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NCFR Weekly Zippy News
Friday, Jan. 31, 2025
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• Vote in NCFR Elections
• Purchase NCFR 2024 Recordings
• Family Life Education Month!
• FREE NCFR Webinar |
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• More NCFR Events for You
• NCFR 2024 Award Recipients
• Video of the Week
• PLUS Employment Opportunities |
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U.S. Policy
Tracking Presidential Executive Actions
NCFR Staff are paying close attention to executive actions posted by the White House. CNN has organized all 64 actions (as of Jan. 29) by category in a searchable index.
NCFR has created a Policy Advocacy Toolkit as a starting place to advocate for families, support Family Science, disseminate research to policymakers, and lobby in your U.S. state or at the federal level. Learn about policy advocacy.
If you have specific questions or needs at this time related to family policy and the executive actions, please email policy@ncfr.org. |
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Pictured above: An image from special session, Challenges, Models, and Potential Futures of Family Science Publishing, just one of NCFR 2024 recorded sessions.
Experience NCFR 2024
NCFR 2024 Recordings Available for Purchase
If you missed NCFR 2024, access to 15 video recordings is available for purchase. This package includes all 4 plenary sessions, 9 special sessions, 1 invited presenter symposium, and 1 symposium.
GET STARTED HERE
Access to recordings is free for all conference attendees (in person or Bridge) as a benefit of registration. Access recordings (login required)
Request a classroom license for specific conference sessions for use in your classroom, department, or organization.
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MEMBER NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES |
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NCFR Member Opportunities
Vote in NCFR's 2025 Elections
Nominations for 2026 Elections also sought
NCFR members will receive a link to this year's 2025 NCFR election ballots in their email on Saturday, Feb. 1. Check your junk mail, spam, or clutter folders. The deadline to vote in the elections is Feb. 28. See the nominees for national offices including the NCFR Board president-elect, board members-at-large, and members of NCFR Board committees. These are the NCFR member candidates who will represent YOU!
NCFR members: nominate yourself or colleagues for the 2026 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 Alicia Jaworski at aliciajaworski@ncfr.org |
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Coming Soon: Family Life Education Month
Starts Feb. 1
All month-long in February 2025, NCFR will celebrate Family Life Education (FLE) month, increasing awareness and visibility of Family Life Education. This year, we will feature contributing Certified Family Life Educators (CFLEs) as they share highlights of their career, what Family Life Education means to them, their favorite thing about being a CFLE, and more! This month, we encourage you to use #FamilyLifeEd to bring visibility and highlight items related to Family Life Education!
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SIGN UP FOR NCFR'S FREE WEBINAR |
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FREE NCFR Webinar—In Celebration of Family Life Education Month!
Supporting Relocating Military Families
Mon., Feb. 17 / 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT
Presenter: Teresa Banner, M.S., B.S.N., RN, CFLE
The U.S. Department of Defense reports that over 400,000 military families relocate annually. These families relocate on average every 2.5 years, which places stress on the family system and may reduce accessibility to a local social support system. Although support is available to service members and their families through the military, Family Life Educators can provide additional family-centered support that is needed to assist families as they experience the stress of relocating.
With an appreciation for military culture and the common strengths of this population, webinar presenter Teresa Banner, M.S., B.S.N., RN, CFLE, will outline practical ways Family Life Education professionals can support military families before, during, and after relocation across the country or world. Ms. Banner will discuss common strengths and challenges experienced by military families during relocation and provide evidence-based approaches Family Life Educators can use to support military families through the transition.
REGISTER FOR FREE WEBINAR
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CFLE CONVERSATIONS |
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CFLE Conversations
New Professionals in Family Life Education
Wed., Feb. 12 / 1 – 2 p.m. CT
Facilitator: Ashley Barksdale, LCSW, CFLE, CADC-II, PMH-C
Free for CFLEs / Renew your CFLE Credential
Are you a new CFLE? Join Ashley Barksdale, LCSW, CFLE, CADC-II, PMH-C, for this conversation to connect with and learn from other CFLEs currently working or aspiring to work in Family Life Education. All new professionals looking for an opportunity to meet and network with other Certified Family Life Educators are encouraged to attend. Ashley can help answer questions you might have and provide insight on navigating the expansive professional practice of Family Life Education.
This networking event is free to CFLEs.
RESERVE YOUR SEAT
If you are interested in facilitating a future CFLE Conversation, contact Jessica Oswald.
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CFLE Conversations
Death, Dying, and Bereavement in Family Life Education
Wed., March 12 / Noon – 1 p.m. CT
Facilitator: Susan Maxymiv, M.A., CFLE-Retired, CT
FREE for CFLEs / Renew your CFLE Credential
Are you a CFLE with experience in death, dying, and bereavement? This networking event welcomes your questions, experiences, resources, challenges, and successes. Connect with professionals who work in similar fields or share your interests!
For more than 30 years, Susan Maxymiv, M.A., CFLE-Retired, CT, has worked passionately in the fields of thanatology (dying, death and bereavement), gerontology, and Family Life Education. As a practitioner, she has been the director of a community senior center and a funeral home bereavement care program. Ms. Maxymiv has worked with first responders utilizing critical incident stress management/debriefing and in hospice bereavement care. As an academic, she taught bereavement courses at Kent State University.
Join Ms. Maxymiv and fellow CFLEs for an insightful discussion on end-of-life work.
This networking event is free for CFLEs.
SECURE YOUR SEAT |
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CONGRATULATIONS, NCFR MEMBERS |
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NCFR Awards & Recognition
Ernest W. Burgess Award
Congratulations to Chalandra Bryant, Ph.D., CFLE, NCFR Fellow, as the 2024 recipient of the Ernest W. Burgess Award. This award recognizes continuous and meritorious contributions to the area of theory and research in the family field.
Dr. Bryant is a full professor, Pauline Boss Faculty Fellow in Ambiguous Loss, and director of research in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Bryant’s research focuses on marital relationships of African Americans and the manner in which stressors impact those relationships. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invited Dr. Bryant to present that research as part of its Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Lecture Series. Through a very competitive process, she was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to join the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences as a visiting scientist. During her two-year rotation at NSF, she served as a program director for the Developmental Sciences Program.
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NCFR Awards & Recognition
Congratulations to 2024 NCFR Focus Group Award Recipients
NCFR congratulates the following members who were recipients of Focus Group Awards in 2024. More award recipients will be highlighted in coming weeks in Zippy News.
Family Financial Well-Being Focus Group
Paper of the Year
Ashley LeBaron-Black, Ph.D., Brigham Young University; Bryce Jorgensen, Ph.D., New Mexico State University; Jeremy B. Yorgason, Ph.D., Brigham Young University; Melissa Wilmarth, Ph.D., University of Alabama
"Couple-level attachment styles, finances, and marital satisfaction: Mediational analyses among young adult newlywed couples"
Student Paper Award
Jeenkyoung Lee, Ph.D., University of Missouri
"The intergenerational transmission of economic adversity, BMI, and emotional distress from adolescence to middle adulthood"
Issues in Aging Focus Group
Students and New Professionals
Brooklyn Richins, Brigham Young University
"The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Intergenerational Family Health"
Jingshuai Du, Ph.D., University of Maryland
"Perceived Discrimination, Depressive Symptoms, and Couple Relationships: Implications For Building Resilience"
Professional
Twyla J. Hill, Ph.D., Wichita State University; Derek Wilson, Ph.D., Midland University; Jodie L. Hertzog, Ph.D., Wichita State University
"Computers and Connectedness: Digital Technology and Relationships in Later Life"
Korean Families Focus Group
Outstanding Professional Proposal Award
Juhee Park, Ph.D., Sungshin Women's University
"The Effect of Family Values, Policies For Work-Family Compatibility, and Conflicts With Parents Over Marriage and Dating on Marriage Intention Among Unmarried Young Women in South Korea"
Outstanding Student Proposal Award
Ha Young Choi, M.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"Has Korean Mothers’ Time-Use Throughout a Weekday Changed Following the Implementation of Universal Childcare?"
SEE ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS |
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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 Jan. 19 and Jan. 25 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. Additionally, you can get immediate notifications of new articles submitted to NCFR's journals by signing up for email alerts. Seize the moment — get your manuscript published in an NCFR journal! Check out some tips & strategies before doing so.
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IN OTHER NEWS |
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Family Life Education: The Practice of Family Science
NCFR Resources
Edited by NCFR members Michael J. Walcheski, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE, and Jennifer S. Reinke, Ph.D., CFLE, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the Family Science profession from the perspectives of many leading family scholars and educators. This is a useful, informative book for seasoned & emerging professionals, and students. Learn more
Purchase this text in the NCFR online store. |
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Video of the Week
Dr. Smith Lee Solves the Final Puzzle
Congratulations to NCFR member Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, Ph.D., for winning more than $57k on "Wheel of Fortune," including a trip to New York City for solving the final puzzle. A lifelong ‘Wheel’ watcher, Dr. Smith Lee is an assistant professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
You can read about Dr. Smith Lee's turn at the ‘Wheel’ here on the UNCG website. In this week's video she talks about learning she would be a contestant and being able to share the news with her late mother.
WATCH VIDEO
Do you have a video of a local news story from your area? Email a link to Kristal Johnson and maybe we will feature it in Zippy News!
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NCFR JOBS CENTER |
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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. |
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McNeese State University
McNeese State University is seeking applicants for a full-time, 9-month, unclassified, tenure-track position as assistant professor. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in the Family Science Program, in various modalities. Responsibilities also include conducting research in the candidate’s area of expertise and disseminating results through scholarly presentations and or publications, as well as service to the department, college, university, community, or civic organizations.
Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Required Education: Doctorate in Family Science, marriage and family, family and child studies, or a related field before Aug. 20. Doctoral candidates may be considered.
Application Deadline: Application review will begin immediately and will continue until position is filled
SEE FULL DETAILS & APPLY |
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Chair and Professor
University of Florida
The Family, Youth, and Community Sciences Department invites applicants to its position of department chair to provide overall leadership and administrative support. Responsibilities include cultivating a cohesive and collaborative interdisciplinary department; fostering the professional development of a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students; advocating for the department; and enhancing the department’s visibility and reputation.
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Required Education: Doctorate in interdisciplinary and applied sciences including: human development, family studies, psychology, public health, social work, prevention science, family and consumer sciences or a closely related discipline
Application Deadline: Feb. 28
SEE FULL DETAILS & APPLY |
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