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NCFR Weekly Zippy News
Thursday, May 15, 2025 |
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NCFR Research and Policy Brief: NEW Off the Press
Improving States' Infant and Family Health Equity Through Equitable Housing Policies
NCFR's new research and policy brief, co-authored by NCFR Fellow Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D., CFLE, highlights the interconnectedness between housing and health during prenatal care, at birth, and throughout infancy. The brief also considers the economic cost to the U.S. of maintaining discriminatory policies and unfair practices in areas of housing and health (e.g., residential segregation, limited access to health-care services). |
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Readers will also find relevant state-level legislation and initiatives to improve infant health, and ultimately family well-being, through fair housing practices and policies. To that end, local and state policymakers can pursue several avenues to improve the well-being of families experiencing housing instability or homelessness, whether expecting a child or having recently welcomed a new infant to their family. States can do the following:
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Improve health and housing outcomes by supporting programs that are intentional about providing services for both issues at the same time.
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Promote health from pregnancy throughout infancy.
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Ensure access to secure, affordable, and safe housing.
READ AND SHARE NCFR's POLICY BRIEF |
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NCFR AWARDS |
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NCFR Awards and Recognition
NCFR Award Deadlines: Nominate or Apply
Plus NEW Awards Submission System
It is that time of year where you get a chance to nominate yourself, your students, colleagues, or mentors for an award from NCFR and/or its member groups. This year, NCFR brings you a new awards submission system. >>CHECK IT OUT!<<
We wish to inform you of the below award opportunities—nominate or apply today. Most of these have a June 15 deadline, unless otherwise stated, so do not delay!
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Cognella Innovation in Teaching Award for Family Science: May 30
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Affiliate Councils Award for Meritorious Service: June 1
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Affiliate Grant Award: June 1
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Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring, Advancing Family Science Section
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Ernest G. Osborne Award, Family and Community Education Section
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Feldman Outstanding Research Proposal for Research in Family Policy, Family Policy Section
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Outstanding Professional Paper/Publications Award, Families and Health Section
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Kathleen Briggs Outstanding Mentor Award, Family Therapy Section
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Jessie Bernard Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper Award (SNP), Feminism and Family Science Section
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Dr. Marie F. Peters Award, Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Families Section
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Jan Trost Award, International Section
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Reuben Hill Award, Research and Theory Section
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Student and New Professional Outstanding Paper Award, Religion, Spirituality, & Family Section
SEE ALL 2025 AWARDS
Please note: At this time, only NCFR-sponsored awards and section awards are accepting applications. Focus group award applications will be available at a later date. |
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We are also pleased to introduce our NEW awards submission process through OpenWater. This streamlined approach allows users to sort through awards and apply in one convenient location!
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Log in to the OpenWater awards system using your NCFR username and password
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If you are not an NCFR member or are new to NCFR, create an account in minutes
LEARN MORE ABOUT NCFR AWARD OPPORTUNITIES |
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NCFR MEMBER RECOGNITION |
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NCFR Member Recognition
Congratulations, Affiliate Councils Board Members
2025 Affiliate Councils Board elections results
NCFR wishes to acknowledge and congratulate the following individuals for being appointed to their respective seats on NCFR's Affiliate Councils Board:
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Kayla Wenth, Ph.D., Affiliate Councils Conference Program Chair (pictured l)
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Cuiting Li, Ph.D., CFLE, Student Affiliate Adviser Representative (pictured r)
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NCFR Member Recognition
Healthy Urban Families: Interconnections Between Social Determinants
International Federation for Family Development (IFFD)
NCFR student member Francisca Lawson Tettevie, M.S., doctoral student, recently wrote an article for the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD). In the paper, Ms. Tettevie states that healthy cities are defined by their capacity to support the potential and well-being of all individuals and families. To this point, she remarks that the most effective intervention is one that will recognize the interconnected nature of human experience, creating supportive ecosystems that enable individuals to realize their full potential, thereby building long-term resilience for families and communities.
We want to also point out that Ms. Tettevie will be speaking at the U.N. International Day of Families, on behalf of an IFFD working group.
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NCFR MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES |
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NCFR Member Opportunity
NCFR is Curating a Conference Local Arrangements Committee
NCFR 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland
Perhaps you currently reside in or once lived in Baltimore, Maryland. Maybe you went to school in Baltimore or just have close ties making you very familiar with the region—either way, we could certainly use your expertise!
Each year, NCFR works with a team of members located in the region of that year's NCFR Annual Conference to learn about and make connections in/near the conference city.
Join NCFR's Local Arrangements Committee in preparing for NCFR 2025, taking place Nov. 19-22 in Baltimore, Maryland. This committee will work with NCFR staff to organize local engagement, help identify and make connections with local organizations and universities, and more!
Please contact Judy Schutz, NCFR’s conference planner, with any questions.
>>JOIN NCFR'S LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE<< |
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NCFR RESEARCH |
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NCFR Journals
New NCFR Research
Published between May 4—May 10
Every week, we aspire to share with you 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 present research around family relationships, social change, and sexual diversity.
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Sexual and gender diversity in families: Theoretical advances in the context of social change (open access) — NCFR Fellow Stephen T. Russell, Ph.D., Gaëlle Meslay, Ph.D. (JFTR)
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LGBTQ+ individuals and family relationships through a life course perspective — Gaëlle Meslay, Ph.D., Armin A. Dorri, Ph.D., NCFR Fellow Stephen T. Russell, Ph.D. (JFTR)
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LGBTQ parent–child relationships with nonaffirming Christian parents — Sloan Okrey Anderson, Ph.D., M.S.W., LGSW (FR)
The publications here, both of which were written by NCFR Fellows, explore Family Science scholarship.
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Cultivating theoretical advances in family science: JFTR's innovation continues — NCFR Fellow Katherine R. Allen, Ph.D. (JFTR)
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Stepping together — NCFR Fellows: Lawrence Ganong, Ph.D., Marilyn Coleman, Ed.D. (JFTR)
The articles referenced here highlight well-being, unique family structures, and meaning making.
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Exploring fathers' psychological well-being using supervised machine learning random forest analysis — NCFR members: Kwangman Ko, Ph.D., CFLE, Matthew R. Rodriguez, Ph.D. (FR)
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Embracing age: How Catholic nuns became models of aging well. By Anna I. Corwin. 2021. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 2021. pp. 202 — NCFR member Jaclyn Elisa Keenoy, Ph.D., Fatima Hernandez Torrez, Natalia Taylor (JFTR)
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Indian Wives of Incarcerated Men Tell Their Own Stories: An Intersectional Narrative Analysis of Disenfranchisement and Resilience (open access) — Shivangi Gupta, NCFR member Caroline Sanner, Ph.D. (JMF)
>>VIEW 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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CFLE NETWORK |
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Spring 2025 CFLE Network: Final Issue
Family Resource Management
NCFR is pleased to present its spring 2025 issue of CFLE Network on the topic of "Family Resource Management." Access to CFLE Network is a benefit of the CFLE credential (learn how to become certified).
Family Resource Management (FRM) is one of the 10 content areas required to become a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE). In this issue, CFLEs share tools as well as their experiences helping families not only navigate resource management but improve their resource management.
This spring issue marks the final issue of CFLE Network as it transitions to NCFR Nexus, an expanded publication designed to continue informing, connecting, and inspiring Family Life Educators and the broader NCFR community.
We are exceedingly grateful for all of the CFLEs who have contributed to the CFLE Network newsletter over the years!
READ SPRING 2025 (FINAL) ISSUE | EXPLORE PAST ISSUES |
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IN OTHER NEWS |
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NCFR's NEW Publication
NCFR Nexus is Coming Fall 2025
As a reminder, starting in fall 2025, NCFR’s quarterly publications Family Focus (currently part of NCFR Report*) and CFLE Network will transition into a new, quarterly, digital-only publication called NCFR Nexus. This publication, designed for NCFR members and Certified Family Life Educators (CFLEs), will serve as a central hub for sharing and gathering information across NCFR’s transdisciplinary community of researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers. You can be an NCFR member or a CFLE to access NCFR Nexus–you do not need to be both. NCFR welcomes Beth Maddock Magistad, Ph.D., CFLE, as the editor of NCFR Nexus.
Through diverse authorship and a commitment to research and practice integration, NCFR Nexus will support NCFR’s new mission by:
✔️ Advancing a thriving transdisciplinary field
✔️ Expanding scientific knowledge and application
✔️ Contributing to just societies through informed perspectives
As a member and CFLE benefit, NCFR Nexus will continue to provide exclusive, high-quality content to support professional growth and impact. Stay tuned to NCFR communication channels for more details in the coming months!
*NCFR Report will continue as its own separate publication for news and member updates.
CHECK OUT THE NCFR NEXUS CALL FOR ARTICLES |
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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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In Memoriam
Jeffry H. Larson
It is with sincere regret that we inform the NCFR community that Jeffry H. Larson, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE, passed away on Sept. 30, 2024, at the age of 75. He was an NCFR Fellow, held membership for 40 years, and was a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) for 30 years.
Dr. Larson was noted for extensive research in couple assessment and therapy, predictors of marital satisfaction and stability, as well as his approaches to premarital, marital, and remarital education. He was widely known for his scholarship in marriage and family therapy theory, practice, and research.
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Video of the Week
Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month
In celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month, this week's video comes from NBCU Academy in which correspondents share the history behind this cultural observance during the month of May, and what it means to them.
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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Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
University of Central Missouri
The Department of Human Services, Human Development and Family Science program invites applications for an assistant/associate professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy, Human Development and Family Science graduate program. The successful candidate will teach graduate courses in the specialization of marriage and family therapy, and undergraduate courses in human development and Family Science. Additionally, this position involves scholarly activity, such as presentations, grants, and publications—necessary for promotion and tenure. Responsibilities also include professional service to the program, department, university, and professional organizations. The candidate should also have the ability to utilize technology and teach online courses.
This tenure track position will commence August 2025.
Location: Warrensburg, Missouri
Required Education: Doctorate in marriage and family therapy, couple counseling, human development, family studies or related field
Application Deadline: Screening of applications will begin June 9.
SEE FULL DETAILS & APPLY |
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