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Justin Dyer

Professor
Curriculum Vitae
Church History and Doctrine
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275C JSB - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

801-422-5287

Biography

Justin Dyer is a Professor of Religious Education at Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. in human and community development from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Auburn University. He teaches classes on religion and family as well as graduate statistics. He has conducted research on incarcerated fathers and their families and he currently researches how religion, family, and mental health influence each other. He is particularly interested in Latter-day Saint mental health and how being LGBTQ+ and a Latter-day Saint influences mental health. He has published over 60 academic studies. His research has won several awards including BYU’s Young Scholar Award. He holds the college of Religious Education’s Moral Education Professorship and is a Fellow with the Wheatley Institute at BYU.

Research Interests

Fatherhood: particularly fathers of children with special needs and incarcerated fathers.
Development of religiosity and spirituality during adolescences and emerging adulthood.

Teaching Interests

The Eternal Family. Family Processes. Statistics.

Education

  • Ph.D., , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2009)
  • M.S., , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2006)

Honors and Awards

  • Young Scholar Award, Brigham Young University (2019 - 2021)

Professional Citizenship

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Family Psychology (2012 - Present)

Courses Taught

Publications

Presentations

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Eliza Peterson William J Dyer
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Angela Beesley Bradford Lee N Johnson William J Dyer
Mark Dryden Ogletree Bradley McCormick William J Dyer
Andrew H Rose David C Dollahite Todd D Little Hyanghee Lee William J Dyer
Jeffery L Hurst Megan Gale Janae M Nelson William J Dyer
Michael A Goodman William J Dyer
Richard B Miller William J Dyer Janae Miller
Mark Dryden D Ogletree William J Dyer Bradly McCormick
Mike Goodman William Justin Dyer Mark Dryden Ogletree
Sam A Hardy Michael A Goodman William J Dyer Mark Dryden Ogletree
Jeffery Hurst Megan Gale William J Dyer
Nathan Leonhardt Brian J Willoughby William J Dyer Jason S Carroll
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Mark Dryden Ogletree William J Dyer D. Olalere B. McCormick M. Petersen
Michael A Goodman William J Dyer Jeremy Grubbs Holli Sperry
William J Dyer Megan Gale Alyssa Marsh Lindsay Oldroyd Austin Stewart
Kwin Willis Richard B Miller Jeremy B Yorgason William J Dyer
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Tanra Hill Nathan Jorgensen R Hammond William J Dyer
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Michael A Goodman William J Dyer
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Megan Gale Alyssa Marsh Lindsay Oldroyd Austin Stewart William J Dyer
Spencer Moore P. Blazzard Olivia Scholes Elizabeth Griffiths William J Dyer
Mark Dryden Ogletree William J Dyer Heather Baker Maelyn Peterson
Nathan Leonhardt Brian J Willoughby William J Dyer
William J Dyer Cassidy Ogletree Sharlene Nauta Michael A Goodman
Michael Goodman William J Dyer Mark Ogletree Erin Hemmelgarn Heather Baker
Aliceann Crandall Brianna Michele Magnusson William J Dyer Maria Lelinneth Lagman Beloy Novilla Kirsten Novilla Kirsten Evans
Michael A. Goodman Justin Dyer Mark D. Ogletree
Nathan Robbins Erin Kramer Holmes William J Dyer
Daniel K Judd William Justin Dyer Justin B. Top
Daniel Blocker Roy A Bean Damon Rappleyea William J Dyer
Christin Laray Porter William J Dyer
Christin Laray Porter William J Dyer
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Sarah Marie Coyne William J Dyer R. Densley N. M. Money Randal D Day James M Harper
William J Dyer Nathan L Robbins
Brent A. McBride Sarah Curtiss Rosa M. Santos Daniel K. Laxman Laurie L. Jeans Jenna Weglarz-Ward William J Dyer Justin Kern
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William J Dyer Nathan Robbins Randal D. Day
William J Dyer Elizabeth Karberg Natasha J Cabrera
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Randal D Day William J Dyer Stephanie Blickfeldt
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KayLee C Dunn Erin Kramer Holmes James M Harper William J Dyer Randal D Day
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