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FHSS Faculty

Chris Porter

Associate Director
School of Family Life, Family Life, School of Family Life
Email: chris_porter@byu.edu

2086C JFSB
701 E University PKWY
Provo, Utah 84602-2401

8014225806

Education

  • PHD, CHILD DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY STUDIES, , PURDUE UNIVERSITY-WEST LAFAYETTE (1996)
  • MS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY STUDIES , PURDUE UNIV-WEST LAFAYETTE (1992)
  • BS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT/PSYCHOLOGY , BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (1990)

Honors and Awards

  • Virginia Cutler Lecturer, FHSS/School of Family Life (2023 - 2023)
  • School of Family Life Teaching Award, School of Family life (2022 - 2022)

Memberships

  • American Psychological Association (2006 - Present)
  • International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (1996 - Present)
  • International Society for Infant Studies (1992 - Present)
  • Society for Research in Child Development (1991 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Developmental Psychobiology (2024 - Present)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Infant Behavior and Development (2023 - Present)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Infancy (2025 - 2025)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Scientific Reports (2025 - 2025)

Courses Taught

Publications

Peter Joseph Reschke Eric Walle Brooklyn Daines Coleman Jamon Jex Ashley Michelle Fraser Christin Laray Porter Mindy Anne Brown Brandon Clifford Amberly King Caroline McMurray Ethan Strang Christin Laray Porter Noah Chojnacki Sarah Marie Coyne Chongming Yang Peter Joseph Reschke Laura Stockdale Hailey G. Holmgren Cortney Evans-Stout Christin Laray Porter Chongming Yang David Allen Nelson Sun Yao Craig H Hart Ren Huiguang Christin Laray Porter Charissa S. L. Cheah Shenghua Jin Dahua Wang Brandon Clifford Natalie Eggum Adam Eric Apffel Rogers Christin Laray Porter Megan Gale Joey Sheppard Kelsey Lucca Vanessa Rainey Robert Bradley Hailey Elizabeth Holmgren Blake Lee Jones Sarah Marie Coyne Jane Shawcroft Hailey Holmgren Chenae Christensen-Duerden Sarah Ashby Adam Eric Apffel Rogers Peter Joseph Reschke Rachel Barr Sarah Domoff Megan Van Alfen Madeline Meldrum Christin Laray Porter Sarah Marie Coyne Jane Shawcroft Hailey Elizabeth Holmgren Chenae Duerden Sarah Ashby Adam Eric Apffel Rogers Peter Joseph Reschke Rachel Barr Sarah Domoff Megan Van Alfen Madeline Meldrum Christin Laray Porter Chris L. Porter Cortney Evans-Stout Brandon N Clifford Natalie D Eggum Adam Eric Apffel Rogers Christin Laray Porter Megan Gale J Andan Sheppard Kelsey Lucca Vanessa Rainey Robert H Bradley Hailey Holmgren Blake Lee Jones Christin Laray Porter Sarah Marie Coyne Noah Chojnacki Brandon McDaniel Peter J Reschke Laura Stockdale Peter Joseph Reschke Brandon N Clifford Mindy A Brown Matthew Siufanua Haley Graver Alexandra M Cooper Christin Laray Porter Laura Stockdale Sarah Marie Coyne Christin Laray Porter Alexandra M Cooper Peter J Reschke Christin L Porter Sarah M Coyne Laura Stockdale Hailey Graver Matthew Siufanua Adam Eric Apffel Rogers Eric Walle Huiguang Ren Craig H. Hart Charissa S. L. Cheah Chris L. Porter David A. Nelson H Melis Yavuz-Muren Wen Gao Fatimah Haron Liuqing Jiang Akiko Kawashima Ai Shibazaki-Lau Jun Nakazawa Larry J. Nelson Clyde C. Robinson Cortney Evans-Stout Jo Pei Tan Chongming Yang Ai-Hwa Quek Nan Zhou Laura Ann Stockdale Hailey Holmgren Christin Laray Porter Brandon Clifford Sarah Marie Coyne Laura Stockdale Hailey Elizabeth Holmgren Christin Laray Porter Brandon Clifford Sarah Marie Coyne Laura Ann Stockdale Christin Laray Porter Peter Joseph Reschke McCall Booth Sarah Marie Coyne Jane Shawcroft Madison Memmott-Elison Christin Laray Porter Laura Stockdale Peter Joseph Reschke McCall Booth Madison Memmott-Elison Sarah Marie Coyne Christin Laray Porter C.Y. Yang Nathan A. Yorganson Cortney Evans Stout Christin Laray Porter Cortney A Evans-Stout Peter Reschke Larry J Nelson Daniel C Hyde Laura Ann Stockdale Christin Laray Porter Sarah Marie Coyne Lee Whitney Essig M Booth S Keenan-Kroff E Schvaneveldt Carly Thornock Larry J Nelson Christin Laray Porter cortney evans Allyson E Light Julianne Holt-Lunstad Christin Laray Porter Kathleen Light Christin Laray Porter William J Dyer Daniel C Hyde Ross A Flom Chris L Porter Dan C. Hyde Christin Laray Porter Ross A Flom Sarah Ahlander-Stone Sarah S Ahlander Christin Laray Porter Cortney Evans Evans Stout Larry J Nelson Christin Laray Porter Daniel C. Hyde Christin Laray Porter Ross A Flom Christin Laray Porter Cortney Evans Stout Larry J Nelson Christin Laray Porter David Allen Nelson Craig H Hart Christin L Porter Blake L Jones Daniel C. Hyde Blake Jones Ross A Flom Christin Laray Porter Daniel C Hyde Blake L Jones Ross A Flom Christin L Porter Christin Laray Porter Blake Jones Daniel C. Hyde Blake Jones Christin Laray Porter Ross A Flom Chongming Yang Craig H Hart David Allen Nelson Christin Laray Porter Susanne Olsen Roper Clyde Clark Robinson Shenghua Jin Craig H Hart Chongming Yang Larry J Nelson Clyde Clark Robinson Joseph A Olsen David A Nelson Christin Laray Porter Shenghua Jin Susanne Olsen Roper Peixia Wu Craig H Hart David Allen Nelson Clyde Clark Robinson Susanne Olsen Roper Mary Kay McNeilly-Choque Christin Laray Porter Trevor R. Mckee

Presentations

Hailey Elizabeth Holmgren Rebecca Lin Densley Sarah Marie Coyne Christin Laray Porter Blake Lee Jones Jennah Sheffield Taylor Harker Allison Weston-Greenburg Jane Shawcroft Laura Stockdale
Christin Laray Porter Noah Chojnacki Peter Joseph Reschke Sarah Marie Coyne
Yao Sun Craig H Hart Christin Laray Porter B Zhang Charissa Cheah
Isaac Leavitt Christin Laray Porter
Hailey Holmgren Laura Stockdale Ashley Michelle Fraser Megan Gale Christin Laray Porter Cortney Evans Evans Stout
Christin Laray Porter Sarah Marie Coyne Brandon McDaniel Noah Chojnacki Peter Joseph Reschke Laura Stockdale
Sarah Ashby Megan Van Alfen Chenae Christensen-Duerden Sarah Marie Coyne Jane Shawcroft Hailey Holmgren Adam Eric Apffel Rogers Peter Joseph Reschke Rachel Barr Sarah Domoff Madeleine Meldrum Christin Laray Porter
Huiguang Ren Craig H Hart Christin Laray Porter Charissa Cheah
Craig H Hart Huiguang Ren Charissa Cheah Christin Laray Porter David Allen Nelson
Noah Chojnacki Scott Sam Scott Stephenson Christin Laray Porter
Christin Laray Porter Laura Stockdale Peter Joseph Reschke Madeline Booth Noah Chojnacki Sarah Marie Coyne
Peter Joseph Reschke Gavin Jones Christin Laray Porter Laura Stockdale Sarah Marie Coyne
Chongming Yang Christin Laray Porter Craig H Hart David Allen Nelson Wen Gao Nan Zhou
Noah Chojnacki Christin Laray Porter Ashley Brooks LeBaron Black
Christin Laray Porter Sarah Ann Ahlander Stone Larry J Nelson Cortney Evans Evans Stout Daniel C. Hyde
Christin Laray Porter William J Dyer
Clifford Brandon Cortney Evans Larry J Nelson Christin Laray Porter
Christin Laray Porter Daniel C Hyde Ross A Flom Sarah Ahlander Stone
Christin Laray Porter Sarag Ahlander Stone
Sarah A Ahlander Christin Laray Porter Alan Fogel