Zippy News: NCFR Olson Grant Accepting Proposals

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Apply Now: NCFR Olson Grant
TCRM 2024 Call for Proposals
2024 Affiliate Councils Call for Proposals
NCFR Executive Director Diane Cushman to Retire
CFLE Network Call for Authors: Family Life Education and the Court System
Volunteers Needed: CV/Résumé Program
Upcoming Webinar: Gender Development, Identity, and Expression
March 25: Machine Learning Webinar
CFLE Conversations: CFLEs Working in Social Work
Students: Become Certified in Family Life Education
NCFR's Early View Articles
Watch Now: Strategies for Mentoring Relationships and Implementing a Research Lab
Video of the Week: National Pi Day
Employment Opportunities

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Funding Opportunity
Submit Your Application for the NCFR Olson Grant

The NCFR Olson Grant: Bridging Research, Theory, and Practice is accepting submissions for 2024 with applications due April 1, 2024.

This $10,000 annual grant — made possible by namesake and benefactor David H. Olson, Ph.D. — is available to current NCFR members working to creatively contribute to the discipline of Family Science by uniting research, theory, and practice in their work. (Nonmembers may become a member to apply for the grant.)

To learn more about bridging research, theory, and practice, applicants are encouraged to review the NCFR webinar presented by Dr. Olson. (The webinar is free for members.)

BEGIN YOUR APPLICATION

TCRM Call for Proposals
Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Preconference Workshop
Proposals due March 15

Proposals are still being accepted for the 2024 TCRM Workshop, a longstanding tradition of the NCFR Annual Conference. This is a separate submission process from the main NCFR conference.

TCRM sessions will take place Tuesday, Nov. 19, and the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 20. The TCRM call for proposals is available on the NCFR website.

Submit your proposal to TCRM by Friday, March 15, 2024, 11:59 p.m. PST.

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Affiliate Councils Call for Proposals
Share Your Affiliate's Work at the 2024 NCFR Annual Conference
Proposals due March 15

The NCFR Affiliate Councils will host two workshops at the Annual Conference highlighting successful NCFR affiliate-level research, practice, ideas, and resources to be shared with others. This is a separate submission process from the main NCFR conference.

In accordance with the conference theme, Building Resilience Among Individuals, Families, and Communities, the goal of the 2024 Affiliate Councils conference session is to empower and inform resiliency processes.

Suggested topics include:

resilience building when navigating change and during times of change;
resilience building through community service; and
empowering students and professionals' development, social action, and resilience work

The call for proposals is available on the NCFR website.

Submit your proposal by Friday, March 15, 2024, 11:59 p.m. PST.

SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

NCFR Executive Director Diane Cushman to Retire

NCFR Executive Director Diane Cushman plans to retire in August 2024. She will continue to lead the NCFR staff until then, with the hope that a new NCFR executive director will be ready to begin their tenure by her retirement date.

In the coming weeks, NCFR President Bethany L. Letiecq, Ph.D., will appoint a search committee consisting of NCFR members to identify and interview candidates.

Please join us in congratulating Diane on her retirement and reflecting on her many accomplishments during her 17-year tenure.

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Call for Authors
CFLE Network: Family Life Education and the Court System
Submit Your Proposal By March 15

The editor of the CFLE Network seeks articles that highlight how Family Life Educators work with individuals and/or families who are involved with the court system for its spring 2024 issue.

Examples of potential topics include:

Your story of what you do to support families involved with the justice system
The challenges you address as you work with the court system
Resources that you have found to help you as you do this important work
How your organization is making a positive difference for families involved with the justice system
Stories highlighting multiple perspectives on what it is like to be part of the court system
What the research tells us about how FLE can help families find their way out of the system

The submission deadline is March 15. Email Network editor, Beth Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, at networkeditor@ncfr.org with questions.

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Gender Development, Identity, and Expression:

A Biopsychosocial Perspective
Wednesday, March 20 / 11 a.m. – Noon CT
Presented by Hilary A. Rose, Ph.D., CFLE

Gender development is vastly more complex and complicated than simple dichotomies or traditional binaries. Models have been developed to help understand this multifaceted trait but have yet to fully explain variations with gender over time.

To begin clarifying this intricacy, Hilary Rose, Ph.D., CFLE, will provide evidence surrounding the complexities of gender development, gender identity, and gender expression from a biopsychosocial perspective. This will include information and examples on the uniqueness of each level or stage of gender development.

This webinar will be useful for those wishing to better understand the complexities of gender development and gender diversity to support their own personal and professional relationships.

Approved for 1.0 hour of CFLE continuing education

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Registrants can watch webinar recordings on demand
Classroom licenses are also available

Introduction to Machine Learning
Monday, March 25 / Noon – 1:30 p.m. CT
Presented by Wonkyung Jang, Ph.D.

Larger datasets and use of predictive analytical techniques have advanced the conclusions being made with Family Science research. Trying to understand all possible algorithms or intricate patterns with large datasets can be time- consuming and cost prohibitive leaving nuanced patterns and relationships unnoticed. A solution to this challenge is using machine learning (ML) techniques to extract meaning from data. As an emerging skill within the Family Science discipline, ML offers a powerful toolkit to extract deeper insights from complex datasets, uncovering nuanced patterns and relationships that may have previously gone unnoticed.

Wonkyung Jang, Ph.D., will offer an exciting exploration of ML and its transformative applications in Family Science. Attendees will learn about real-world case studies demonstrating how ML has driven breakthroughs in Family Science, and be provided with hands-on guidance on processing, cleaning, managing, and analyzing data.

Approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

Registrants can watch webinar recordings on demand
Classroom licenses are also available

Students: Become Certified in Family Life Education

Students finishing a degree program in the discipline of Family Science can apply to become a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) and further boost their professional credibility.

Search the list of programs with approved curricula or view the complete list.

If your current degree program is CFLE-approved, you can apply right away for certification.
If your program is not on the list, you can take the CFLE Exam.

First-time CFLE applicants can also apply for the CFLE Scholarship, which covers up to 50% of the application fee.

BECOME A CFLE

NCFR Journals Latest Research

Recent Early-View Articles

Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's scholarly journals — Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) — all of which publish early-view articles online.

New articles published last week between March 3 and March 9 from Family Relations and the Journal of Marriage and Family can be found on the NCFR website.

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

Explore tips and strategies to find out how you can submit your manuscript to an NCFR journal.

CHECK OUT LATEST ARTICLES

Watch On-Demand

Strategies for Mentoring Relationships and Implementing a Research Lab
Presented by Ryan G. Carlson, Ph.D.; Naomi J. Wheeler, Ph.D.; and Nakita Carroll, M.A.

The presenters of this webinar recording will provide strategies for addressing current socioeconomic and political factors that influence both faculty and student success within the mentoring process, as well as examples of implementing research mentorship across universities and disciplines.

By viewing this webinar recording, you will have the ability to:

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

Approved for 1.0 hour of CFLE continuing education

ACCESS ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Classroom licenses are available for all NCFR webinar recordings and conference session recordings to show in your classroom, department, or organization. Click here to request a license

New Employment Opportunities

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Assistant Professor
California State University, Sacramento

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences invites applicants for their tenure-track position in the area of family studies and human development to begin in fall 2024. Candidates must have a proven-track record or demonstrated potential as a researcher conducting scholarly and/or applied research. Applicants must also be currently licensed as a counselor in California, or their home state, or be eligible for licensure in California (LMFT; LCSW; LPCC).

Location: Sacramento, California
Required Education: Doctorate or ABD by Aug. 2024
Application Deadline: March 25; open until filled

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Full-Time Lecturer, Child Development and Family Science
Central Washington University

Applicants for the full-time lecturer position will be expected to teach existing introductory and advanced child development and Family Science courses at an undergraduate and graduate level. Candidates must possess superior teaching abilities in a variety of modalities as well as the willingness and ability to teach a wide range of courses.

Location: Ellensburg, Washington
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: March 25

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