Tim B. Heaton (born December 1, 1949) is an American educator and sociologist. He has been called the leading expert on the demographics of Mormons. Heaton holds the Camilla Kimball Chair in the Department of Sociology at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

(BYU). He has done research in both the United States on trends and sources of divorce and in Latin America on how the family characteristic effects the health of children. Heaton holds bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and a Ph.D. from the

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC–Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) is a public university, public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolli ...

. Heaton is the co-editor of ''Biodemography and Social Biology.'' Heaton also co-edited the ''Statistical Handbook of the Family'' with Bruce Chadwick. He co-authored with

Marie Cornwall Marie Cornwall (born 1949) is the editor of the ''Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion'', a professor of sociology and women's studies at Brigham Young University (BYU) and a former director of BYU's Women's Research Institute. Biography Co ...

and Lawrence A. Young ''Contemporary Mormonism: Social Science Perspectives''. Heaton co-authored the article "Religious Influence on Marital Stability" with Vaughn R. A. Call. He wrote the article "The Effects of Religious Homogamy on Marital Satisfaction" with Edith D. Pratt. He has authored or co-authored many other articles for the ''

Journal of Family Issues ''Journal of Family Issues'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of family studies. The journal's editor-in-chief is Constance L. Shehan (University of Florida). It was established in 1980 and is currently publi ...

,'' ''Journal of Marriage and the Family.''

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Sage publishing bio of Heatongoodreads listing of works by HeatonBYU bio page for Heaton
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heaton, Tim B. Brigham Young University faculty Brigham Young University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fellows Writers from Utah 1949 births Living people American sociologists