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Jeremy Boden

Biography

I am an associate professor in the Family Science major. I teach courses in marriage and relationship skills, human sexuality, and couples therapy in the MFT program.
My current research focuses on the sexual debut and the transition to sexual intimacy among couples who decided to remain abstinent prior to marrying. I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist and have a private practice in Provo, Utah.

Education

PhD, Texas Tech University, 2012

Major: Human Development & Family Studies

MS, Loma Linda University, 2005

Major: Marriage & Family Therapy

BS, Brigham Young University, 2003

Major: Psychology

Teaching

FAMS 1150

Marriage and Relationship Skills, Fall 2025

FAMS 1150

Marriage and Relationship Skills, Fall 2025

FAMS 2800

Teaching Human Sexuality, Fall 2025

FAMS 2800

Teaching Human Sexuality, Fall 2025

FAMS 2800

Teaching Human Sexuality, Fall 2025

FAMS 1150

Marriage and Relationship Skills SS, Summer 2025

FAMS 2800

Teaching Human Sexuality, Summer 2025

MFT 6210

Couples Therapy, Spring 2025

FAMS 1150

Marriage and Relationship Skills SS, Spring 2025

FAMS 1150

Marriage and Relationship Skills SS, Spring 2025

FAMS 1150

Marriage and Relationship Skills SS, Spring 2025

FAMS 2800

Teaching Human Sexuality, Spring 2025

Presentations

Boden, Jeremy (Co-Presenter), Hoyer, Christina (Co-Presenter), Olson, Tannor (Co-Presenter), Watt, Gage (Co-Presenter), Howells, Anneli (Co-Author), NCFR (November 2025), "Crafting premarital interventions_ A qualitative needs assessment of engaged and newly married couples", National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, Maryland. (November, 2025)
Boden, Jeremy (Author Only), UAMFT (Spring 2025), "Before we say I do: An 8-session model for premarital counseling and education", Utah Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, SLC. (March, 2025)
Boden, Jeremy (Coordinator/Organizer), Hyer, Christine (Author Only), Watt, Gage (Author Only), Olsen, Tannor , Howells, Anneli , UTCFR (Spring 2025), "Assessing the Relational Needs of Cohabitating Couples Preparing for Marriage_ A Qualitative Study", Utah Council on Famliy Relations, Cedar City, Utah. (March 25, 2025)
Brown, JT (Co-Presenter), Wittstein, Sage , Boden, Jeremy (Co-Presenter), Arocho, Rachel (Co-Presenter), NCFR (November 2023), "I have barely scratched the surface...: A qualitative analysis of college student's sexual self-concepts and scripts", National Council on Family Relations, Orlando Florida. (November, 2023)
Howells, Anneli (Co-Presenter), Hyer, Christina (Co-Presenter), Watt, Gage (Co-Presenter), Boden, Jeremy (Co-Author), UTCFR (Spring 2023), "Assessing the needs of engaged couples preparing for marriage_ A qualitative study", Utah Council on Family Relations, BYU. (April, 2023)
Fawcett, Elizabeth (Co-Author), Boden, Jeremy (Co-Author), Farrer, Madison (Co-Author), Densley, Madison (Co-Author), NCFR (November 2021), "Developing a positive sexual relationship during the first year of marriage_ A qualitative study of LDS couples", National Council on Family Relations, Due to COVID, the entire conference was virtual. (November, 2021)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Boden, Jeremy , "ReMarriage Ready" .
Boden, Jeremy , (2025) "Marriage Ready" .
Leavitt, Chelom E, Allsop, David B, Gurr, Joanna , Fawcett, Elizabeth , Boden, Jeremy S, (2022) "A couples' relationship education intervention examining sexual mindfulness and trait mindfulness" (Issue: 3, vol. 39). Routledge.
Whiting, Jason B, Leavitt, Chelom E, Boden, Jeremy , (2020) "Strengthening Emotional and Physical Intimacy_ Creating a Mindful Marriage" . Switzerland: Springer.
Boden, Jeremy , Busby, D M, Niehuis, S , Reifman, A , Fitzpatrick, J , "Cognitions in marriage. Predicting partner enhancement in marital relationships." . Journal of Family Issues.
Boden, Jeremy , Cottle, N , Richards, G , (2015) "Learning through engagement_ A praxis approach to teaching Family Life Education Methodology" . Nacogdoches, TX: SFA Press.

Awards

Faculty Excellence Award

UVU College of Human Sciences - April 1, 2020

This was faculty that was given to me "in recognition of demonstrated excellence in teaching.

Departmental scholarships

May, 2010

September, 2005 – May, 2010

Quincy Family Scholarship

May, 2010

September, 2009 – May, 2010

Smith Family Scholarship

May, 2010

September, 2009 – May, 2010

James D. and Mary Hazelwood Memorial Graduate Fellowship

April, 2010

(Fall 2009 – Spring 2010)

College of Human Sciences Outstanding Graduate Student Award

December, 2009