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Welcome to Wheatley Institute

Learn more about our mission and who we are.
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2025 American Family Survey Launch

Expert panel discussion Nov 14
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Resources for Peacemaking

Online resources for dialogue and depolarization.

Strengthening society through research-supported work that fortifies the core institutions of family, religion, and constitutional government.

INITIATIVES

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At Bethesda's Waters - Celebrating 20 Years of Carl Bloch's Masterpiece at BYU

March 07, 2022 09:00 AM
This year, the BYU Museum of Art celebrates 20 years of the acquisition of the Carl Bloch painting, Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda. In 2001, The Wheatley Institute’s founders, Jack and Mary Lois Wheatley brought this painting, the first of many Carl Bloch paintings, to the BYU Museum of Art.
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Justin Collings BYU Devotional

February 02, 2022 09:00 AM
Justin Collings, professor of law and associate dean at BYU Law School, delivered this devotional address on February 1, 2022.
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In Memoriam: Jack Wheatley, 1928–2020

November 02, 2020 09:00 AM
“Weigh success not in gain, but in improvements to the world.”
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Perspective: Is My Faith "Terrible for Women"? Not if You Believe the Data

July 20, 2022 11:40 AM
Fellow Op-Ed in Deseret News
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Wheatley Institute Research Cited in Mashable Parenting Article

July 20, 2022 11:36 AM
Mashable explores the modern problem that parents face as they raise children in a digital world in June 2022 article. They use research from the Wheatley Institute report called "Teaching by Example" to explore how parenting styles impact the realtionship that kids have with the technology in their home.
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The Washington Examiner Shares Research from the Wheatley Institute

July 20, 2022 11:04 AM
Washington Examiner journalist Heather Hamilton cited Wheatley Institute research in a recent article. The article explores the mental health of adolescents in conjunction with the social media use of their parents. Hamilton uses research from the report "Teaching by Example" which was authored by Sarah Coyne, Emily Weinstein, Spencer James, Megan Gale, and Megan Van Alfen and published by the Wheatley Institute in June of 2022.
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