Zippy News: NCFR's Résumé/CV Review Program

NCFR Member Benefits

Submit Your Résumé/CV for Seasoned Review
Submit Your Documents by Aug. 15

NCFR's Résumé and Curriculum Vitae Review program is a unique benefit to members, and supports one's endeavors to professional development and career promotion. Three times a year, any NCFR member has the opportunity to submit either of these documents (résumé/CV) for a free review from seasoned NCFR members.

★ The fall submission period will be closing soon! Submit your documents for review now.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Applications are also being accepted for résumé/CV reviewers now until Aug. 15. Please see our reviewer application form to learn more and apply.

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Call for Authors | Family Focus

Methods and Measures in Family Science
Last Call: Deadline Aug. 15

Interactions among individual family members are embedded in diverse social, cultural, economic, and political contexts. Yet historical measures and methods may not reflect interactions within and across families who have been historically marginalized. Understanding family relationships and interactions considering these intricacies demands innovation in the ways Family Scientists define family well-being and in the exploration of how family structures, processes, and relationships influence well-being.

Articles are sought that examine a wide range of methods and measures to deepen the scientific understanding of family functioning and well-being. Articles are welcomed that critique existing methods and measures, provide innovative designs and promising new approaches, and adapt tools and techniques from other disciplines to the study of family functioning and well-being.

Prospective authors should submit their proposals by Aug. 15 using the online submission form. All authors will be notified by Aug. 22, and articles are due Oct. 15.

*Contact the Family Focus Editor Joyce Serido, Ph.D., with any questions or concerns pertaining to submitting after the Aug. 15 deadline.

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Call for Articles | CFLE Network

Coaching as Part of Family Life Education
Submit Your Proposal by Sept. 15

Parent coaching is a growing part of Family Life Education. NCFR wants to hear from CFLEs who are using coaching in their work with parents and families.

Examples of potential topics include:

The value of coaching as part of FLE work
Your story of how you are coaching parents
The challenges you have addressed as you support families
Tips and/or resources that you have found to help you coach families
How you use data or research to support your work as a coach

Authors are invited to contribute to the fall 2024 issue of CFLE Network on the theme Coaching as Part of Family Life Education.

The submission deadline is Sept. 15. Please review the author guidelines. When you submit your article, use our CFLE Network Article Submission Form.

Contact the CFLE Network Editor Beth Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, with questions or for more information.

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Call for Articles | CFLE Network

Cultivating Cultural Humility in Family Life Education
Submit Your Proposal by Dec. 15

Cultural humility involves self-reflection, an understanding that one’s own culture is not inherently superior, and appreciation of and a willingness to learn from the experiences of people from other backgrounds and cultures with the goal of authentic relationship building. The winter 2025 issue of CFLE Network will explore and expand on cultural humility in the context of Family Life Education (FLE). Articles are sought exploring “why” and “how” Family Life Educators should and can cultivate cultural humility in their work.

Examples of potential topics include:

The value of cultural humility as part of FLE work
Research supporting the importance of cultivating cultural humility in FLE
Your story of how you are cultivating your own cultural humility
The successes and/or challenges you have addressed as you support families on their journey towards cultural humility
Tips and/or resources that you have found to help you in this work
Differing perspectives on this topic (e.g. student/teacher; program leader/program participant)

The submission deadline is Dec. 15. Please review the author guidelines. When you submit your article, use our CFLE Network Article Submission Form.

Contact the CFLE Network Editor Beth Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, with questions or for more information.

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Students: Special Rates & Perks at NCFR 2024

Attention: Additional Rebate Available for Student Aides

Students, when you register for the conference, sign up to work as a student aide and receive a $60 conference registration rebate! This is a unique benefit of your NCFR membership. Not an NCFR student member — become a member at our student rate and then volunteer to be a student aide.

Register early so you can seize advantage of this opportunity. Student aide slots are limited so act fast! Being a student aide is easy, fun, and a unique way to engage in the conference and meet new people.

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Students: Reserve Your Hotel Rooms for NCFR 2024

Attention Undergraduate and Graduate Students!

Students, there are a limited number of discounted hotel rooms, especially for NCFR student members, for the annual conference. These rooms are available on a first-come/first-served basis for groups of 3 or 4 students who know they want to share a hotel room together at the conference hotel.

To make student reservations, complete the student housing form on the NCFR website and return it to Judy Schutz.

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NCFR Journals
New NCFR Research

Keep up with the latest research from all three of NCFR's scholarly journals advancing Family Science — Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR).

New early-view articles published between Aug. 4 and Aug. 10 across NCFR's journals can be found on the NCFR website.

NCFR members with journal subscriptions have access to the full text of articles on the journals section of the website.

Explore our tips and strategies ahead of submitting your manuscript for publication in an NCFR journal.

NCFR Awards & Recognition

Dawn Cassidy CFLE Special Recognition Award
Apply by Sept. 1

Each year, NCFR recognizes a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) who has demonstrated exceptional effort in promoting, supporting, or improving the CFLE credential or program.

The 2023 recipient was Dawn Cassidy, M.Ed., CFLE, and the award name was changed in her honor.

Please consider nominating a deserving colleague or applying for this year's award yourself! Nominations or applications are due by Sept. 1, and involve completing an application form, writing a statement of impact, a letter of support, and providing a vita or résumé.

NOMINATE OR SELF-NOMINATE

CFLE Service Opportunity

5 Positions Open: CFLE Academic Program Review (APR) Committee
Apply by Sept. 11

NCFR is currently seeking five family professionals to serve as new committee members for terms beginning in 2025.

The Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) Academic Program Review Committee consists of approximately 10 appointed volunteer members who evaluate university and college applications for CFLE program approval and renewal. Term lengths run two years beginning Jan. 1, 2025, with the option to extend one year at a time up to four years.

More information in terms of qualifications, position responsibilities, and the application process can be found on the NCFR website linked below.

FIND OUT MORE / APPLY

NCFR Awards and Recognition
NCFR Seeks Nominations for 2024 Fellows by Sept. 15

Fellow status in NCFR is an honor awarded to living members of NCFR based on their outstanding contributions to Family Science. Nominations of all family scholars and professionals who have made contributions to the family field are encouraged.

Among the recognized areas of contributions are scholarship, teaching, outreach, practice, and professional service, including service to NCFR.

Please submit your nomination materials by Sept. 15.

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Upcoming NCFR Webinar

Integrating Adult Learning Principles into Family Life Education Practices
Tuesday, Aug. 27 / 11 a.m. – Noon CT
Presented by: Mackenzie Johnson, M.S., CFLE

Despite most professors and Family Life Educators having a primary job responsibility of educating adults, many find themselves with minimal training on the basic principles of adult learning. Given the significant amount of time education professionals spend developing, implementing, and evaluating educational content for learners, there is a clear need for a deeper understanding of the foundational concepts of adult education. This webinar is designed to bridge that gap by providing participants with a strong base of adult learning science from which they can make informed decisions about how to enhance their own teaching methods.

In this webinar, Mackenzie Johnson, M.S., CFLE, will provide practical strategies for how to engage with adult learners appropriately and effectively across nearly any delivery format or educational setting.

Approved for 1 hour of CFLE continuing education

NCFR members receive discounts on webinars / Become a member

Next Teaching Tuesday

The Need for Cultural Humility in Classrooms
Tuesday, Sept. 17 / Noon – 1 p.m. CT
Free for NCFR members to attend / Become a member
Presenter: Dee Hill-Zuganelli, Ph.D.

Cultural humility emphasizes an ongoing process of continual learning and critical self-reflection to work effectively with diverse families and communities, and challenge institutions to take accountability for their practices. Students are expected to encounter unfamiliar situations at the start of the cultural humility process and are assumed to handle challenges proactively. Today’s restriction of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives requires Family Science students to seek additional support to stay motivated for continual learning. During this Teaching Tuesday, Dee Hill-Zuganelli, Ph.D., will share teaching and supportive strategies to address such barriers in building cultural humility.

After a brief presentation, participants will have the opportunity to discuss:

the fit of Family Science courses into the cultural humility framework;
overcoming stumbling blocks encountered in the learning process;
how to stay dedicated and support oneself as anti-DEI initiatives unfold.

REGISTER FOR SEPT. 17

NCFR members can access past recordings of Teaching Tuesdays. If you would like to be a future session facilitator, contact Jessica Oswald.

Next CFLE Conversations

Addressing Burnout: Personal, Professional, and Societal
Wednesday, Sept. 25 / 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. CT
Facilitator: SaraKay Smullens, LCSW, CFLE
Free for CFLEs / Renew your CFLE Credential

Are you a CFLE interested in the topic of burnout? Join SaraKay Smullens, LCSW, CFLE, for the September CFLE Conversation to discuss burnout on a personal, professional, and societal level.

This networking event is free to CFLEs.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT

If you are interested in facilitating a future CFLE Conversation, contact Jessica Oswald.

Members save on NCFR webinars/ Become a member

Strategies for Teaching Family Life Education Methodology
Thursday, Sept. 12, 11 a.m. – Noon CT
Presented by Chance A. Bell, Ph.D., CFLE

Integrating Emotion Coaching into Youth Mentoring Programs
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 11 a.m. – Noon CT
Presented by Jen Krafchick, Ph.D., CFLE, and Lindsey Weiler, Ph.D., LMFT

Teaching Tuesday: Using Reflexive Pedagogy to Enhance Student Learning
Tuesday, Dec. 10, Noon – 1 p.m. CT
Presented by Lyndal Khaw, Ph.D.
Free for NCFR members

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New Employment Opportunities

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

Lecturer, Non-Tenure Track, Child and Family Studies
Baylor University

Baylor University seeks to fill a full-time lecturer position in Child and Family Studies. This is a non-tenure track, renewable, full-time, benefits-eligible, teaching-focused position. The successful candidate will mentor students, teach undergraduate courses in areas such as human development, parenting education and theory, and family development theories. The candidate will potentially start Aug. 2025.

Location: Waco, Texas
Required Education: Master's degree in human development, family studies, or a closely related field
Application Deadline: Oct. 15, 2024

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Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor – Adult Development and Aging
Virginia Tech

The Department of Human Development and Family Science at Virginia Tech announces an opening for a tenure-track advanced assistant/associate professor with a specialization in adult development and aging. Successful candidates should have a strong, demonstrated record of externally funded research, peer-reviewed publications, and innovative teaching. The selected candidate will maintain a program of externally funded research and peer-reviewed publications, teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses, advise students, committee participation and service, engage in community outreach, and provide professional service to the field.

Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
Required Education: Doctorate in human development, psychology, or a closely related field
Application Deadline: Open until filled; application review begins Oct. 11 or until the position is filled

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Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Sciences
Texas Tech University

The Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenure-track assistant professor. Applicants are expected to have experience teaching, an established record of publishing, a demonstrated record of service, as well as experience and/or potential in outreach and community engagement. Further, applicants should have experience working with diverse student populations at the undergraduate and/or graduate level on an individual basis or across the areas of teaching, research/creative activity, and service. The candidate will potentially start Sept. 1, 2025.

Location: Lubbock, Texas
Required Education: Doctorate in human development and Family Sciences or a related discipline
Application Deadline: Sept. 30, 2024

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