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NCFR Weekly Zippy News
Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
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• NCFR Policy Corner
• Oct. Family Relations (FR) Issue
• Plus: New FR Call for Papers |
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NCFR MEMBER NEWS |
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Save the Date: Nov. 14 2025 Virtual NCFR Annual Member Meeting
Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 1–2:30 p.m. CT
All NCFR members are invited to attend the annual member meeting virtually via Zoom the week prior to the NCFR Annual Conference, to hear updates on NCFR’s activities, ask questions, and recognize colleagues' accomplishments.
No signup or NCFR conference registration is needed to attend this free meeting. NCFR members will receive an email with the Zoom link closer to the meeting date. |
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Member News Mason Evaluates Community Breastmilk Sharing Program
NCFR member W. Alex Mason, Ph.D. (pictured above, right), began a yearlong evaluation of an innovative, community-led breastmilk sharing program along with Patty Kuo, Ph.D., with funding from the Great Plains IDeA-CTR at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dr. Mason and Dr. Kuo are exploring ways to enhance the Malone Milk Share Program, which provides free breastmilk to anyone regardless of income, race or ethnicity. The research team will survey 25 participants and 25 non-participants to establish the program’s feasibility and acceptability.
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NCFR 2025 |
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2025 NCFR Annual Conference
Opening Plenary:
Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, Ph.D.
"In All Ways Human: Disrupting the Dehumanization of Black Boys, Men, and Families through Research, Action, and Praxis"
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We are pleased to present Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, Ph.D., as this year's opening plenary presenter at the 2025 NCFR Annual Conference, which will be in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Smith Lee will address the unequal burdens of violence and grief faced by young Black men in Baltimore, and how trauma-informed scholarship can deconstruct dehumanizing narratives. Read the full abstract.
Sponsored by Human Development and Family Sciences at Texas Tech University
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2025 NCFR Annual Conference
Still Time to Reserve Your Sponsorship!
University Tables, Exhibit Booths, and Sponsorships Available
Thank you to everyone who has reserved a conference sponsorship, exhibit booth, or university table. We will still take reservations for a limited time through October — but hurry!
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The University Receptions — NCFR's annual college fair! Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, from 6–8 p.m. ET. Show off your school pride, spotlight your degree programs, and meet prospective students. Reserve your table today.
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NCFR Exhibits — Promote your products, programs, and services over three days of the conference (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday hours) to over a thousand researchers, faculty, practitioners, and students. Reserve your booth.
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Sponsorships — Opportunities remain for two of our Plenaries, Poster Sessions, the Conference App, and more. These are highly visible ways to promote your organization to students, faculty, and practitioners. See full details.
These opportunities are only available for a limited time — and many sponsorships are first-come, first-served. If interested, please contact Trip Sullivan at tripsullivan@ncfr.org or 763-231-2885. |
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2025 NCFR Annual Conference Registered for the Conference? Now, Reserve Your Room!
Upon registering for the 2025 NCFR Annual Conference, book your stay at NCFR's conference hotel site, the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. Look for the blue "Book Hotel" button. Once registered for the conference, you will be able to use NCFR's discounted conference rate. The Baltimore Marriott Waterfront is this year's conference destination. Located next to the Baltimore Harbor, in the Harbor East neighborhood, and surrounded by restaurants, stores, and all kinds of fun, local opportunities.
- Register for NCFR 2025
- Book your hotel stay at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
*(book by 5 p.m. ET, Oct. 28, to receive the NCFR conference room rate)
- Take a look at some of the opportunities that await you—area outings for member groups | conference guide to fun
LEARN MORE
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2025 NCFR Annual Conference
Add the TCRM Workshop to Your Registration
Full day Nov. 18 | AM only Nov. 19
$40 for students | $60 for professionals
The Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop will be onsite at the 2025 NCFR Annual Conference. The TCRM Workshop is a longstanding tradition within NCFR and a great entry point if you are building an understanding in or have interest in theory and/or methodology, and advancing the study of families.
Working papers on family theory and research methodology are reviewed, discussed, and strengthened. TCRM presents an atmosphere of collaboration, invites engaged discussion between authors, discussants, and the audience alike. This year will feature a new format: question posters! The full schedule is now available online.
Register for TCRM when you register for the conference — or add it to your registration anytime later.
REGISTER FOR TCRM
TCRM is made possible with the support of NCFR's Journal of Family Theory & Review. |
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POLICY |
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NCFR Policy Corner
This Week's Policy Highlights and Opportunities
Oct. 2, 2025
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OPPORTUNITY: NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is accepting applications until Nov. 20, 2025 for its Extramural Loan Repayment Program. You do NOT need NIH funding to apply.
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Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act proposes a national shared insurance fund to provide workers with up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for various needs.
SEE FULL HIGHLIGHTS |
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NCFR JOURNALS |
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NCFR Journals
FR Invites Papers for Special Section
Theme: Community-Based Participatory Research to Understand Families and Family Contexts
Letters of Intent Due Dec. 30, 2025
NCFR's Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR) has released a call for papers for a special section with the theme "Community-Based Participatory Research to Understand Families and Family Contexts." The lead guest editor is Hema Ganapathy-Coleman, Ph.D.
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods — which challenge traditional power dynamics by recognizing that research participants are the foremost experts on their own lives — have been gaining momentum in developmental and Family Science, yet remain underrepresented. This special section will provide family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, and interventionists with concrete tools and frameworks for implementing collaborative approaches that are more responsive to the diverse families they serve worldwide.
Letters of intent from interested authors are due Dec. 30, 2025. For authors invited to submit, manuscripts will be due June 15, 2026.
SEE CALL FOR PAPERS |
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NCFR Journals
Keep Up With NCFR Research: New Family Relations Issue
Every week, we seek to bring you a glimpse of the latest research from 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).
In addition to new early-view articles across the journals, FR's October issue is available now. Explore articles on families during the COVID-19 pandemic, parenting in the digital age, family diversity, global families, and much more. Many articles are open access!
Plus, check out the September issue of JFTR!
SEE ALL NEW NCFR RESEARCH
If you are an NCFR member subscribed to one of our journals, you can access articles by logging into your NCFR account. You can also sign up for email alerts. |
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MORE OPPORTUNITIES |
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NCFR Nexus
Call for Articles: Later Adulthood
Submission deadline: Nov. 1
The winter 2026 issue of NCFR Nexus will focus on later adulthood. With the U.S. population growing older, families and communities face new opportunities and challenges. Many adults thrive in independence, while others need significant support—often from unpaid family caregivers.
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Research on later-life well-being
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Community supports for healthy aging
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Family needs in elder caregiving
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Preparing professionals to serve older adults
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Family Life Education in multigenerational contexts
NCFR Nexus invites articles from researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers. Submissions are due Nov. 1, 2025, via the NCFR Nexus Article Submission Form.
READ MORE
Questions or ideas? Contact editor Beth Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, at nexuseditor@ncfr.org. |
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Upcoming OneOp Webinars
Thursday, Oct. 9 / 11 a.m. –12:30 p.m. ET
All OneOp webinars are free and approved for CFLE continuing education credit.
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Video of the Week
Meet Tilly Norwood
Hollywood is in an uproar over the emergence of actress Tilly Norwood. The problem? She isn't a real person but a fully AI-generated performer. Critics warn about the ethics of replacing human talent, debates over authenticity, jobs, and artistic integrity.
See what you think of Tilly in this week's video.
WATCH VIDEO
Do you have a video of a local news story from your area, or something notable? Email a link to tripsullivan@ncfr.org and perhaps we will feature it in Zippy News! |
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NCFR JOBS CENTER |
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Employment Opportunities
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NCFR's online Jobs Center! Get started here. |
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Georgia Southern University
The School of Human Ecology in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences seeks a tenure-track 10-month assistant professor in Human Development and Family Science to teach undergraduate courses. In addition, the position requires developing and sustaining a productive program of research and scholarship, providing service to the School, college, and university, engaging in student success initiatives, and participating in professional development.
Location: Statesboro, Georgia
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Screening begins Oct. 25; open until filled
SEE FULL DETAILS
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Miami University
The College of Education, Health and Society at Miami University seeks an assistant or associate professor to teach graduate and undergraduate social work and/or Family Science courses; maintain an active research agenda; pursue external funding; advise undergraduate and graduate students; and be engaged in service at the departmental, college, University, and professional discipline levels. Appointment will begin in August 2026.
Location: Oxford, Ohio
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Open until filled
SEE FULL DETAILS
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