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NCFR Weekly Zippy News
Thursday, April 24, 2025 |
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• LAST CALL: Support the Student Access Grant
• FINAL CALL: Complete the U.S. Federal Impact Survey
• Call for TCRM Proposal Reviewers
• Kudos to NCFR Members
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• Submit your article to NCFR Nexus
• Call for NCFR Fellows
• NCFR Resources
• Video of the Week
• Employment Opportunities |
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Support NCFR's Student Access Grant
LAST CALL: Less than 1 week left to show your support!
Over the past five years, 284 students have received the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Student Access Grant, opening doors to career-changing opportunities at NCFR and beyond. This year, as support for diversity initiatives faces increasing challenges, ensuring that students from historically marginalized racial communities have access to critical professional development spaces is more important than ever.
The goal: Raise $30,000 in April 2025 to support 100 Students of Color in accessing professional development and advancement.
>>DONATE NOW — Your Gift, Their Family Science Future<<
With your help:
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20 students will receive full access to the 2025 NCFR conference, a $500 travel stipend, and a one-year NCFR membership — ensuring access to critical opportunities for academic and professional advancement.
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80 students will receive NCFR Bridge online access to 2025 NCFR conference sessions, connecting them to impactful Family Science knowledge and professional development opportunities.
Please consider making a donation today. Every contribution, big or small, helps us create opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach. Together, we can empower the next generation of diverse Family Scientists. Your support makes all the difference.
DONATE TODAY
If you are not able to donate at this time, you can still make a meaningful impact. Joining or renewing your NCFR membership directly supports the student resources and professional development opportunities NCFR provides. Every member strengthens our ability to foster the next generation of Family Science professionals.
>>SEE THE DIRECT IMPACT OF YOUR SUPPORT<< |
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COMPLETE OUR SURVEY |
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Call to Action: NCFR Seeks Your Perspective Regarding U.S. Federal Decisions and Actions
LAST CALL: Survey closes April 29, 11:59 p.m. PT
NCFR is gathering data and impact stories to better understand how recent U.S. federal actions and decisions are impacting our members. Your response will help NCFR understand how recent policy changes are impacting your ability to do research, teach effectively, and/or provide services. Please make sure that your perspective is heard by completing this survey.
Thank you to NCFR’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee (IDC) for their time and insight on this survey. ACCESS THE SURVEY HERE |
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ATTENTION: CALL FOR REVIEWERS |
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NCFR Member Benefit
Call for TCRM Proposal Reviewers
Sign up TODAY
NCFR members, your help is greatly needed towards the review of TCRM proposals. The TCRM co-chairs would appreciate NCFR members who are able to volunteer their time to this important initiative.
TCRM reviewers should be able to provide constructive feedback to the author(s) about their proposed work, to include technical soundness of the work, importance of the topic, rigor of the analysis, and more. Your time and commitment will ensure a highly active and interactive exchange.
>>Sign up for this member-only opportunity TODAY<< (login required)
Not a member? Join or renew your membership and you too can support as a volunteer! |
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MEMBER NEWS |
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NCFR Member News
Exciting Member News to Share
NCFR wishes to congratulate the following members on their amazing accomplishments:
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Deja Young, M.A., was featured in Michigan State University's College of Social Science article—Ms. Young led a mindfulness and self-awareness workshop.
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NCFR Fellow Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D., CFLE, was featured in Purdue University's newsletter; Dr. MacDermid Wadsworth reflects on creating lasting change for families.
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Toni Hill, Ph.D., received the Pratt-Heins Award for Service, in recognition of Dr. Hill's excellence in teaching, service, scholarship, and research.
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Madeline Jones Hebert, M.S., has received the 2025 Wood/Raith Living Trust Summer Fellowship. Ms. Hebert was 1 of 10 recipients.
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Chalyss Evans, M.S., CFLE, received the outstanding doctoral student award from the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Sarah Mitchell, Ph.D., CFLE, was the recipient of the outstanding graduate advisor award from the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Jenna Dewar, M.S., CFLE, was awarded the faculty outreach award from the University of Nevada, Reno.
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NCFR Awards and Recognition
NCFR Seeks Nominations for 2025 Fellows
Nominations due Sept. 15
NCFR Fellow status is an honor awarded to living members of NCFR on the basis of their outstanding contributions to Family Science. We encourage nominations of all family scholars and professionals who have made contributions to the family field.
Among the recognized areas of contributions are scholarship, teaching, outreach, practice, and professional service, to include service to NCFR. Nominees must be nominated by another NCFR member.
Please submit your nomination materials by Sept. 15.
LEARN MORE & NOMINATE |
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NCFR RESOURCES |
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Secondary Traumatic Stress in Helping Professions
NCFR's Resource Collection
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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SAVE on NCFR Classroom/Organization Licenses
Are you aware that you can use NCFR's content with your students, colleagues, or constituents? Members, CFLEs, and CFLE-approved programs get an exclusive discount on classroom and departmental licenses for NCFR webinars and NCFR Annual Conference sessions (2023 and 2024, for example).
Webinars and conference recordings can be an excellent educational resource for your clients, co-workers, or students by which you can foster enriched learning experiences.
NCFR's classroom licenses can be purchased for use in individual classes or for entire departments or organizations.
Just 3 steps!—View ALL webinars on our website + use the request form to order your classroom/organization license today + get ready to use NCFR's content!
PURCHASE A WEBINAR FOR CLASSROOM/ORGANIZATIONAL USE |
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FREE Resource for NCFR Members
Teaching Tuesdays provide an interactive opportunity for NCFR members who teach in an academic setting to learn more about academic teaching. These events are available at no charge for on-demand viewing only, at this time. *Additional, new Teaching Tuesday sessions are not currently being produced.
FIND PAST RECORDINGS
Not a member? Join or renew today! |
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CALL FOR ARTICLES |
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Beginning fall 2025, the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) quarterly publications, Family Focus and CFLE Network, 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. Further, NCFR Nexus will only be accessible to NCFR members and CFLEs, who will receive priority consideration for authorship. |
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NCFR Nexus: Fall 2025 Call for Practice & Teaching Articles
Submission deadline: Aug. 1
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). Social address is associated with social advantages or disadvantages that influence family life experiences leading to many potential questions:
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What are the effects of privilege on the ability to maintain healthy relationships?
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Does recognition of privilege potentially lessen negative impacts?
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Can individual power and privilege be used to advocate for others?
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Can the power of privilege be utilized as a tool to advance social justice?
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. Before submission, please review the author guidelines. Contact the NCFR Nexus editor, Beth Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, with questions, ideas, and intentions.
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NCFR Nexus: Winter 2026 Call for Articles
Submission deadline: Nov. 1
The winter 2026 issue of NCFR Nexus will explore later adulthood. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the median age of the United States population is increasing. Growing numbers of older adults presents both opportunities and challenges. Many older adults live healthy, independent lives while others require significant care, often by unpaid family members.
Examples of potential topics include the following and more:
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What does the research tell us about the well-being of later-life adults?
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How can communities support healthy aging?
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What kind of support do families need when they are caring for elders?
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How are colleges and universities preparing the next generation of family professionals to serve older adults and their families?
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How do Family Life Educators support older adults and multigenerational families in their practices?
NCFR Nexus seeks to bring together the voices of researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers, fostering a diverse knowledge exchange. The NCFR Nexus editor invites authors to submit applied research-focused, teaching and learning-focused and practice-focused articles that explore later adulthood.
Prospective authors should submit their articles through the NCFR Nexus Article Submission Form by Nov. 1, 2025. Before submission, please review the author guidelines. Contact the NCFR Nexus editor, Beth Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, with questions, ideas, and intentions.
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NCFR'S 2023 POLICY BRIEF |
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Tackling Housing Concerns at the State-Level: Lessons From Family Impact Seminars
Read NCFR's 2023 policy brief, co-written by NCFR Fellow Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D., CFLE. Learn how your work (whether as an educator, researcher, policymaker, etc.) can possibly address housing instability concerns for families.
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CALL FOR POLICY BRIEFS |
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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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NCFR RESEARCH |
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NCFR Journals
New NCFR Research
Published between April 13—19
Every week, we seek 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).
The early-view articles listed here focus on family relations within a cultural context and among Chinese family systems.
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Elder abuse and psychological distress of Chinese widowed older adults — Wenjian Xu, Ph.D., Yifan Yang, Ph.D. (FR)
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Beyond the Paycheck: Family Systems, Adult Children's Job Sector, and Parental Subjective Well-Being in China (open access) — Mengke Zhao, M.A., graduate student, Yuying Tong, Ph.D. (JMF)
Additionally, these early-view articles were co-written by members of NCFR:
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Reconsidering the utility of mean comparisons in evaluative work — J. Scott Crapo, Ph.D., NCFR member Kay Bradford, Ph.D., NCFR member Brian J. Higginbotham, Ph.D., LMFT (FR)
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Hurry up and wait: Developmental anxiety during the transition to adulthood (open access) — Kaylin Ratner, Ph.D., Erin F. Budesheim, B.A., doctoral student, NCFR member Chelsea S. Alexander, B.S., doctoral student, Robert C. Klein, M.S., doctoral student, Simone Leinenweber, B.A., Lei Zhang, graduate student, Talia Yue Zhao, graduate student, Oswaldo Garcia Romero, M.S., Christopher M. Napolitano, Ph.D. (JFTR)
pictured above l to r: Bradford, Higginbotham, and Alexander
VIEW ALL NEW RESEARCH
NCFR member journal subscribers can access articles by logging into their NCFR account. Get immediate notifications of new articles submitted to NCFR's journals; sign up for email alerts. Check out these tips & strategies towards getting your manuscript published in an NCFR journal!
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WORD ON THE STREET |
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Spring 2025
NCFR Report: Building a Future Where Every Family Thrives
Written by NCFR Board President, Bethany L. Letiecq, Ph.D.
In the spring 2025 issue of NCFR Report, Dr. Letiecq reflects on the work that NCFR is doing (and will do) towards advancing Family Science through research, education, practice, policy, and advocacy.
Dr. Letiecq also discusses remaining steadfast towards supporting NCFR members and Certified Family Life Educators (CFLEs) while navigating an unpredictable future and advocating for a just society that supports all families. READ MORE
Take a second look at how NCFR is reimagining what it means to support families, practitioners, and scholars like you.
READ NCFR REPORT
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CFLE CONVERSATIONS |
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CFLE Conversations
Cultural Agility in Family Life Education
Wed., May 7 / Noon – 1 p.m. CT
Facilitator: Marcy Peake, M.A., LPC, NCC, CFLE
FREE for CFLEs / Renew your CFLE credential
Are you curious about effective strategies CFLEs utilize to enhance Culturally Agile collaboration and communication in Family Life Education? Join CFLEs of various personal and social identities to discuss how to authentically engage and share space with others.
For 30 years, Marcy L. Peake, M.A., LPC, NCC, CFLE, has authored curricula, and created course content on race, gender, culture, and youth development, and served pre-K–12 youth and families. She is the founder of The Center for Cultural Agility, a licensed professional and national certified counselor, Certified Family Life Educator, and Great Start to Quality trainer. Ms. Peake is a national consultant and speaker on diversity, equity, and inclusion in education, youth development, and community engagement. She has taught graduate and undergraduate students and served as the Director of Diversity and Community Outreach Initiatives at Western Michigan University. Ms. Peake has experience on school boards and committees and approaches her work from her multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and multi-cultural identities, research, service, and scholarship.
Don't miss your chance to network with Ms. Peake and other CFLEs committed to advancing cultural agility in their work and communities.
RESERVE YOUR SEAT |
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On the Bookshelf
Suddenly, I Found It!
NCFR member Genese Clark, M.S., doctoral candidate, has published a children's book that sparks curiosity and exploration through a strengths-based lens. Playful and creative, this story showcases core principles of the family strengths approach, guiding both children and adults to identify and validate their internal assets.
It is written with preschool and kindergarten readers in mind.
SEE FULL INFO |
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April 26 is Shared Parenting Day
Saturday, April 26, is Shared Parenting Day, the day on which the United States first statewide equal shared parenting law was passed by Kentucky lawmakers (in 2018). The law made 50/50 custody presumed or considered for children whose parents are separated or divorced, though it is a matter of state law. Shared Parenting Day promotes the involvement of both parents in raising their children, in spite of parents' relationship status.
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Are You Hiring? Submit Your Job Vacancies to NCFR Jobs Center
Announce your organization's jobs with NCFR
Did you know that NCFR is uniquely positioned to connect the best prospective employees in Family Science with your organization or department? Head on over to the NCFR Jobs Center to submit your listing today! By posting to the NCFR Jobs Center, you will reach qualified candidates with the family knowledge and skills you are seeking.
The place to showcase your transdisciplinary job openings that focus on working with families or serving families, and all that your organization has to offer potential employees is the NCFR Jobs Center.
POST A JOB OPENING |
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Video of the Week
Why governments should prioritize well-being
In recognition of Scottish American Heritage Month, this week's video is from TED in which then First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon discusses the way in which a country measures its success, known today as gross domestic product or GDP. She argues that this methodology is limiting and only focuses on work output. She then goes on to explain the implications of a "well-being economy" – and shows how this new focus could help build resolve to confront global challenges.
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
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