Zippy News: NCFR 2024 — A Conference to Remember

Thank You for a Great NCFR 2024!

Thank you to all those that contributed to and participated in this year's annual conference, whether onsite in Bellevue, Washington or from anywhere via NCFR's Bridge. You each made this year's conference a memorable one!

An abundance of gratitude to all conference presenters, and a very special thanks to this year's conference chair, Karina M. Shreffler, Ph.D., and the 2024 Conference Planning Committee.

All NCFR 2024 registrants have free access to the livestream conference sessions through Whova, the conference app (this is a benefit of your registering for the conference). Session abstracts, presenter information, and optional handouts may also be found in Whova.

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To anyone who missed the conference this year, conference recordings will be available for purchase in the coming weeks.

*All recordings will move to the NCFR website from Whova in coming weeks. We will notify all attendees when this move happens.

Continuing Education for NCFR 2024

$29 for NCFR members | $59 for nonmembers

NCFR is an approved provider of Continuing Education (CE) through its 2024 annual conference for NBCC, the National Board for Certified Counselors.

*Verification of attendance for each session is required in order to earn CE credit hours. Only sessions identified as approved qualify for CE credit hours.

Certificates for NBCC CE hours and for Verification of Conference Attendance hours will be emailed after attendees rate the sessions by completing the verification form. Certificates for NBCC CEs or Attendance Verification will be sent via email within seven days after the completed webform is submitted and payment is verified.

The deadline to submit the 2024 NCFR Conference Verification form is Oct. 31, 2025.

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In-person attendees who did not attend livestream sessions that overlap with other sessions during the in-person conference may watch them later and earn an additional 7 NBCC credit hours.

*This option is available to Certified Family Life Educators (CFLEs) if desired for their own records; NCFR does not require CFLEs to submit CE verification.

Sneak Peek

Call for Proposals for NCFR 2025

NCFR 2025 is scheduled for Nov. 19-22 in Baltimore, Maryland. We hope you will join us!

2025 Conference Chair Sadguna Anasuri, Ph.D., CFLE, and the Conference Program Committee are already working diligently on developing a program with the theme, "Power, Privilege, and Difference: Lived Experiences of Changing Families and Societies."

You can access the sneak peek call for proposals! A more detailed call will be posted in early 2025. The online proposal submission system will open late January 2025 with proposals due March 3, 2025.

VIEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS

NCFR Teaching Tuesday

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

Reflexive pedagogy is a teaching and learning approach used with the intention of creating more self-awareness, fostering critical thinking, and facilitating meaning-making through lived experiences and shared knowledge. Helping students to think reflexively can be especially beneficial in courses that focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). To teach and learn reflexively goes beyond the occasional reflection paper assignment or two. During this Teaching Tuesday, Lyndal Khaw, Ph.D., will have an open dialogue on how reflexive pedagogy can be incorporated into all aspects of a course, including the language in a syllabus, selection of course materials, discussion touchpoints, and class activities.

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

ideas on how to incorporate reflexive pedagogy into their teaching practices;
opportunities for and challenges of using reflexive pedagogy; and
how reflexive pedagogy can be measured for effectiveness.

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

CFLE Conversations

Navigating the Ethics of AI in Family Education
Wednesday, Jan. 15 / 2 – 3 p.m. CT
Free for CFLEs
Presenter: Lisa Krause, M.A., CFLE, CFLC

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance, it brings opportunities and challenges to the practice of Family Life Education. Join Ms. Krause, M.A., CFLE, CFLC, and other CFLEs to thoughtfully discuss the ethical implications of incorporating AI into working with families. Feel free to bring your questions and concerns.

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If you are interested in meeting with other CFLEs working in your area, and/or would like to be a session facilitator, contact Jessica Oswald.

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LGBTQIA+ Parenting Strengths: Implications for Policy-Engaging Scholarship and Practice
Wednesday, Jan. 29 / 11 a.m. – Noon CT
Presented by Rachel H. Farr, Ph.D.

Policies have the potential to support and empower caregivers who are raising LGBTQIA+ children and youth. Given how research can strengthen policies for LGBTQIA+ people and their families, this webinar will provide strategies for conducting policy-engaged, translational scholarship to support this community.

Join Rachel H. Farr, Ph.D., for this webinar in which you will be provided with a strengths-based summary of research surrounding parenting LGBTQIA+ youth, as well as empirically based recommendations and tools that can be used to empower LGBTQIA+ families in a research, policy, and practitioner setting.

Approved for 1 hour of CFLE continuing education

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

Family Focus
The Psychological Impact of Privilege
Proposal Deadline Extended to Dec. 15

Family life provides early learning experiences to create and maintain healthy relationships with other people, an important component of health and well-being. Yet family life experiences are influenced by one’s social address, which includes characteristics of one’s identity (e.g., race, religion, sexuality, class). Social address is associated with social advantages, or privileges, that influence family life experiences.

For this issue of Family Focus, the editor invites you to consider the psychological impact of social advantages that promote exclusion, injustice, and isolation. Specifically, in which ways does privilege disrupt the ability of individuals, families, and society to create and maintain healthy relationships?

Prospective authors should submit their proposals by Dec. 15 using the online submission form. All authors will be notified by Dec. 22, and articles are due Jan. 20, 2025. Contact the editor with questions.

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Call for Articles | CFLE Network

Cultivating Cultural Humility in Family Life Education
Submit Your Article 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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New CFLE Committee Members

NCFR is pleased to announce our newest CFLE committee members. This volunteer body will see to the successful continuation of the certification program as well as see to the development of items relevant to the 10 Family Life Education content areas, and evaluate university and college applications to the CFLE academic program.

CFLE Exam Committee

Pamela Rollins, Ph.D., CFLE, AAMFT Clinical Fellow

CFLE Academic Program Review Committee

Crystal Benjamin, Ph.D., CFLE

Hunter Stanfield, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE

Ainsworth Joseph, Ph.D., DMin, CFLE

Jennifer Cantu, Ph.D., LPC-S, CFLE

Lisa Moyer, Ph.D., CFLE

Payton Birlew, M.S., CFLE

Robin Yaure, Ph.D., CFLE

Congratulations, and we are so glad to have you on board!

NCFR Honors Student Recognition Program

NCFR's Honors Student Recognition Program awards exceptional scholarship, leadership, and community service in the family discipline. Graduating undergraduate and graduate students are recognized through NCFR's Honors Student Recognition Program, encouraging students to continue their contributions in Family Science.

This program would not be successful without the work of our volunteer reviewers. Their time and dedication is priceless! Thank you to the member volunteers, whose time and expertise contributed to this fall's program success:

Anthony J. Ferraro, Ph.D.
Bill Anderson, Ph.D.
Jou-Chen Chen, Ph.D., CFLE
Sarah Kuborn, Ph.D., CFLE
Spencer B. Olmstead, Ph.D., CFLE
Mickey Langlais, Ph.D., CFLE
Kayla Wenth, Ph.D.
Pamela A. Schulze, Ph.D.
Todd Jensen, Ph.D., MSW
Toni Hill, Ph.D.
Wendy Middlemiss, Ph.D., CFLE
Shera C. Thomas-Jackson, Ph.D., IBCLC, RLC
Ashley Landers, Ph.D., LMFT
Sothy Eng, Ph.D.

READ MORE ABOUT NCFR'S HONORS PROGRAM

NCFR Résumé and CV Review Program

Coming up at the top of the year is your opportunity to have your résumé/CV reviewed by seasoned Family Science reviewers!

This member-only program accepts résumé/CV documents three times a year for individuals at all career stages. Access your exclusive benefit, and ensure your CV or résumé stands out from the crowd. LEARN HOW

The winter submission period opens Jan. 2, 2025. Don't miss out — mark your calendars!

READ MORE ABOUT NCFR'S RÉSUMÉ/CV REVIEW PROGRAM

Wanted: Job Postings to NCFR Jobs Center

Announce Your Organization's Jobs Through NCFR

NCFR is uniquely positioned to connect you with the best prospective employees in the discipline of Family Science. By posting to the NCFR Jobs Center, you'll reach qualified candidates who have the family knowledge and skills you're seeking.

The NCFR Jobs Center is the place to showcase your interdisciplinary job openings that focus on working with families or serving families.

POST A JOB OPENING

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 Nov. 10 and Nov. 30 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.

NEW! Practitioner Takeaways
Supporting Immigrant Families

NCFR is pleased to present policy implications and research findings focused on immigrant families, to inform practice! On our website, you will find a comprehensive resource collection featuring cutting-edge research and practical insights from NCFR journals, Family Focus articles, and recorded webinars over the past 5 years.

*Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your cultural competence and enhance your work with immigrant families. Download the handouts today*

This collection includes added resources specifically designed for practitioners. These takeaway documents outline specific strategies for practitioners working with immigrant families including:

1) Incorporating family-centered approaches;

2) Enhancing awareness of immigrant and multi-status families; and

3) Recognizing patterns of relationship upheaval and family violence.

This collection serves as an invaluable resource for:

• Practitioners

• Students

• Educators

• Policymakers

• Researchers

ACCESS RESOURCES

In Memoriam
Robert P. Moreno

We regret to inform the NCFR community that Robert P. Moreno, Ph.D., passed away on May 27, 2023, at the age of 60. He was an NCFR member for the previous 12 years.

His professional tenure included that of professor and leader at multiple institutions, to include New Mexico State University and Syracuse University. Dr. Moreno published widely on children's learning among Latino families. He was a frequent presenter at NCFR annual conferences.

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NIH Releases New Scientific Integrity Policy

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released its final scientific integrity policy, which will take effect on Dec. 30. The final policy “articulates the procedures and processes in place at NIH that help maintain rigorous scientific integrity practices” and “describes several new functions to further enhance scientific integrity at NIH and throughout the biomedical research enterprise.” In developing this policy, NIH also considered all the comments received during the Draft Policy public comment period.

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OneOp Webinar

Supporting Military Youth with Disabilities in Transition to Adult Life
Tuesday, Dec. 10 / 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET

Join OneOp, a free and open-access multidisciplinary professional development resource for providers serving military families, for an insightful webinar presented by experts from the U.S. Department of Education and partner organizations. This session will provide valuable resources to support youth with disabilities and their families as they navigate the transition from Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) services to post-secondary life. Participants will learn about essential tools and guidance designed to help youth with disabilities succeed in education, employment, and independent living after aging out of IDEA services.

Approved for 1.5 hours of CFLE continuing education

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New Recording Available
Watch NCFR Content on Demand

Thank you to Jen Krafchick, Ph.D., CFLE, and Lindsey Weiler, Ph.D., LMFT, for leading a past webinar on the concepts and benefits of emotion coaching towards youth protégés, and its effectiveness in youth and mentee interactions. This is valuable to those that work with or aspire to work with youth and adolescents.

This on-demand webinar is available for purchase and readily accessible to those that registered for the live webinar.

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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 Professor in Human Development and Family Science (9 Month Salary)
Florida State University

The Department of Human Development and Family Science invites applications for assistant professor. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting quality research, enhancing the rigor and quality of research in the Department and providing opportunities for graduate students to advance the field, mentoring graduate students, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as collaborate and support Centers and Institutes in the Department and to expand the research agenda of those entities and those of the College and the University.

Interested candidates are urged to submit materials as soon as possible.

Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Required Education: Doctorate in a relevant area of study (e.g., family studies/science, human development, sociology, psychology, and statistics)
Application Deadline: Application review will begin Jan. 15, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled

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Teaching Faculty I in Human Development and Family Science (9 Month Salary)
Florida State University

The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences invites applications for a non-tenure track teaching faculty position in the Department of Human Development and Family Science. Applicants who have demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in varying modalities, develop and refine alternative instructional methods as needed or required, as well as collaborate and support Centers and Institutes in the Department and to expand the research agenda of those entities and those of the College and the University.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply by Jan. 15, 2025.

Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Required Education: Doctorate in a relevant area of study (e.g., family studies/science, human development, sociology, psychology, and statistics)
Application Deadline: Application review will begin Jan. 15, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled

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Director, T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University

Arizona State University (ASU) is conducting an international search to recruit a director for its T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, with a concurrent appointment as tenured professor. The new director will be an accomplished leader, visionary thinker, and inclusive relationship builder who will lead the school and its energetic community of educators-scholars into the future by strategically aligning the unified vision of The Sanford School with ASU’s mission of achieving excellence and access, enhancing innovation and creativity in research, increasing external funding and achieving and maintaining top-tier programs. The new director will provide effective leadership in establishing a culture of collaboration by strengthening connections among faculty, staff and students, while furthering ASU’s commitment to interdisciplinarity and engagement with other academic units at ASU and the wider community.

Location: Tempe, Arizona
Required Education: Doctorate in Family Science, human development, psychology, sociology, or a related discipline
Application Deadline: For best consideration, applications should be submitted by Dec. 31, 2024

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Chair, Department of Human Services
Eastern Illinois University

Applications are invited for a full-time, 12-month position as Chair of the Department of Human Services at Eastern Illinois University. The successful candidate will be the chief administrative and academic officer of the department with primary responsibility for the leadership, supervision, coordination, and administration of programs and activities of the department in a shared governance environment. Some responsibilities include: facilitate communications among department, college, university, community, and alumni stakeholders; recruit, make recommendations for hiring, supervise, and evaluate high quality faculty and staff; facilitate student recruitment and marketing; manage financial resources; oversee the administration of departmental scholarship funds; teach one course with the department per semester.

The anticipated start date is July 1, 2025.

Location: Charleston, Illinois
Required Education: Doctorate in a discipline represented within the department (e.g., human services, human development and family studies, or social work)
Application Deadline: Jan. 12, 2025; application review will begin Jan. 13, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled

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Assistant Professor
University of Louisville

The Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work and Family Science at the University of Louisville (UofL) invites applications for a full-time, 10-month, tenure-track assistant professor position. Applicants should have expertise in substance use and substance use disorders. Further, the Kent School encourages applicants to apply whose research addresses the needs and experiences of diverse populations. Successful candidates should have demonstrated the ability to create inclusive work environments, collaborate effectively on diverse teams, and support the increasingly diverse student body the Kent School admits and aims to attract.

This position will begin Aug. 1, 2025.

Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Required Education: Doctorate in social work, Family Science, or a related field
Application Deadline: Formal review of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled; applicants are encouraged to apply by Dec. 2, 2024

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Assistant or Associate Professor of Education
Penn State Harrisburg

Applications are invited for a full-time, tenure-line, 36-week appointment at the ranking of assistant or associate professor within the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education. Applicants should have a commitment to teaching, research, and service. Candidates will be expected to meet the promotion and tenure requirements at Penn State Harrisburg. Responsibilities include teaching three undergraduate/graduate courses per semester; academic advising; accreditation and recruitment efforts; supervise candidates in field/student teaching; scholarly activities to include obtaining external funding; service across the College and University.

The anticipated start timeframe for this position is Fall 2025.

Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania
Required Education: Doctorate in education, curriculum and instruction, or a related field
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled

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Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks an innovative and inspiring academic leader to serve as the next Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences. The Dean reports directly to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer and serves as the chief academic and administrative officer of the College of Education and Human Sciences. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: support the recruitment and retention of high quality staff; champion and support multiple forms of research, teaching, service, clinical work, and extension; build upon the College’s strategic plan and its implementation in collaboration with faculty, staff, and students; cultivate academic programs that demonstrate relevance, impact, innovation, and sustainability.

The anticipated start timeframe for this position is Fall 2025.

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Priority consideration will be given to those materials received by Dec. 30, 2024; review of candidates will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled

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