-HA Excellence in Healthy Living Programming Award, 1st Place (State) (2019)
GEAFCS Excellence in Teamwork Award, 2nd Place (2019)
GEAFCS Human Development / Family Relationship Award, 2nd Place (2019)
Margaret E. Arcus Outstanding Family Life Educator Award (2018)
Recognized in President Morehead's 2016 State of the University Address (2016)
Best Paper in Human Development and Family Studies Award, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (2015)
Bill and June Flatt Outstanding Extension and Outreach Faculty Award (2015)
University of Georgia Faculty Support in Recognition of Research Productivity (2013)
Best Research Article by a New Professional Award (Finalist) (2013)
Outreach Faculty Award (2010)
Junior Achievement in Extension/Outreach Award (2010)
Alva Youngner Family & Consumer Science Programming Award for 4-H and Youth (2010)
Best Research Article Award, Family and Consumer Sciences Research (2009)
State Diversity Team Award (2009)
State Living Well Award (2009)
State Educational Publication Award (2009)
Southern Region Educational Publication Award (2009)
National Living Well Award (2009)
National Educational Publication Award (2009)

Courses

HDFS 7010: Directed Study in Human Development and Family Science (Fall 2025)
HDFS 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
HDFS 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
HDFS 9005: Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar (Fall 2025)
HDFS 4970R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II (Fall 2025)
HDFS 7005: Graduate Student Seminar (Fall 2025)
GRSC 7001: GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar (Fall 2025)
HDFS 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2025)
HDFS 7010: Directed Study in Human Development and Family Science (Spring 2026)
HDFS 9005: Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar (Spring 2026)
HDFS 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
HDFS 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
HDFS 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
HDFS 7005: Graduate Student Seminar (Spring 2026)
HDFS 3010: Directed Study in Human Development and Family Science (Spring 2026)
HDFS 4990R: Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) (Spring 2026)
HDFS 4970R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II (Spring 2026)
HDFS 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
HDFS 9005: Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar (Summer 2026)
HDFS 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
HDFS 7005: Graduate Student Seminar (Summer 2026)
HDFS 3010: Directed Study in Human Development and Family Science (Fall 2026)
HDFS 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
HDFS 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
HDFS 7010: Directed Study in Human Development and Family Science (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

Couple Relationship Education within the Context of Intimate Partner Violence Risk, JOURNAL OF COUPLE & RELATIONSHIP THERAPY-INNOVATIONS IN CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS, (2026).
Cui S, Futris TG, Richardson EW, Campbell A
The Associations Between Trait Mindfulness, Relationship Efficacy and Interparental Relationship Quality for Couples Receiving Support Services: A Dyadic Data Analysis, CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK, (2026).
Richardson EW, Futris TG
ELEVATE: Taking your relationship to the next level [Spanish Edition], University of Georgia Extension, (2025).
Futris T
Human Development and Family Science International Graduate Students Guide – Draft, (2025).
Poleon R, Futris T
Examining the association between relationship skills improvement on mental health outcomes: The role of change in loneliness and social support following participation in ELEVATE., (2025).
Winkelman Richardson E, Shepherd L, Futris T, Brown R

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