Dr. Christopher Maniotes |

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Dr. Christopher Maniotes

Assistant Professor Phone: 217-581-6354
Email: cmaniotes@eiu.edu

INTRODUCTION

Dr. Maniotes examines how couples and families can maintain healthy and safe relationships throughout the life course. His research is advancing knowledge about the role of relational routines (i.e., instrumental behaviors) and rituals (i.e., symbolic behaviors), with the potential to inform practitioners and ultimately improve the well-being of couples and families.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Hardesty, J. L., Ogolsky, B. G., Park, S. Y., Akinbode, Tanitoluwa. D., Maniotes, C. R., Charvat, E. J., & Carter, Maya. L. (2024). No-Fault Divorce: Understanding Consequences for Cases with Intimate Partner Violence. Family Transitions, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/28375300.2024.2406112

Hardesty, J. L., Park, S. Y., Maniotes, C. R., Akinbode, T. D., Chen, H., & Ogolsky, B. G. (2024). Violence Risk or Writing Quality? Predicting Relief Outcomes from Protective Order Narratives. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241262220

Oleschuk, M. & Maniotes, C. R. (2023). “We can ‘break bread’ virtually:” Revealing the routinized and ritualized aspects of family food provisioning during lockdown. Journal of Family Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2023.2231910

Ogolsky, B. G., Hardesty, J. L., Theisen, J. C., Park, S. Y., Maniotes, C. R., Whittaker, A. M., Chong, J., & Akinbode, T. (2022). Parsing through public records: When and how is self-reported violence documented and when does it influence custody outcomes? Journal of Family Violence, 38, 543-555. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00401-w

Monk, J. K., Ogolsky, B. G., & Maniotes, C. R. (2022). Back and forth, up and down: On-off relationship instability and mental health over time in same–and different–sex relationships. Family Relations, 71(22), 630-643. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12614

Ogolsky, B. G., Mejia, S., Chronopoulou, A., Dobson, K., Maniotes, C. R., Rice, T. M., Hu, Y., Theisen, J. C., & Carvalho, C. (2021). Spatial proximity as a behavioral marker of relationship dynamics in older adult couples. Advance online publication. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39(10), 3116-3132. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211050073

Harman, J., Maniotes, C. R., & Grubb, C. (2021). Power dynamics in families affected by parental alienation. Personal Relationships, 28(4), 883-906. https//doi.org/10.1111/pere.12392

Maniotes, C. R., Ogolsky, B. G., & Hardesty, J. L. (2020). Destination marriage? The diagnostic role of rituals in dating relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(12), 3102–3122. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520952166

Ogolsky, B. G., Monk, J. K., Rice, T. M., Theisen, J. C., & Maniotes, C. R. (2017). Relationship maintenance: A review of research on romantic relationships. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 9, 275-306. https//doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12205

Other Publications

Maniotes, C. R. (2020). Rituals and Couples: Understanding the Role of Rituals in Relationship Stage Transitions. Report for the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).