Jonathon Beckmeyer
Assistant Professor
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
FCS 200.001 Problem Solving and Research Methods in Family & Consumer Sciences
FCS 445.001 Statistics in Applied Science and Technology
FCS 445.091 Statistics in Applied Science and Technology
Teaching Interests & Areas
Research Methodology and Statistics
Research Interests & Areas
My research program draws on family science, human development, and public health to explore how family systems and intimate relationships (inside and outside of families) develop and are contexts for adolescent and emerging adult well-being. I have current projects focused on three areas: (1) Family Systems and Relationships, (2) Romantic and Sexual Relationships and Experiences, and (3) Adolescent and Emerging Adult Social Networks.
My family systems and relationships research explores how these influence on adolescents and emerging adults, with an extensive focus on structurally diverse families. I am keenly interested in understanding how family systems and relationships promote resiliency and positive developmental outcomes.
I consider romantic and sexual development as normative and healthy parts of adolescents’ and emerging adults’ lives. Within this area, I have been able to illustrate how adolescents and young adults pursue (or choice not to) sex and romance, better understand what contributes to pleasurable and high-quality experiences, and contextualize how romantic and sexual involvement relate to well-being. I have also developed several new measures to advance research in adolescent and young adult romantic and sexual experiences.
My research on adolescent and emerging adult social networks is an emerging area focusing on integrating family, romantic, and peer networks as determinants of adolescent and emerging adult health. My colleagues and I have collected several sets of data capturing the dynamics across those relational domains.
Google Scholar Profile (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jy93lqAAAAAJ&hl=en)
Research Gate Profile (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jonathon-Beckmeyer-2?ev=hdr_xprf)
Ph D Human Development and Family Studies
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
MS Criminal Justice and Criminology
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
BS Psychology
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
Outstanding Researcher - Pre-Tenure Category
College of Applied Science and Technology
2025
Book, Chapter
Coparenting among divorced and separated parents in the United States.
Luke Russell, Jonathon Beckmeyer.
(2025), The sociology of the family: Key debates and contending perspectives., Edward Elgar Press
Family life education with divorcing and separating parents.
Melinda S. Markham, Anthony J. Ferraro, Luke Russell, Jonathon Beckmeyer.
(2025), Family life education: The practice of family science (2nd edition)., National Council on Family Relations
Conference Proceeding
ADOLESCENT REPORTS OF OWN AND PARTNER ORGASM AT LAST PARTNERED SEXUAL EVENT - DATA FROM THREE WAVES OF A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE PROBABILITY SURVEY OF US ADOLESCENTS 14-17 YEARS
DJ Hensel, J Fu, Jonathon Beckmeyer, B Dodge, D Herbenick.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 66 (2), S107-S108, (2020)
TELLING THE TRUTH: ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULTS' HONESTY DURING A SEXUAL HISTORY AND ASSOCIATION WITH RECEIPT OF SERVICES
N Liddon, S Pampati, RJ Steiner, DJ Hensel, TC Fu, Jonathon Beckmeyer, D Herbenick.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 66 (2), S104-S104, (2020)
ADOLESCENT DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE TOPICS WITH PROVIDERS RESULTS FROM A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE PROBABILITY SURVEY OF US ADOLESCENTS 14-17 YEARS
DJ Hensel, A Keeling, D Herbenick, Jonathon Beckmeyer, J Fu, B Dodge.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 64 (2), S30-S30, (2019), 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.10.069
THE IMPACT OF PAST YEAR DIFFICULT WORRIES ON RECENCY OF ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES BY GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND RACE/ETHNICITY RESULTS FROM A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE PROBABILITY SURVEY OF US ADOLESCENTS 14-17 YEARS
DJ Hensel, D Herbenick, J Fu, B Dodge, Jonathon Beckmeyer.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 64 (2), S71-S71, (2019), 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.10.153
Magazine/Trade Publication
Parenting education in the context of divorce, separation, and non-coresidence
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Anthony J Ferraro, Melinda S Markham, Andrew S. Brimhall, Luke Russell.
National Council on Family Relations, (2024)
Other
Considerations in the Measurement and Reporting of Withdrawal: Findings from the 2018 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior
TC Fu, DJ Hensel, Jonathon Beckmeyer, B Dodge, D Herbenick.
JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE, 16 (8), 1170-1177, (2019), 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.05.022
A Review of Parent-Based Barriers to Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sex and Sexuality: Implications for Sex and Family Educators
M Malacane, Jonathon Beckmeyer.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEXUALITY EDUCATION, 11 (1), 27-40, (2016), 10.1080/15546128.2016.1146187
Presentations
Characteristics of divorced parents who did not participate in divorce education
Ellie McCann, Jonathon Beckmeyer.
National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2025
Defining the relationship talks in emerging adult romantic partnerships
Jonathon Beckmeyer.
National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2025
Do parent education programs for divorcing parents work for everyone? Understanding how identified barriers translate to potential relitigation
Carissa Trout, Anthony Ferraro, Melinda Markham, Andrew Brimhall, Jonathon Beckmeyer.
National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2025
Family structure and family management practices: Similarities, differences, and positive youth development
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Gabrielle Kline.
National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2025
Romantic partnerships and emerging adult stress: Do romantic partners buffer or elicit stress?
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Gabrielle Kline.
National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2025
What makes for good or difficult divorces?
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Luke Russell.
Theory Construction and Research Methodology Preconference Workshop of the 2025 Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 2025
A typology approach to exploring the diversity of young adult singlehood
Nicole Watkins, Jonathon Beckmeyer, Tyler Jamison.
Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Charleston, SC, June, 2025
Perceived life stability during emerging and early established adulthood
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Tyler Jamison.
Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Charleston, SC, June, 2025
Socio-demographic characteristics of emerging adults’ friendship networks: A person-centered approach
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Gabrielle Kline.
Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Charleston, SC, June, 2025
Family structure and parents’ perceptions of the importance of youth developmental assets: Challenging the deficit orientation of structurally diverse families.
Jonathon J. Beckmeyer, Luke Russell, Gabrielle Kline.
Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA, November, 2024
Post-divorce repartnering as family transitions.
Jonathon J. Beckmeyer, Ray E. Petren, Luke Russell.
Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA, November, 2024
Who Participates in divorce education? Participant characteristics and reasons for attending divorce education.
Andrew S. Brimhall, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer, Anthony J. Ferraro, Melinda S. Markham, Luke T. Russell, Renee E. Wilkins-Clark, Ellie McCann, J Kale Monk, Judith Myers-Walls.
Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA, November, 2024
Families in Transition: A Strengths-Based Approach
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Raymond Petren.
National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA, November, 2024
Not starting from square one: Pre-separation characteristics shape post-separation coparenting
Raymond Petren, Anthony Ferraro, Carissa Trout, Jonathon Beckmeyer.
National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA, November, 2024
Positive and negative experiences in adolescent romantic partnerships: Implications for well-being
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Gabrielle C Kline.
National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA, November, 2024
Sibling caregiving: Exploring a new measure of adolescent feelings toward caregiving
Gabrielle C Kline, Jonathon Beckmeyer, Samantha Jones.
National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA, November, 2024
Positive Youth Development for Youth Living in Structurally Diverse Families: A Call for Increased Research
Jonathon Beckmeyer.
Theory and Construction & Research Methedology, Bellevue, WA, November, 2024
Post-divorce coparenting: Scholarly definitions & recent findings
Jonathon J. Beckmeyer, Luke Russell.
Reimagining Parallel Parenting Series, Online, October, 2024
Patterns of knowledge change in divorce education programs: A latent profile analysis
Luke T. Russell, Anthony J. Ferraro, Renee E. Wilkins-Clark, Jonathon Beckmeyer, Andrew S. Brimhall, Kale Monk, Joe Noble, K Oehme, A Perko, L Thibodeau, D Weishaar.
National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL, November, 2023
Post-divorce coparenting prior to divorce education and perceptions of divorce education.
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Anthony J. Ferraro, Luke T. Russell, Melinda S. Markham, Renee E. Wilkins-Clark, Joe Noble, K Oehme, A. Perko, L Thibodeau.
National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL, November, 2023
Examining equifinality: Variable patterns of youth developmental assets and health.
Luke T Russell, Todd M Jensen, Jonathon Beckmeyer, Chang Su-Russell.
Theory Construction and Research Methodology Preconference Workshop, Orlando, FL, November, 2023
Using multi-program evaluation data to explore how divorce education can benefit families during times of transition
Anthony J Ferraro, Melinda S. Markham, Renee Wilkins-Clark, Jonathon Beckmeyer, Luke Russell, Ellie McCann, Judith A Myers-Walls, Joe Noble, Karen Oehme, Sharon Powell, Lori Thibodeau, Kate Welshons.
84th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2022
Family structure diversity and youth health care access.
Jonathon Beckmeyer, Luke Russell, Chang Su-Russell.
14th International Family Nursing Conference, Wasington, DC, August, 2019
Social determinants of health & flourishing among children with special health care needs: Considering contexts of income, race, and family structure.
Luke Russell, Chang Su-Russell, Jonathon Beckmeyer.
14th International Family Nursing Conference, Washington, DC, August, 2019
Utilizing family science research and methods to investigate social determinants of health: Implications for practice-based research
Luke Russell, Jonathon Beckmeyer, Chang Su-Russell.
14th International Family Nursing Conference, Washington, DC, August, 2019