Dr. Tyler Jamison HDFS

Tyler Jamison

Associate Professor
Phone: (603) 862-5587
Office: Human Development & Family Studies, Pettee Hall Rm 201, Durham, NH 03824
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Tyler Jamison, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of New Hampshire’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Her research focuses on romantic development—the process by which individuals build the capacity to form and maintain the types of relationships they desire through interactions with family, peers, friends, and romantic partners. She specializes in emerging adulthood, a developmental stage when people begin to establish lasting patterns and make critical decisions about their romantic lives. Her recent work explores teen dating violence and prevention or intervention strategies to disrupt unhealthy relationship patterns.
 
Dr. Jamison is a qualitative family scholar and educator who collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team of colleagues and undergraduate students. Her methodological expertise has been featured in academic books, webinars, and invited presentations. She is also actively engaged in public scholarship through her blog Assembly Required on Psychology Today, as Co-editor of the Digital Scholarship Board for the Journal of Family Theory and Review, and through her leadership with Relevate, a team that creates accessible research-based resources for the public.
 
Dr. Jamison's work has been widely published in top peer-reviewed journals. She received the Class of 1938 Professorship in 2023 in recognition of excellence in teaching and was the recipient of the CHHS Teaching Award in 2018. She is actively involved in the National Council on Family Relations and the International Association for Relationship Researchers, where she contributes to national and international dialogue on relationship science and family well-being.

Courses Taught

  • HDFS 545: Intimate Relationships & Fam
  • HDFS 695: Independent Study
  • HDFS 697W: SpcTop/Prof Writ in Human Serv
  • HDFS 707: Practicum
  • HDFS 746: Human Sexuality
  • HDFS 746/846: Human Sexuality
  • HDFS 757/857: Race, Class, Gender & Families
  • HDFS 782: Family Internship
  • HDFS 792: Family Internship Seminar
  • HDFS 793: Family Internship Seminar
  • HDFS 846: Human Sexuality
  • HONR 799H: Honors Thesis Completion
  • INCO 590: Student Research Experience
  • INCO 790: Advanced Research Experience

Education

  • Ph.D., Human Development&Family Study, University of Missouri - Columbia
  • M.S., Human Development&Family Study, University of Missouri - Columbia
  • B.A., Psychology, Miami University - Ohio

Selected Publications

  • Moschella-Smith, E. A., Potter, S. J., Jamison, T., Harley, M., Fine, S., & Chaudhry, A. S. (2025). Attitudes Toward Unhealthy Relationship Behaviors and Boundary-Setting: Variation Among High School Students.. J Interpers Violence, 40(5-6), 1173-1198. doi:10.1177/08862605241257598

  • Jamison, T. B., & Saint-Eloi Cadely, H. (2024). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Implications for Young Adults' Romantic Outlook.. J Interpers Violence, 8862605241285875. doi:10.1177/08862605241285875

  • Jamison, T. B., & Kanter, J. B. (2023). Young Adults’ Cohabitation and Dating Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration of Romantic and Developmental Context. Emerging Adulthood, 11(6), 1489-1501. doi:10.1177/21676968231201084

  • Tarantino, M. R., & Jamison, T. B. (2023). Resilience Through Relationship Experiences: A Qualitative Exploration of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Romantic Development. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 19(5), 351-366. doi:10.1080/27703371.2023.2212621

  • Beckmeyer, J. J., & Jamison, T. B. (2023). Understanding singlehood as a complex and multifaceted experience: Insights from relationship science. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 15(3), 562-577. doi:10.1111/jftr.12497

  • Jamison, T. B., Ganong, L., & Proulx, C. M. (2017). Unmarried Coparenting in the Context of Poverty: Understanding the Relationship Between Stress, Family Resource Management, and Resilience. JOURNAL OF FAMILY AND ECONOMIC ISSUES, 38(3), 439-452. doi:10.1007/s10834-016-9518-z

  • Jamison, T. B., Coleman, M., Ganong, L. H., & Feistman, R. E. (2014). Transitioning to Postdivorce Family Life: A Grounded Theory Investigation of Resilience in Coparenting. FAMILY RELATIONS, 63(3), 411-423. doi:10.1111/fare.12074

  • Jamison, T. B., & Proulx, C. M. (2013). Stayovers in emerging adulthood: Who stays over and why?. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 20(1), 155-169. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6811.2012.01407.x

  • Ganong, L. H., Coleman, M., Feistman, R., Jamison, T., & Markham, M. S. (2012). Communication Technology and Postdivorce Coparenting. Family Relations, 61(3), 397-409. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00706.x

  • Jamison, T. B., & Ganong, L. (2011). "We're not living together:" Stayover relationships among college-educated emerging adults. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 28(4), 536-557. doi:10.1177/0265407510384897

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