Zippy News: Family Life Education Month!

NCFR Weekly Zippy News

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024

Submit Your Proposal for NCFR 2024
Conference Proposal Reviewers — Sign Up by March 4
Vote in NCFR's 2024 Elections
Family Relations Seeks Editorial Fellows
New NCFR Research
Upcoming Webinar: Families in Crisis
CFLE Conversation: Feb. 21
Upcoming Webinar: Student Mentorship
Groves Book Discussion
Research Publication: Latino Parents Workplace Benefits
FLE Month Starts Feb. 1
NCFR is Hiring: Last Opportunity to Apply!
Member News
Celebrate NCFR Focus Award Recipients
Zippy's Video of the Week: Paid Maternity Leave
New Job Opportunities

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2024 NCFR Annual Conference
2024 Call for Proposals: 3 Things to Know

Building Resilience Among Individuals, Families, and Communities

Conference proposals are now being accepted for NCFR 2024 (Nov. 20-23 in Bellevue, Washington). The full call for proposals and instructions can be found on our website. Proposals are due March 4, 2024 — by 11:59 p.m. PST.

Here are three things to know:

Proposal mentoring is available. Email Cindy Winter at cindywinter@ncfr.org by Tuesday, Feb. 15, to be matched with a mentor.
The proposal grading rubric is back and you can review it as you prepare to submit your proposal.
Proposal reviewers are needed to ensure a high-quality program in November. See the call below and also linked here!

Family scholars and practitioners from across all disciplines and career levels are invited to submit proposals for papers, posters, symposia, lightning papers, collaborative workshops, and more.

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

NCFR Member Opportunities
Become a Conference Proposal Reviewer

NCFR seeks volunteers to review conference proposals. This is a unique service opportunity open to NCFR members only.

Being a reviewer is a great opportunity to enhance your involvement with NCFR and ensure a high-quality conference program!

Faculty, researchers, doctoral students, and new professionals are all invited to volunteer. All proposals are blind peer-reviewed.

If you've reviewed proposals in the past, we would love to have you review again. Reviewers must sign up each year.

Sign up by Monday, March 4, — the same day proposals are due. Thank you for your consideration, and thanks to those who have signed up already!

SIGN UP BY MARCH 4

Proposal reviewers are also sought for the TCRM Workshop. You may select this option when you complete the reviewer sign up form.

NCFR Member Opportunities
Vote in NCFR's 2024 Elections

Nominations for 2025 Elections also sought.

NCFR members received a link to this year's 2024 NCFR election ballots in their email on Thursday, Feb. 1. Check your junk mail, spam, or clutter folders. The deadline to vote in the elections is Feb. 29, 2024. See the nominees for national offices.

NCFR members are also invited to nominate themselves or their colleagues for positions on the 2025 election slate. Submit a nomination.

Want to explore more about the possibilities for leadership at NCFR? Watch our on-demand webinar free for members and CFLEs.

LEARN ABOUT NCFR ELECTIONS

If you are an active NCFR member and could not find a ballot in your email, please email Jane Reilly at janereilly@ncfr.org.

Family Relations Seeks Editorial Fellows for 2024

Applications due Feb. 14, 2024

Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), published by NCFR, seeks candidates for three editorial fellowships to begin April 1, 2024, and end March 31, 2025.

The program focus includes increasing participation in the editorial process for those whose voices have historically been underrepresented in the editorial review and publication process for major journals. Editorial Fellows work closely with the Family Relations Editorial Team, engaging in each stage of the editorial process — from manuscript submission to article publication.

Candidates who have completed a postdoc within the past 3 years, or have completed their doctorate in the past 5 years are also invited to apply.

LEARN MORE & APPLY

NCFR Journals
New NCFR Research

Over a dozen early view articles were recently published in NCFR scholarly journals. Topics include mental health, intergenerational support, solidarity, coresidence, social capital, and more!

The following new articles are open access to the public:

Journal of Marriage and Family

Racial/ethnic differences in living arrangements, distant relations, and later-life mental health — Jingwen Liu
Childlessness and sibling positioning in upward intergenerational support: Insights from Singapore — Dahye Kim, Christine Ho, Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan
Parental absence during childhood and intergenerational solidarity in adulthood in China — Lei Lei, Youngjin Chae

Family Relations

Grandparents' social capital hypothesis: Relationships with grandparents and young adults' trust through kinship support — Jialing Ma
Being adult children of late-life divorced parents in Israel: A dyadic/familial perspective — Yafit Cohen, Naor Demeter, Chaya Koren

READ ALL NEW ARTICLES

NCFR member journal subscribers can access the full text of articles on our website.

See how you can submit your scholarship for publication in a NCFR journal.

NCFR Webinar
Working with Families in Crisis: Insights from Family Stress Theory
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 11 a.m. — Noon CT
Presented by: Scott S. Hall, Ph.D., CFLE

This webinar will cover key concepts articulated by family stress theory (e.g., stress, crisis, resources, perceptions, and coping), key concepts of family functioning (e.g., roles, boundaries, flourishing), and why stress is difficult for families. Specifically, attendees will learn skills, resources, and tips to empower and partner with families when they are experiencing a crisis.

Attendees will be able to:

Identify key concepts from family stress theory;
Apply theory and resources to guide work with distressed families; and
Empower and partner with families to overcome short- and long-term stress.

Approved for 1.0 hour of CFLE continuing education.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

Registrants can watch webinar recordings on demand.

Classroom licenses are also available!

CFLE Credential Benefits

Free Conversation on Insurance
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2 — 3 p.m. CT
Facilitator: Lena Jackson-Lynch, Ph.D., CFLE

All active Certified Family Life Educators (CFLEs) are invited to attend this FREE one-hour networking session for CFLEs pertaining to insurance. This is a time to connect with and learn from other CFLEs.

Lena Jackson-Lynch, Ph.D., CFLE, has over 24 years of experience in education, training, professional development, coaching, and consulting. She is the president of LJ2, Inc., where she develops individuals to realize their maximum potential. She is a 21-year U.S. Air Force veteran and has 19 years with the federal government.

Attendees should come with their questions about insurance.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

New to the CFLE program? Learn about the benefits of certification.

NCFR Webinar
Encouraging Research through Student Mentorship
Thursday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. CT
Presented by: Ryan G. Carlson, Ph.D.; Naomi J. Wheeler, Ph.D.; and Nakita Carroll, M.A.

A mutually beneficial partnership between faculty mentors and student mentees can increase both the quality and quantity of research produced, while also improving the skills of both the learners and instructors.

This webinar for any faculty—new or seasoned—will demonstrate how to develop and maintain a research mentoring relationship in a university setting. Strategies for addressing current factors that influence success within the mentoring process will be shared, as well as examples of implementing research mentorship across universities and disciplines.

Specifically, attendees will leave this webinar with the ability to:

Apply relational and systemic processes to develop and maintain research mentoring relationships;
Recognize and overcome common challenges for developing mutually-beneficial mentoring relationships; and
Implement intentional practices to reduce disparities in the mentoring process.

Approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education.

REGISTER TO ATTEND
Registrants can watch webinar recordings on demand.

Classroom licenses are also available.

Book Discussion
3rd Annual Virtual Groves Book Discussion Group
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. — 9 p.m. ET, via Zoom
Free for Groves members / $25 nonmembers / $15 nonmember students

The Groves Conference on Marriage and Family welcomes all to join in a discussion of the book, We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba. What if social transformation and liberation isn't about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle.

REGISTER HERE

Research Publication
Post-Pandemic, Latino Parents With Low Incomes Remain Concentrated in Jobs Offering Few Workplace Flexibilities

This new brief presents the first national portrait of the industries and occupations that employ Latino parents with low incomes pre- and post-pandemic and examines the workplace flexibilities adopted (or not) by the industries in which they are employed.

Findings suggest that the gap in access to these employer-provided benefits between Latino parents with low incomes and parents who work in other occupations and industries may be wider than before the pandemic.

READ MORE

Take the #FamilyLifeEd Challenge This February

February is Family Life Education Month! The goal of "FLE Month" is to increase awareness and understanding of Family Life Education as a method to strengthen and support families. Everyone can help work toward this goal by sharing Family Life Education information and resources within their networks.

This year, NCFR is celebrating FLE Month in a big way with a social media giveaway contest and the chance to receive a $50 AMEX gift card. One of the best ways to share #FamilyLifeEd with your friends, family, and professional community is by posting about it on social media, and that's what this year's contest is all about.

VIEW FULL GIVEAWAY DETAILS

NCFR Is Hiring
Last Chance to Apply!

Editor, Research and Policy Briefs
Application Deadline: Friday, Feb. 2

NCFR seeks a new editor for its Research and Policy Briefs. These briefs help inform decisions that affect families at the federal, state, and local levels, and to educate policymakers and others who have an investment in families.
LEARN MORE, SHARE, OR APPLY

Webinar Coordinator
Application Deadline: Thursday, Feb. 8

NCFR is seeking a webinar coordinator to plan, manage, coordinate, execute, and expand the organization’s webinar education program.
LEARN MORE, APPLY, OR PASS ALONG

Member News
Member Accomplishments

NCFR Fellow, Jennifer L. Kerpelman, Ph.D., was recently named associate vice president for research at Auburn University.

NCFR student member, Elia Hilda Bueno, M.A., doctoral candidate, is the recipient of the centennial achievement award at the University of Arizona, in recognition of her commitment to families and communities.

Mariana K. Falconier, Ph.D., is on the board of and chairing the outreach and partnership committee for, the Latinx Employee Association, a new faculty and staff association at the University of Maryland, College Park.

NCFR is thrilled to celebrate these members and their accomplishments.

READ MORE

NCFR Awards & Recognition
Congrats to NCFR Award Recipients for 2023

NCFR congratulates the following members who were recipients of awards in 2023. In previous editions of Zippy News, we highlighted all previous award recipients for 2023.

Work and Family Focus Group

Work and Family Focus Group Award
Seonhwa Lee, Ph.D., Syracuse University and Bethany Lutheran College
"Midlife Family Financial Stress and Husbands' and Wives' Later-Life Physical Functioning: Mediating Role of Physical Pain Trajectories"

Men in Families Focus Group

Best Research Article Award
Nathan Robbins, Ph.D., The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
"Child Support Debt and the Well-Being of Disadvantaged Fathers of Color"

Best New Professional Research Article Award
Gonul Kuscul, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Waterbury
"A Personal and Relational Model of Father Identity Construction"

Diversity and Inclusion Research Article Award
Ericka M. Lewis, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore
"The Ties that Bind: An Exploration of Son-in-Law and Father-in-Law Relationships in Black Families"

Military Families and Children Focus Group

Outstanding SNP Award
Brian McKay, Ph.D., University of Georgia
"Assessing Individual Well-Being and Unit Cohesion in Connection to Military Service Members' Retention Intentions"

Outstanding Professional Proposal Award
Deirdre Quinn, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
"Changes in Unhealthy Alcohol Use Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Women Veterans of Reproductive Age"

Sibling Relationships Focus Group

Best Student Paper Award
Derek Morgan, M.A., Texas Tech University
"The Role of Siblings in Emerging Adult Mental Health in the Face of Stressful Live Events"

Best Student Poster Award
Jessica Simpson, M.S., University of Minnesota
"What is Useful for Sibling Interventions in Foster Care? Perspectives and Ideas From Those With Former Foster Care Experience"

SEE ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS

Zippy's Video of the Week

Why Professional Athletes Are Bolstering the Push for Paid Maternity Leave

A recent airing of PBS News Weekend sheds light on an array of topics, one of which includes the changing face of motherhood and professional sports in a push for paid maternity leave in the U.S. WATCH VIDEO

For more about paid maternity leave, check out NCFR's latest policy brief.

Do you have a video of a local news story from your neck of the woods? Email a link to Trip Sullivan and maybe we will feature it in Zippy News!

New Employment Opportunities

Employers: Get your job opening included in Zippy News by posting it in NCFR's online Jobs Center! Get started here.

Assistant Professor Extension, Department of Family Social Science
University of Minnesota

The Department of Family Social Science seeks a tenure track assistant professor whose work centers community-based applied research approaches to studying family health, resilience and thriving in the context of social and economic inequalities. The candidate's scholarship should focus on systemic factors related to income inequality/poverty and its impact on families. Additional responsibilities include contributing to Extension programming across Minnesota communities and nationally through scholarship, outreach and engagement, as well as service at multiple levels.

Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Open until filled

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