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NCFR Weekly Zippy News
Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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• Call for Your Conference Proposals: Less Than 7 Days Away
• Last Call: Apply to NCFR's Olson Grant
• Spring Issue of Family Focus |
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• NCFR Nexus Call for Articles
• Congratulations to 2024 Cognella Award Recipients
• Video of the Week
• Employment Opportunities |
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Last Call: Submit Your Research to NCFR 2025
Proposal Deadline: Tues., April 1, 11:59 p.m. PDT
Conference Theme: "Power, Privilege, and Difference: Lived Experiences of Changing Families and Societies"
Nov. 19-22 / Baltimore, Maryland / Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
We are delighted and excited to share the reimagined 2025 NCFR Annual Conference with you in Baltimore, Maryland! This is another reminder—submit your research (completed or in-progress) to the conference proposal submission system today. The deadline to submit your proposal is April 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PDT.
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL TODAY
We hope you will find a streamlined proposal submission process:
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Concise abstracts encouraged —Just a 500 word-maximum!
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A single, unified call for proposals — Select up to three NCFR member groups, whichever most aligns with your topic!
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Refined subject areas — Reorganized subject area options from nearly 400 to about 50. This allows for curated sessions that integrate multiple NCFR section perspectives.
>>Submit your proposal by April 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PDT<<
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 2025 NCFR ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
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MEMBER OPPORTUNITY |
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Funding Opportunity for NCFR members
Apply to the NCFR Olson Grant
Last Call: Submit your application by Tuesday, April 1, 11:59 p.m. CT
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NCFR OLSON GRANT
The NCFR Olson Grant: Bridging Research, Theory, and Practice is in its fifth year of accepting applications. This $10,000 annual grant — made possible by namesake and benefactor David H. Olson, Ph.D. — is available to current NCFR members who are making creative contributions to the discipline of Family Science uniting research, theory, and practice in their work. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, April 1.
To learn more about bridging research, theory, and practice, applicants are encouraged to watch the NCFR webinar presented by Dr. Olson, "Circumplex Model and PREPARE/ENRICH: Bridging Research, Theory, and Practice" —free to NCFR members.
>>Apply by April 1, 11:59 p.m. CT<<
*Faculty members, postdocs, and doctoral students nearing completion of their dissertations may apply. An application for Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval must be submitted prior to submitting your grant application.
Not a member? Become a member or rejoin to apply for the grant.
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SUBMIT TO TCRM 2025 |
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Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM): Call for Submissions
Submit your TCRM proposal by April 15
LEARN MORE ABOUT TCRM
The Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop is a longstanding tradition within NCFR and is held onsite at the NCFR Annual Conference.
Working papers on family theory and research methodology are reviewed, discussed, and strengthened in this unique, interactive environment. TCRM's unique purpose and format is designed to promote discussion and provide a forum for feedback that moves working papers and ideas forward.
>>Submit to TCRM by April 15<<
PLUS, this year, in addition to the previously used proposal formats, you have the option to submit a question poster. Read more about this NEW proposal format. |
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CALL FOR CONFERENCE PROPOSAL REVIEWERS |
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NCFR Member Benefit
Call for Conference Proposal Reviewers
Sign up by April 1
With the expectation of a high number of proposals for this year's reimagined conference, we can certainly benefit from the assistance of NCFR members to review conference proposals. Your involvement is paramount! Your participation ensures a high-quality program (all proposals will be blind-reviewed). Serving as a proposal reviewer is a benefit of NCFR membership.
>>Sign up for this member-only opportunity by April 1.<<
(login required)
Here is a little bit of information in terms of the timeline:
• Reviews must be completed between April 7 and April 21
• Reviewers that have been assigned will be notified on April 7 via email
Not a member? Join or renew your membership and you too can partake in this volunteer opportunity
LEARN MORE & SIGN UP |
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IN NCFR NEWS |
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NCFR Seeks Executive Director
Last Call for Applications, Apply by March 28
The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) is pleased to share some exciting news—we are embarking on a search for Executive Director. This visionary leader will champion Family Science, advance our vision, and foster a thriving, inclusive community of researchers, educators, students, practitioners, and policy workers.
Share this opportunity with your networks and encourage qualified candidates to apply. We need your help, in this pivotal moment, to find the right leader to guide NCFR into the future. Thank you for your support!
READ MORE ABOUT THE SEARCH |
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NCFR RESEARCH |
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NCFR Journals
New NCFR Research
Published between March 16—22
Every week, we endeavor to share some of 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).
Check out these early-view articles, written by NCFR members, published across all three journals:
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Testing the capability of generative artificial intelligence for parent and caregiver information seeking — NCR member YaeBin Kim, Ph.D., NCFR member Silvia L. Vilches, Ph.D., Sidney Shapiro, Ph.D., Anne Clarkson, M.P.H., Ph.D.; published in FR
This study explored the quality of generative AI responses to common parenting questions across diverse sources of digitally available information.
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Black men's intimate partner violence victimization and help-seeking experiences: Integrating and applying intersectionality and hegemonic masculinity (open access) —
NCFR member Meagan A. Stewart, Ph.D., NCFR member Megan L. Haselschwerdt, Ph.D.; published in
JFTR
Researchers in this study aim to illuminate the conundrums Black men face when victimized and making help-seeking decisions in the context of patriarchy and White supremacy.
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Latent profiles of Koreans' attitudes toward alternatives to traditional marital formation (open access) — NCFR member Jaerim Lee, Ph.D., CFLE, Jane Park, M.A., Seohee Son, Ph.D.; published in JMF
The authors of this article sought to identify the latent profiles of attitudes toward alternatives to traditional marital formation among South Koreans.
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Gone too long or back too soon? Perceptions of paid parental leave-taking and variations by gender and family structure — NCFR member Richard J. Petts, Ph.D., Reilly Kincaid, doctoral candidate, M.S., Trenton D. Mize, Ph.D., NCFR member Gayle Kaufman, Ph.D.; published in JMF
This study examines perceptions of paid leave-taking itself and variations in these perceptions by parent gender, sexual orientation, and marital status.
VIEW MORE NEW EARLY-VIEW ARTICLES
NCFR member journal subscribers can access articles by logging into their NCFR account. You can get immediate notifications of new articles submitted to NCFR's journals by signing up for email alerts. Seize the opportunity— get your manuscript published in an NCFR journal! Check out these tips & strategies beforehand.
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FAMILY FOCUS ON HEALTH DISPARITIES |
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Family Focus
Read the Spring Issue of Family Focus on Health Disparities
The spring 2025 issue of Family Focus is available for reading. The theme for this issue is Health Disparities. The articles in this issue offer insights into the ways that social determinants of health (SDOH) influence health access and health outcomes, demonstrating the complexity of and useable insights for informing Family Science research and practice.
Family Focus is a benefit of NCFR membership. Become a member or rejoin!
READ FAMILY FOCUS |
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NCFR RESOURCES |
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NCFR's NEW Resource Collection
Secondary Traumatic Stress in Helping Professions
This resource collection provides information and resources from reputable organizations and institutions to help individuals in helping professions cope with their experiences with secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatic stress, or compassion fatigue. Recognizing the symptoms and implementing self-care strategies are crucial for preventing burnout and managing these forms of stress for individuals in helping professions.
READ MORE |
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Sign Up to Attend: NCFR Asian/Asian American Families Focus Group Webinar
Job Market Preparation for Academic Positions: Strategies and Experience
Fri., April 11 / 1 – 2 p.m. CT
Presenters: Sara Garner, Ed.D., Patty Kuo, Ph.D., Erin Lavender-Stott, Ph.D., Karen Quek, Ph.D., MFT, Karin Rourke, M.S., CCLS, and Dr. Tomoko Wakabayshi, Ed.D.
*FREE for all / Space is limited
Searching for an academic-related position can be an exciting process because it means moving toward a new stage in your academic development. Yet, the preparation process can also be frustrating if you lack strategies or confidence in the effectiveness of your approaches. In this 1-hour webinar, the Asian/Asian American Families Focus Group invites a panel of scholars who have fresh experiences in applying or recruiting for academic positions at diverse institutions. Each panelist has expertise in the field of human development and Family Science (HDFS) or related fields. The webinar will be conducted as a panel discussion, focusing on: 1) preparing job application materials, 2) strategies for job interviews, 3) contract negotiation and long-term career planning and advice from personal experiences.
*The focus group welcomes everyone to join on April 11, 2025. However, due to limited capacity, priority for live attendance will be given to current NCFR members on a first-come, first-served basis. A recording of the session will be shared with all registrants.
Registration is required for sharing the links and assuring the efficacy of the panel. Please RSVP by April 4, 2025!
SUBMIT YOUR RSVP |
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CALL FOR ARTICLES |
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NCFR Nexus: Call for Articles
Submission deadline: Aug. 1
Beginning fall 2025, the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) will transition to a new, quarterly, digital-only publication called NCFR Nexus. This publication will serve NCFR’s transdisciplinary community of researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers.
The fall 2025 issue of NCFR Nexus will explore the impact of privilege. Family life experiences are influenced by one’s social address, which includes intersectional characteristics of one’s identity (e.g., race, gender, religion, sexuality, class, ability).
Research-focused articles on this theme have already been collected. The editor specifically invites authors of teaching and learning-focused articles and practice-focused articles that explore these questions. How do teachers in higher education classrooms explore these topics with their students? How do these topics come up for practitioners working with individuals and families in the field?
Prospective authors should submit their articles through the NCFR Nexus Article Submission Form by Aug. 1, 2025. Contact the NCFR Nexus editor, Beth Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, with questions, ideas, and intentions.
READ MORE |
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NCFR Research and Policy Brief Call
Interested in Writing a Research or Policy Brief?
NCFR Research and Policy Briefs are written by experts in the field to help inform decisions that affect families at the federal, state, and local levels. The purpose of these briefs is to educate policymakers and others who have an investment in families. Topics are timely and include a family perspective. Briefs go through a peer-review process, and authors work with our editor.
Prospective authors should submit their proposals online. Contact Rachel Farr, Ph.D., Research and Policy Brief editor, with questions.
SUBMIT A PROPOSAL HERE |
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CAPTURE NCFR 2024 |
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Pictured above: Invited Presenter Symposium, Conducting Health Research With Immigrant and Indigenous Families: Ensuring Culturally-Responsive Methods, Measures, and Meaning Making, (just one of NCFR 2024 recorded sessions)
2024 NCFR Annual Conference Recordings Available
Conference recordings can be found on the NCFR website
If you missed NCFR 2024, head on over to the NCFR website! Catch up on the excellent content that was captured & available for purchase on the NCFR website.
>>PURCHASE CONFERENCE SESSIONS—if you did not register for the 2024 NCFR Annual Conference.
Conference registrants—whether you paid to attend in person or Bridge—you have free access to session recordings as a benefit of conference registration!
>>ACCESS RECORDINGS—if you were a conference registrant (login required)
**Submit a request to use NCFR Annual Conference sessions in your classes with your students, or amongst your colleagues and constituents in your department or organization.
>>START NOW—REQUEST A CLASSROOM LICENSE |
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CONGRATULATIONS, NCFR MEMBERS |
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NCFR Awards & Recognition
2024 Cognella Award Recipients
Congratulations to Ashley Landers, Ph.D., LMFT, (left) and Rachel Arocho, Ph.D., CFLE, SFHEA, (right) as the 2024 recipients of the Cognella Innovation in Teaching Award for Family Science. Publisher Cognella and NCFR partnered to create this award, one that recognizes outstanding instructors in the Family Science discipline going above and beyond introducing cutting-edge teaching practices that engage their students and advance the discipline.
READ MORE |
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IN OTHER NEWS |
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NCFR Webinars On Demand
NCFR members and CFLEs can watch these NCFR webinars at no cost. These are shared along similar lines of the recently published NCFR resource collection above.
FIND MORE NCFR WEBINARS FREE TO MEMBERS & CFLEs |
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Transdisciplinary Science News
National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Brief
Highlights From a Decade of the Center’s Research on Supports for Economic Self-sufficiency Among Latino Families With Children
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families released a new brief highlighting a decade of research on supports for economic self-sufficiency among Latino families and children. This piece draws on the Center's work from 2013 to 2024 to offer three summative research highlights and considerations to policymakers for enhancing Latino children's and family well-being.
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Understanding Latino demographic and geographic growth is a critical factor for supporting the economic well-being and security of Latino families and their children, as well as our nation’s future economic well-being.
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Latino children reside in families with high rates of employment, yet a disproportionate number of Latino households have low incomes and lower receipt of government program benefits than expected based on income eligibility.
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Policy design and implementation affect Latino families’ experiences with government income support and services.
CHECK OUT THE FULL BRIEF |
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Video of the Week
Celebrating the Lives & Achievements of Greek-American Women
A local network in Philadelphia captures footage from a photo tour by the Greek-American Heritage Society of Philadelphia, in celebration of Greek-American heritage month (March) as well as women's history month (March). This was their 5th annual event, designed to preserve the Greek-American experience as well as celebrating the lives & achievements of generations of Greek-American women.
WATCH VIDEO
Do you have a video of a local news story from your area, or something notable? Email a link to Kristal Johnson and perhaps we will feature it in Zippy News!
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NCFR JOBS CENTER |
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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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