Spencer L. James is an associate professor of Family Life, an Africana Studies and Global Women’s Studies affiliate, and a Fellow at both the Wheatley Institute and the Ballard Center. Since coming to BYU in 2012, he has published over 50 articles and book chapters and numerous public reports focused on two lines of research: the first on the consequences of family relationships for child well-being, and the second addressing how and why people form, maintain, and dissolve romantic relationships. He is the founder and director of the Global Families Research Initiative, which focuses on global family relationships and how those relationships influence the wellbeing of children, adolescents, and adults. Currently, he is working on several projects that examine how family dynamics and child well-being are linked in sub-Saharan Africa and throughout the world.
Spencer L. James is an associate professor of Family Life, an Africana Studies and Global Women’s Studies affiliate, and a Fellow at both the Wheatley Institute and the Ballard Center. Since coming to BYU in 2012, he has published over 50 articles and book chapters and numerous public reports focused on two lines of research: the first on the consequences of family relationships for child well-being, and the second addressing how and why people form, maintain, and dissolve romantic relationships. He is the founder and director of the Global Families Research Initiative, which focuses on global family relationships and how those relationships influence the wellbeing of children, adolescents, and adults. Currently, he is working on several projects that examine how family dynamics and child well-being are linked in sub-Saharan Africa and throughout the world.