| Get Ready for NCFR 2022 — Less Than Three Weeks Away / Add Workshops to Your Registration / Free Networking Event for Marriage & Family Scholars / NCFR's Annual Member Meeting is Virtual!
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NCFR Weekly Zippy News
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022
- Policy Brief: Improving the Nutritional Intake and Physical Activity of
Children from Low-Income Households
- Get Ready for NCFR 2022 — Less Than Three Weeks Away
- NCFR Bridge — Your Connection to NCFR 2022 from Anywhere!
- Call for Authors: Families in the Post-Pandemic Era
- TCRM 2022: Discuss Working Theories & Learn Research Methodologies
- Making Research Practical: Assets Based Development in
Action!
- More NCFR Pre- and Postconference Events
- University of Houston Changes Program Name to Include 'Family Science'
- Recordings Available for October's Anti-Racist Webinars
- Video of the Week: The History of Halloween
- New Employment Opportunities
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New NCFR Policy Brief
Improving the Nutritional Intake and Physical Activity of Children from Low-Income Households via Family, School, and Workplace Policy
Daphne C. Hernandez, Ph.D., M.S.Ed., FAAHB, Kendall Brice, B.A., and Jerica M. Berge, Ph.D., M.P.H., LMFT, CFLE
Childhood obesity remains high, especially among children from racially and ethnically diverse and low-income households, and it is associated with negative health consequences in adulthood.
This NCFR policy brief recommends intervention strategies that would be beneficial to any child or family struggling with nutrition and physical activity, regardless of racial or ethnic minoritized status or income.
This brief also includes recommendations for practitioners, scholars, and policymakers to expand and
increase current policy and programs into family, home, school, and workplace environments.
READ & SHARE BRIEF
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2022 NCFR Annual Conference | Nov. 16-19 in Minneapolis
NCFR 2022 — Less Than Three Weeks Away!
Get Ready to Meet in Person in Minneapolis
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the 2022 NCFR Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Nov. 16–19, 2022 — the premier conference for family-related research, teaching, theory, and practice.
- Register to Attend! All attending presenters, discussants, facilitators, moderators, and session chairs must register for the conference. Register here.
- Health & Safety: All in-person registrants must have their COVID-19 vaccine information verified by WellCheck to be admitted to the conference. After registering, check your email for a notification from NCFR@wellcheck.us with a link to access the verification process.
You may need to check your junk or spam folders. Complete this process at least a week before traveling to the conference.
- Presenting? Instructions are available to help you prepare for and conduct a successful conference session. Find instructions here.
REGISTER FOR NCFR 2022
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2022 NCFR Annual Conference
Introducing NCFR Bridge — Your Connection to NCFR 2022 from
Anywhere!
We realize there are many reasons why someone may not be able to attend this year's NCFR conference in person.
This year we've introduced NCFR Bridge, designed as an alternative to best meet those needs.
If you are presenting or have a role at the in-person conference, you must register to attend in-person.
NCFR Bridge attendees will be able to live stream 15 conference sessions, watch recordings on demand, participate in live Q&A, network with colleagues, and more.
LEARN MORE & REGISTER
In-person conference attendees will also have access to all NCFR Bridge features.
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Call for Authors: NCFR's Family Focus
Families in the Post-Pandemic Era
In line with the 2023 NCFR Annual Conference theme, “The way we are now,” Family Focus, a section of NCFR Report member magazine, will explore the syndemic—a pandemic that occurs simultaneously as preexisting social and health pandemics—and provide research on where families are in the present day and what unique and unexpected challenges they currently face or may experience ahead.
Articles are sought that highlight advances that have been made, as well as gaps that may still exist, in research, practice, theory, and policies that affect the lives of families “post-pandemic.”
For example:
- What have we learned from research on how families have coped with stress and the changing dynamics in families and between families and their community?
- What theories and methodologies have evolved to advance the way we understand and study families?
- How has the work of Family Science practitioners (e.g., Family Life Educators, family therapists) progressed to meet the changing needs of families?
- In what ways have policies passed during the past few years impacted families, and how will they continue to influence families?
Submit your proposals by Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, by completing the online proposal form. Final articles are due Jan. 15, 2023.
READ FULL CALL
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Conference Workshops
Discuss Working Theories & Learn Research Methodologies
Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop
Tuesday, Nov. 15 & Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022
$50 for professionals and $35 for students
Hilton Minneapolis / 2022 NCFR Annual Conference
Grab a front row seat for cutting-edge research! The TCRM Workshop is a longstanding tradition at the NCFR Conference. Working papers on family theory and research methodology are reviewed, discussed, and strengthened in this unique, interactive environment, which is held on site at the NCFR Annual Conference.
Add any pre- or post conference workshop when you register for the conference, or add it your registration separately at my.ncfr.org.
SEE FULL DETAILS
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Conference Workshops
Making Research Practical: Assets Based Development in Action!
Linking Local Practitioners & Global Researchers in Minneapolis
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022
$40-75 see website for details
Hilton Minneapolis / 2022 NCFR Annual Conference
Three Saturday sessions at NCFR 2022 will shine a spotlight on practitioners who work with youth and families in Minneapolis with the goal of "making research practical" and showing assets-based development in action. Practitioners and researchers alike are invited to attend and connect on the topic of youth development.
Registration for this event includes:
- A casual morning networking event to welcome representatives from local agencies Latino Youth Development Collaborative, Bridge for Youth Homeless Shelter, and NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota;
- Saturday’s plenary address presented by Derek Peterson, M.Ed.: Playing with Light: Making the Invisible Visible;
- An interactive special session—Learning is a Two-Way Street: Lessons From "Boots on the Ground" Experts—with representatives from the three local agencies; and
- An afternoon workshop—Increasing Youth’s Success by Building Their Web of Support—presented by Derek Peterson, M.Ed.
Add any pre- or post conference workshop when you register for the conference, or register separately at my.ncfr.org.
SEE FULL DETAILS
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Conference Workshops
...And That's Not All!
Make sure to take advantage of these other NCFR events before and after the main NCFR conference:
Free Networking Event with the Marriage Strengthening Research and Dissemination Center (MAST Center)
Virtual event: Thursday, Nov. 10, 2:30–4 p.m. CT
Free, Registration required
NCFR Annual Member Meeting
Virtual event: Friday, Nov. 11, 3–4:30 p.m. CT
No registration needed; NCFR members will receive a Zoom link closer to the meeting date
Broader Impact Bootcamp: Translating Your
Research for Social Change
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1-5 p.m. CT
Add to your conference registration, or register separately.
KAIROS Blanket Exercise: Exploring Relationships among Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 5:30–8:30 p.m. CT
Add to your conference registration, or register separately.
Application of Ambiguous Loss Theory: Advanced Training for Family Therapists and Educators
Workshop with Pauline Boss, Ph.D.
Saturday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. CT
Add to your conference registration, or register separately.
SEE ALL EVENTS
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Family Science News
University of Houston Changes Program Name to Include 'Family Science'
NCFR is pleased to share that the University of Houston's Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences has changed the name of its undergraduate major to Human Development and Family Sciences (previously Human Development and Family Studies).
CONTINUE READING
Degree Program Updates: Are your degree programs updated in NCFR's Degree Programs in Family Science guide? Check your university's listings and submit updates here as needed!
Name Changes: Join the effort to build a more cohesive, widely recognized identity for the Family Science discipline! If your program is considering a name change to include "Family Science," NCFR has sample documents and resources that other schools have successfully used. Access these resources.
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NCFR On-Demand Webinars
Recordings Available for October's Anti-Racist Webinars
Anti-Racist Pedagogy: Rethinking How One Teaches
Presented by Adrienne Duke, Ph.D.
This webinar will begin with an introduction to anti-racist pedagogy with examples on how to incorporate it into the classroom when teaching about children and families.
By the end of
this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Define anti-racist pedagogy and its relevance to one’s teaching;
- Challenge one’s personal biases to increase the practice of anti-racist pedagogical skills; and
- Manage personal and student biases when discussing racial topics in the classroom.
How To Be An Anti-Racist Researcher
Presented by Meagan Call-Cummings, Ph.D.; Sharrell Hassell-Goodman, M. Ed., M.S. Ed.; Giovanni P. Dazzo, Ph.D.
This webinar introduces attendees to the concept and framing of anti-racist research. Specifically, those that attend this webinar will learn about theoretical framing and anti-racist research methods that could be used in their own research projects.
By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to: - Examine and apply anti-racist research methods;
- Connect epistemological commitments with concrete methodological decisions/plans; and
- Develop an individual action plan committed to anti-racist research
All webinars are recorded and available later on
demand. Classroom and departmental licenses are also available.
REQUEST A LICENSE
All NCFR webinar recordings are approved for CFLE continuing education credit.
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Zippy's Video of the Week
The History of Halloween
How much do you know about Halloween a.k.a. "All Hallows Eve," celebrated in many countries on or around October 31? This brief video gives some background as to how the holiday came about including the related customs of lighting bonfires, carving pumpkins, wearing costumes, and of course, trick-or-treating.
WATCH VIDEO
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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.
Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice, Coordinator of Field Activities of Applied Developmental Psychology
University of Pittsburgh, School of Education
The Department of Health and Human Development in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education seeks a eight-month, full-time, appointment-stream faculty member to coordinate field experiences in both the undergraduate and master’s programs in applied developmental
psychology (ADP). The position will begin fall 2023. The ADP field activities coordinator is responsible for taking the lead in recruitment and liaison work with community field sites, overseeing students’ field and internship activities, developing and monitoring field work activity logs and assessments, and conducting field observations. The ADP field coordinator will teach courses totaling 18 credits annually, across fall and spring semesters. In addition to teaching responsibilities, this position will coordinate all field activities including site development, liaison work, and oversight of students’ field placement activities.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Required education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Open until filled
SEE FULL JOB LISTING
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Eastern Illinois University, Department of Human Services
The Department of Human Services at Eastern Illinois University is seeking applications from innovative and student-centered
candidates for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track assistant professor position. Primary responsibilities for this position include teaching a broad array of courses in human development and family/community relations, engaging in research/creative activity and providing service to the department/college/university/community. Candidates should be a generalist in the discipline in order to teach a variety of courses. Candidate may also serve as internship coordinator and/or coordinator of the departmental honors program.
Location: Charleston,
Illinois
Required education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Nov. 14, 2022
SEE FULL JOB LISTING
Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Family Science and Social Justice
University of Delaware
The Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Delaware seeks a candidate with expertise in Family Science, social justice, children and families at-promise, marginalized communities, and/or community engagement to serve as a full-time tenure-track faculty member at the assistant, associate, or full professor level. Particular interest will be given to applicants who are prepared to collaborate with our current faculty in the areas of social determinants of health, human services, and/or early care and education. The ideal candidate will also have a solid commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; a social justice perspective; an interest in working in
an interdisciplinary academic environment; a proven scholarly record; and a strong record of, and/or plans to, secure external funding.
Location: Newark, Delaware
Required education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Review begins Nov. 1; open until filled
SEE FULL JOB LISTING
Assistant Clinical Professor, Human Development and
Family Science, Couple and Family Therapy Program
University of Rhode Island
The Department of Human
Development and Family Science (HDF) in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Rhode Island seeks a 9-month, academic year, non-tenure-track assistant clinical professor position in the Couple and Family Therapy (CFT) Program, beginning fall 2023. The candidate is expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses and practica in couple and family therapy and other areas of human development and family science as needed, advise and mentor master’s and undergraduate students, supervise CFT graduate students, contribute to scholarly activities, actively participate in department, college, and professional service activities and participate in CFT-related state advocacy efforts.
Location: Kingston, Rhode Island
Required education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: First consideration given to applications received by Jan. 22, 2023; open until filled
SEE FULL JOB LISTING
Research Scientist III
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire seeks a research scientist to help launch the Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative (SAARA). The goal of the SAARA Initiative is to increase awareness of sibling aggression and abuse, including physical, psychological,
property, and sexual, and provide guidance for how to prevent and reduce their occurrences. Activities will include disseminating research, creating a website and infographics for easy access to information, evaluating existing parent and family violence education, training and programs for sibling content, and developing archives of webinars and virtual talks on different clinical and research topics related to sibling aggression and abuse.
Location: Durham, New Hampshire
Required education: Master's
Application Deadline: Open until filled
SEE FULL JOB LISTING
Assistant Professor, Family Science and Human Development
Montclair State University
The Department of Family Science and Human Development at Montclair State University seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor with expertise in any of the following areas: health,
safety, and well-being of individuals or families of color (e.g., African American, Black, Hispanic, and/or Latinx communities); immigrant families; policy and systemic injustices; developmental, social justice, and/or intersectional perspectives. Priority will be given to those committed to interdisciplinary work in the study of social and structural determinants of health.
Location: Montclair, New Jersey
Required education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Priority consideration given to applications received by Dec. 1, 2022.
SEE FULL JOB LISTING
Assistant Professor
Child & Family
Studies | USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
The College of Behavioral & Community Sciences at the University of South
Florida seeks a nine-month, tenure-track assistant professor of child and family studies to teach in person courses in the program during fall and spring semesters. The position will have responsibilities as both a core faculty member and a clinical supervisor as outline by COAMFTE accreditation standards. The role of core faculty member will include responsibilities for research and grant writing, advising, teaching, and other program related activities, such as develop/modify courses, thesis experience for students, engage in program marketing/student recruitment, and serve on program and department committees. The role of clinical supervisor includes responsibilities for providing relational/systemic supervision for students during their 4 semesters of field placement.
Location: Tampa, Florida
Required education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Nov. 16, 2022
SEE FULL JOB LISTING
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