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IN THIS ISSUE                                                                                                            Winter 2019 | Volume 64.4

Family Focus on
Nonnormative Transitions
Family life does not move in one smooth, steady
line. As the articles in this edition of Family
Focus illustrate, there are also unpredicted and      Congratulations to All 2019 NCFR
                                                      Award Recipients
unexpected transitions along families’ paths. These
nonnormative transitions generally do not have
guidelines or standards to follow. Families often
find themselves feeling their way in the dark as
they negotiate unfamiliar territory.                  An important part of NCFR’s work and mission is to recognize excellence and service in the
                                                      Family Science discipline. Congratulations to all our deserving 2019 award recipients!
In the News:                                          Start planning now to apply or nominate someone for next year’s awards. Information is on the
Get Involved in NCFR Leadership, 2                    NCFR website (ncfr.org/awards), and the annual awards information will be distributed in late
Collaborative Partners in Setting                     winter or early spring. Nomination deadlines for most major awards are in April or May. See the
Goals for NCFR, 3                                     complete list of 2019 award recipients beginning on page 14. 0
NCFR Decade in Review, 4
Marketing the CFLE Credential, 5
Family Focus Member Editors:
                                                      Scenes from the 2019 NCFR Annual Conference
Saying Goodbye and Hello, 7
                                                      Nov. 20-23, 2019 | Fort Worth, Texas
Member Group Updates, 9
2019 Award Recipients, 14
2020 Conference Call for
Proposals, 22

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

We Are Collaborative Partners in Setting
Goals for NCFR
Leigh A. Leslie, Ph.D., NCFR President, lleslie@umd.edu

As I begin my tenure as NCFR president, I            legal owners of NCFR in whose interests the        in this area over the past several years. As
want to start by recognizing the outstanding         board acts” (ncfr.org/board-and-governance).       we all know, NCFR staff do an excellent job
contribution our outgoing president, Anisa           Further, of the several activities assigned to     in providing us with resources regarding
Zvonkovic, and board members Karen Guzzo,            the Board of Directors in our governance           both practice implications and advocacy
Stephan Wilson, and Tammy Harpel have                policy, two are particularly relevant in this      approaches for several current events
made to NCFR. I thank them all for their             area. The board is to act as the governing link    that have an impact on families (ncfr.org/
generous dedication of time and energy to            between the organization and the ownership         resource-collections). While supporting the
achieving the goals of the organization. Anisa       and be responsive to concerns of all NCFR          actions of individual members in their efforts
has been a wonderful mentor in preparing             members by keeping abreast of current              to advocate for research informed practice
me to take over this role. And Karen deserves        and emerging issues in the field and in the        and policy is a critical part of what NCFR does,
a huge thank-you from the membership. In             profession (bit.ly/board-job-descrip). So as the   I believe NCFR as an organization should
her tenure as liaison to the Journal Board           owners of NCFR, the board wants to work for        also have a greater voice in the conversation
Committee, Karen was involved in search                                                                 about family health and well-being. Toward
committees for editors of all three NCFR                                                                that end, NCFR has developed a much larger
                                                       If my tenure as NCFR president                   social media presence (e.g., Facebook, Twitter)
journals, a feat we aren’t sure was ever
performed by any other NCFR member.                    is successful, what will we                      and is taking steps to drive more keyword
Turning now to the next two years, I want to           have accomplished as an                          search results to the NCFR website. We are
                                                                                                        also increasing our work with other NGOs to
share with you my goals for the organization.          organization?                                    share policy statements. Additionally, recent
As a therapist I often ask clients, “If therapy is
                                                                                                        policy briefs (bit.ly/NCFRpolicy) and the NCFR
successful, what will we have accomplished           and with you. As president, I will be actively     Report article on guns and mental health (bit.
by the time therapy is over?” I have spent           pursuing this goal and welcome your ideas,         ly/NCFRgunviolence) have been shared with
some time asking myself a version of that            feedback, and most importantly, active             all members of the U.S. Congress, and we are
same question, “If my tenure as NCFR                 participation in making this an organization       working toward state-by-state distribution to
president is successful, what will we have           that is responsive to the ownership. Please feel   legislative bodies. Moving forward, I would
accomplished as an organization?” As I               free to contact me directly at lleslie@umd.edu.    like to see NCFR as an organization develop a
reflect on this question, I have two answers,
                                                     My second goal for my tenure relates to            strategic proactive approach to both what we
somewhat independent of each other. First, I
                                                     one of our “Global Ends.” If you are not           want to communicate and the appropriate
want to work to see increased input from, and
                                                     familiar with the Global Ends Policies of          audiences for those communications.
involvement of, members in the operation
                                                     NCFR, I encourage you, as owners of the            While we will continue to need to react to
of the organization. While we do have
                                                     organization, to read up on them (see bit.         current events happening in our world (e.g.,
several avenues for member participation
                                                     ly/globalends). Global Ends Policy #2 states       distributing the piece challenging mental
and contribution, such as sections and focus
                                                     that “NCFR will support the dissemination          health as the source of gun violence in
groups, I often hear complaints at conferences
                                                     and application of research- and theory-           response to recent mass shootings), I believe
that members do not feel that their voices are
                                                     based information about the well-being of          the board, with member input, should
heard. The irony here is that board members
                                                     families.” My goal over the coming two years       delineate a set of priorities around which we
are always anxious to hear from and work on
                                                     is to increase our presence nationally as a        could develop content and plan effective,
behalf of members; we even have a standing
                                                     research-informed source of information on         repetitive, and targeted communications.
item, “communication with members,” as part
of our monthly board meeting. So somehow             promoting the needs of families, particularly      I hope you share these goals with me.
we have a disconnect that needs to be                vulnerable families. Always mindful of the         However, as owners of NCFR, I am also
addressed. Making progress in this area is           constraints imposed by our status as a 501(c)      anxious to hear your thoughts on where we
critical, because the purpose of the board is        (3) nonprofit organization, I would like us        as an organization should be headed. As
to act for the interest of the members. The          to more actively engage in promoting               in therapy, setting goals is a collaborative
NCFR governance policy states “The dues-             practices and policies that our research tells     process, and you as members are a vital part
paying members of NCFR are the moral and             us are beneficial to children and families. I      of that process. 0
                                                     will say that much progress has been made

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EXECUTIVE REVIEW

    Decade in Review: Where NCFR Has Been
    and Where It Will Go
    Diane Cushman, NCFR Executive Director, dianecushman@ncfr.org

    The end of one year and beginning of the          grateful to have worked with many member-        We came away from these discussions with
    next is a fitting time to reflect, and to take    leaders to create essential programs and         a desire to make Family Science so much
    a thoughtful look ahead: What were our            content for NCFR, in positions such as           bigger—audaciously, the social science of
    goals for the past year and what did we           academic program liaison, Family Focus           the 21st century—and to make sure the
    accomplish? How might that inform what            editor, policy and research briefs editor, and   world knows about its immense value.
    we set out to achieve next?                       webinar coordinator.                             Across the past several years we created a
                                                      Throughout the latter half of the decade,        website to define and explain Family Science
    This reflection certainly amplifies when the
                                                      especially, we heard from many members a         to the world (see it at WeAreFamilyScience.
    transition is from one decade to the next.
                                                      great desire—even a demand—to put more           org), worked with academic departments to
    As we move into the new decade that                                                                support the changing of department and
                                                      of the organization’s focus on policy work. As
    begins with 2020, I’ve been reflecting on                                                          program names to include Family Science,
                                                      discussions became more prominent around
    the last 10 years at NCFR—all during my                                                            talked with members about their passion for
                                                      social issues that greatly affect families, we
    tenure as executive director—and where                                                             and work in Family Science, and more.
                                                      had to evaluate and address how to bring
    our organization is positioned to go over the
                                                      Family Science and the work of our members       Future Visions: Sustaining the
    next 10 years.
                                                      to bear on those social issues.                  Organization, Strengthening Family
    The Right Systems, the Right People, the                                                           Science
    Right Work
    It’s crucial for an organization to have the
                                                        With much work and input from                  To ensure that NCFR and Family Science
                                                                                                       remain viable and successful in the following
    right systems and the right people in place to      members, we put a stake in                     decade, it’s important to take stock not only
    do the right work. As we progressed through
                                                        the ground to say that our core                of where we’ve been but also of where we
    the past decade, the needs of the NCFR                                                             are right now.
    organization and its members continued to           discipline is Family Science, and
                                                                                                       In the NCFR organization, as we’ve worked
    evolve, and we worked to ensure that we             we believe in it.                              closely with members over time to strengthen
    strategically changed systems, staff roles, and
                                                                                                       the NCFR organization and Family Science, we
    the work of the organization so that we were      Although policy work remains central to
                                                                                                       also face these issues and potentially others
    always best meeting those needs.                  NCFR today, developing the value of NCFR
                                                                                                       that we will need to address:
    Early in the decade we focused on bolstering      membership also has come to the fore to
                                                                                                       ■ the retirement of many accomplished
    systems that would create better experiences      help retain and grow our community of
                                                                                                          Family Scientists who created Family
    for our members—a more robust database            members. In 2018, we conducted a large-
                                                                                                          Science academic programs and
    tool, stronger technology systems and             scale membership survey, and since then,
                                                                                                          advocated for the discipline
    policies—and staff roles that could expertly      we’ve focused on creating new opportunities
                                                                                                       ■ the increasing number of adjunct
    manage those systems. Strengthening               and benefits for members—free on-demand
                                                                                                          academic positions that may receive less
    our marketing and communications                  webinars, the NCFR Mentoring Academy, a
                                                                                                          funding for professional memberships and
    efforts also became critical. I learned           résumé and CV review program—that speak
                                                                                                          development
    about new developments in association             to what you’ve told us you need from the
                                                                                                       ■ the ability of our next generation of Family
    communications, and I knew we had to do           NCFR organization.
                                                                                                          Scientists to obtain resources and join
    more communicating with and listening             NCFR and Family Science                             communities outside the context of an
    to our members. As a result, we expanded          Throughout much of the decade, NCFR                 organization like NCFR
    NCFR’s communications staff further to            and its members began to explore again,
    increase our focus on digital platforms.                                                           I’m also mindful that the current focus
                                                      in earnest, the future of the Family Science
                                                                                                       of NCFR and Family Science is largely on
    At the same time, we began to see the need        discipline. With much work and input from
                                                                                                       academia. Most NCFR members are faculty
    for deep expertise in certain areas that we       members, and especially our Future of
                                                                                                       or students.
    could meet only by tapping the knowledge          Family Science Task Force, we put a stake in
                                                      the ground to say that our core discipline is           Executive Review continued on page 6
    of our expert members. We’ve since been
                                                      Family Science, and we believe in it.

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Marketing the CFLE Credential –
A Collaborative Effort
Dawn Cassidy, M.Ed., CFLE, Director of Family Life Education, dawncassidy@ncfr.org

As a profession, Family Life Education            contact info@ncfr.org if this information          settings in which CFLEs and Family Science
(FLE) struggles with a lack of awareness,         would be helpful to you. Also, check out           graduates can work can make it difficult to
understanding, and appreciation of its            the We Are Family Science (family.science)         target efforts when seeking employment.
strengths-based, preventive approach to           website for information on the discipline.         Which job titles do they look for? Rarely is
supporting and strengthening families. We         Diversity of Settings—Training in Family           a position identified as Family Life Educator
hear from members and Certified Family            Science and FLE can provide a strong and           or the work called Family Life Education. As
Life Educators (CFLEs) that employers are         effective foundation for employment in any         NCFR’s director of family life education, it’s my
sometimes unfamiliar with the formal              number of settings, but the multidisciplinary      responsibility to market the CFLE credential.
concept of FLE or the contributions that          nature of FLE can be both an asset and a           Like the job applicant, I have struggled in
professionals with FLE and Family Science         liability for those seeking employment. A          determining where NCFR should focus
training can bring to the workplace. At the       glance at NCFR’s Careers in Family Science         marketing efforts. What mail or email list
same time, we know that employers typically       booklet confirms that Family Life Educators        should we rent? On which audience should
value the work of CFLEs—more on that later.                                                          we focus? I will be asking for the help of NCFR
A lack of identity as an academic discipline                                                         members and CFLEs to identify relevant
and profession, along with a diversity              Although it can sometimes                        employment settings and specific employers
of settings in which FLE takes place, is a          be challenging for those with                    to which to market the CFLE credential. The
challenge to the advancement of the field.                                                           CFLE brochure (available free through the
                                                    Family Science and FLE training                  NCFR Store) promotes the benefits of the
NCFR is committed to addressing these
challenges and identifying ways to increase
                                                    to find jobs, employers of                       CFLE credential, but what else can NCFR
the value and visibility of the practice of         CFLEs consistently rate their                    provide to Family Science graduates and
                                                                                                     CFLEs to use in promoting themselves to
Family Life Education. We are launching
                                                    knowledge, skills, and abilities                 employers? How can we target employers
an effort toward this end and seek your
involvement. What can NCFR do to address            as excellent.                                    directly in our marketing efforts when there
                                                                                                     are so many potential settings?
these challenges and move the field forward?
                                                  can work in health care, community                 Employers Value CFLEs
Challenges
                                                  education, faith communities, schools,             NCFR has collected data that may be
Academic Identity—NCFR’s identification
                                                  colleges and universities, social service          helpful in promoting the value of the CFLE
of the term Family Science as the preferred
                                                  agencies, early childhood education,               credential to employers. Although it can
name to identify the discipline has been
                                                  corporate settings, government agencies,           sometimes be challenging for those with
an important step in addressing the lack of
                                                  corrections, retirement communities, and           Family Science and FLE training to find jobs,
academic identity caused by myriad titles
                                                  the military. On the upside, numerous              employers of CFLEs consistently rate their
for degree programs with largely consistent
                                                  opportunities fit the “generalist” training        knowledge, skills, and abilities as excellent.
content. It has been encouraging to see
                                                  that is FLE. On the downside, the variety of                      Directions continued on page 6
the increasing number of degree programs
incorporating the term Family Science into
their titles. This effort will enable employers
to more easily identify professionals qualified      Please share your answers to the following questions:
to apply a strengths-based, family-centered,
                                                     ■   What ideas do you have for increasing the visibility and value of Family Science and CFLE?
life-span approach to family well-being,
                                                     ■   What resources or services can NCFR provide to help members and stakeholders promote
ideally leading to increased employment
                                                         the CFLE credential (e.g., brochures, webinars, webcasts, data on programs)?
opportunities for Family Science graduates
                                                     ■   What efforts have you undertaken that have been successful in promoting Family Science
and CFLEs. NCFR has gathered several
                                                         or CFLE?
resources to assist programs interested in
                                                     ■   How can NCFR identify potential CFLE and Family Science employers?
changing their program or department
                                                     ■   How would you complete this sentence: “A lot more employers would know about and
name to include Family Science. Please
                                                         value Family Science and the CFLE credential if NCFR would . . .”

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Executive Review continued from page 4            Directions continued from page 5
                                                      We know this because, in an effort to see            prepare Family Life Educators, and it may be
    But to address some of the issues I
                                                      how CFLEs performed in their jobs, Jennifer          useful in promoting the benefits of the CFLE
    mentioned above—as well as to make
                                                      Crosswhite, Ph.D., CFLE, NCFR director of            credential to employers. We’ll be looking to
    Family Science more mainstream—I believe
                                                      policy and research education, and I worked          see how we might we use this data in our
    NCFR and Family Science will need to bring
                                                      with Joseph Grzywacz, Ph.D., and others              promotional efforts.
    more practitioners into the fold. Thousands
                                                      at Florida State University on a project to
    of students graduate from Family Science
    programs and go on to practice work,              analyze data collected from 300 NCFR CFLE               To make Family Science more
                                                      Employer Assessment and Verification forms
    and they leave NCFR. More Family Science
                                                      submitted by CFLEs and CFLE candidates                  mainstream, NCFR and Family
    practice jobs, more practice resources, and
    more continuing education for practitioners       pursuing full certification status.                     Science will need to bring more
    would bolster the NCFR community and,             The forms require the employer to rate the              practitioners into the fold.
    combined with stellar research, the Family        knowledge of the CFLE or CFLE candidate
    Science discipline as well.                       on a scale from minimal to excellent in each         Help NCFR Advance the Field
                                                      of the 10 FLE content areas. Using the               To be successful in raising the visibility
    That brings me to the even bigger idea here,
                                                      same scale, they also rate candidates on 16          and value of Family Science and the CFLE
    which I know drives NCFR members and
                                                      different traits, skills, and abilities needed for   credential, we need to work collaboratively
    Family Scientists—that knowing how to be
                                                      effective delivery of FLE, including emotional       with the NCFR membership and stakeholders.
    in a family in a healthy, productive way is
                                                      stability and maturity, flexibility, ability to      To that end, we’ve created a brief survey
    more important than ever.
                                                      work well with diverse audiences, problem-           to collect your thoughts and ideas about
    Family Science, and our members’ work as          solving skills, and more.                            promoting Family Science and CFLE.
    Family Scientists, is the key to unlocking that
                                                      The majority of employers completing the             NCFR has tools and resources to create
    opportunity for so many families over the
                                                      CFLE Employer Assessment and Verification            materials and initiatives that can be useful
    next decade and beyond. 0
                                                      form rated the identified traits, skills, and        in promoting Family Science and CFLE, but
                                                      abilities as excellent. Additionally, they rated     we need your help as professionals teaching
                                                      as excellent CFLE knowledge in the 10 FLE            in Family Science programs or practitioners
                                                      content areas, except for human sexuality            working in the field to help us determine
                                                      and family law and public policy. Employer           what would be most effective. We also need
    NCFR Report:                                      comments identified CFLEs as valuable and            your help in identifying and reaching out
    A Member Forum                                    qualified employees who provided significant         to employers. Please answer the questions
                                                      benefit to the organization. Dr. Grzywacz will       found back on page 5.
                                                      be sharing some of the findings from this            In my next column I’ll write more about
                                                      project at the CFLE reception in Fort Worth.         NCFR’s plans for marketing to employers
    NCFR Report is a quarterly
                                                      We’ll continue to analyze the data, as it may        and share reader’s insights. I look forward to
    magazine for members designed to en-
                                                      have important implications for how we               hearing from you! 0
    courage member-to-member dialogue,
    to inform colleagues about our research,
    and to discuss research application for
    practitioners and policy professionals.
    Through Report, NCFR also builds our
    community by reporting on people,
    events, and organizational news.
    Unlike the content of our scholarly
    journals, the articles in NCFR Report have
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    not been peer-reviewed. In the spirit of               July—September 2019
    open debate and academic freedom, NCFR
    Report is a member forum for exchanging
    ideas. The opinions or findings expressed              William D. Allen                   M. Janice Hogan-Schiltgen           Hilary A. Rose
    are those of the author(s), which may or               Jason Baker                        Ralph LaRossa                       Sandra Stith
    may not represent the official position of             Laurie A. Bulock                   Wendy Middlemiss                    Stephan M. Wilson
    NCFR as an organization nor the prevailing             Christine R. Gray                  Marcel Montanez                     Journal of Comparative
    scientific consensus on the topic. Author                                                                                     Family Studies
                                                           Jackie Green-August                Audrey E. Nelson
    email addresses are provided to encourage
    readers to offer comment to writers.                                                      James Root

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Family Focus Member Editors: Saying
Goodbye to One as We Say Hello to Another
Jennifer Crosswhite, Ph.D., CFLE, Director of Research and Policy Education, jennifercrosswhite@ncfr.org

Family Focus, a section of the quarterly NCFR     bullets at the beginning of each article,          building to support healthy couple and
Report member magazine, contains articles         providing a new overview and introduction          marital relationships, and youth-focused
on family research, practice, policy, and         section at the beginning of each issue, and        relationship education. He also actively
education. Its purpose is to share information    occasionally writing an editor’s reflection at     engages in the dissemination and evaluation
on Family Science in a translational way and      the end of the issue.                              of educational programs that promote
to provide readers with the implications of       When Dr. Myers-Walls began this position,          couple, parenting, and child well-being.
family research. Each issue has a new theme.      she was already “retired.” As with many            As Family Focus
Family Focus seems to have originated with        academics though, retirement doesn’t mean          editor his goal
topical articles being written by members         a complete end to the work they love. She          is to continue
beginning in March 1999. This means that          wanted to continue to be involved, engaged,        bridging research
2019 marks the 20th year of Family Focus! At      and to make a difference—which she did             and practice by
the beginning, these articles were integrated     and still does. But all good things must come      engaging family
into NCFR Report as one full issue. The first     to an end. After much contemplation, Dr.           scholars and
time Family Focus became a pullout section        Myers-Walls decided it was time to pursue          professionals in
of the Report was in June 2000. From its          other endeavors. It will be sad to see her         the co-creation           Ted. G. Futris, Ph.D.,
inception to now, Family Focus has served as a    go as she has been so instrumental to the          of articles that          CFLE
resource that instructors use in the classroom    success and vitality of Family Focus.              are relevant with
and that members draw on for their own                                                               meaningful, action-oriented implications. Dr.
personal and professional enrichment.                                                                Futris’s official start date was Oct. 1, 2019.
                                                     After much contemplation,
From its beginning, an NCFR staff member                                                             To prepare for this new endeavor, Dr. Myers-
was either the editor or co-editor of Family         Dr. Myers-Walls decided it                      Walls and Dr. Futris began working together
Focus until May 2016, when Judith A. Myers-          was time to pursue other                        on the Spring 2020 Family Focus issue on
Walls, Ph.D., CFLE, became the first long-
term Family Focus editor who is an NCFR
                                                     endeavors. It will be sad to                    family rituals. The current issue, Winter 2019, is
                                                                                                     Dr. Myers-Walls’s last Family Focus issue as sole
member. Clara Gerhardt, Ph.D., CFLE, and             see her go as she has been so                   editor. Dr. Futris’s first issue as sole editor will
NCFR member, temporarily served as Family
                                                     instrumental to the success and                 be the Summer 2020 issue on immigration.
Focus coeditor with me during a brief period                                                         (See the call for this issue on page F20.)
following the tenure of NCFR staff member            vitality of Family Focus.
                                                                                                     We are excited for the future of both Family
Nancy Gonzales as editor.                                                                            Focus and our work with Dr. Futris!
                                                  At the same time, I am very excited to work
Dr. Myers-Walls                                                                                            Family Science Report continued on page 8
                                                  with Ted. G. Futris, Ph.D., CFLE, who is now
was a perfect
                                                  the second long-term Family Focus editor
fit for Family
                                                  who also is an NCFR member. Dr. Futris is a
Focus editor. Her
                                                  professor in human development and Family
experiences in
                                                  Science and a state extension specialist in
academia, research,
                                                  family life at the University of Georgia. He
extension,
                                                  also was the 2018 recipient of the Margaret
reviewing, writing,
                                                  E. Arcus Outstanding Family Life Educator
and editing           Judith A. Myers-Walls,      Award.
experiences have      Ph.D., CFLE
served her well                                   Dr. Futris understands the value of
during these past three and a half years. Dr.     translational science and has excellent
Myers-Walls continued the excellence of           experience that has prepared him for this
Family Focus while taking the publication         new position. He creates resources to inform
to a new level by introducing the “In Brief”      best practices in relationship education
                                                  program development, community capacity

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    Family Science Report continued from page 7                                                         appointees. Please feel free to suggest
    From all of us at NCFR, especially from me         org. Check out the NCFR Report Magazine web      names along with your other nominations.
    who has worked closely with Dr. Myers-Walls,       page (ncfr.org/ncfr-report) for future themes,   Again, become involved in leadership
    you will be missed, Judy! Thank you for all        due dates, and author guidelines. We look        positions of our organization. Consider
    you have done for Family Focus. Good luck          forward to hearing from you!
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    As always, dear readers, we love to hear from      also available to use in the classroom or        at ncfr.org/elections.
    you about your ideas for future themes and         for other educational opportunities. Please
                                                                                                        Deadline for nominations is Jan. 31,
    for you to contribute to Family Focus. Email       visit the permissions webpage to request
                                                                                                        2020. 0
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MEMBER GROUP UPDATES

Families and Health Section Update
Kimberly Greder, Ph.D., CFLE, CFCS, Section Chair, kgreder@iastate.edu

The Families and Health (FH) Section had          proposals you would like to submit to the FH       Resources for SNPs
a great presence at the 2019 NCFR Annual          Section for the 2020 NCFR conference!              At the FH section meeting, our Students
Conference in Fort Worth with 161 submitted                                                          and New Professional (SNP) Representative
                                                  Free Trial Membership
and 95 accepted proposals, including a                                                               Carolyn Sutter, Ph.D., shared a tip sheet to
                                                  We continue the tradition of offering a free
preconference workshop co-sponsored with                                                             help guide SNP searching for nonacademic
                                                  one-year section membership to individuals
the Family Therapy Section on mental health                                                          jobs. Last year, Brianna Routh, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
                                                  who come to the FH section meeting who
first aid for higher education.                                                                      RD, former SNP representative, shared tips for
                                                  are not current FH section members. Join us!
                                                                                                     searching for postdoc positions. 0
Paper Award Recipients
At the FH Section meeting, recipients of our
Outstanding Paper and Poster Awards were
announced. Paper award recipients received
a plaque and $200. Poster award recipients
received a certificate and $100. Award
                                                  A Vision for Families: Exploring and Solidifying
recipients are listed below.                      Professional Identity in Family Sciences
Outstanding Student and New
Professional Paper Award
                                                  April 2–4, 2020, Birmingham, Alabama
“Trajectories of Depression Symptoms During       A professional and continuing education opportunity for professionals,
the Process of Deployment in Military Couples”    students, and practitioners.
1st Author: Elizabeth C. Coppola, graduate
                                                  The Southeastern Council on Family Relations       2. Exploring and Solidifying Professional
research assistant, human development and
                                                  (SECFR), an affiliate of NCFR, has planned for        Identity in Family Sciences
family studies, Purdue University
                                                  our 2020 Annual Conference to be held in              ■ The second part is intended to
Coauthors: Sharon L. Christ, Ph.D.; David         Birmingham, Alabama from April 2–4, 2020.                encourage faculty and helping
Topp, Ph.D.; Kenona Southwell, Ph.D.; Keisha      The theme of this upcoming conference is “A              professionals to submit workshop
Bailey, B.S.; Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth,        Vision for Families: Exploring and Solidifying           and roundtable proposals on topics
Ph.D., CFLE                                       Professional Identity in Family Sciences.”               that can provide future family science
Outstanding Professional Paper/                   SECFR is accepting proposals for their Annual            professionals (i.e., students) with
Publications Award                                Conference through December 2019. See the                information, ideas, and mentorship
                                                  links below to access information on the Call            related to the field.
“As the States Turned: Implications of the
                                                  for Proposals and the upcoming conference.
Changing Legal Context of Same-Sex                                                                   KEYNOTE
Marriage on Well-Being”                           SECFR is taking a two-pronged approach to          SPEAKER: Francesca
                                                  engaging participants with the theme of the        Adler-Baeder, Ph.D.,
1st Author: Brian G. Ogolsky, Ph.D., director
                                                  event, “A Vision for Families: Exploring and       CFLE, professor and
of graduate studies, associate professor,
                                                  Solidifying Professional Identity in Family        extension specialist
human development and family studies,
                                                  Sciences”:                                         in the department
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
                                                  1. A Vision for Families                           of Human
Coauthors: J. Kale Monk, Ph.D., CFLE; TeKisha                                                        Development &
                                                     ■ The first part of this theme is intended to
M. Rice, M.S., CFLE; Ramona Faith Oswald,                                                            Family Sciences at
                                                       encourage students, faculty, and helping
Ph.D.                                                                                                Auburn University,      Francesca
                                                       professionals to submit proposals for
                                                                                                     the principal           Adler-Baeder, Ph.D.,
Recipients of the Poster Awards will be                poster and oral presentations on any
                                                                                                     investigator of the     CFLE
announced in a future newsletter.                      topic of interest that is relevant to
                                                       their “vision” of family well-being and/      Alabama Healthy
Thank you to those of you who submitted
                                                       or family functioning as related to           Marriage & Relationship Education Initiative,
papers and posters for awards, as well
                                                       programs, policy, research, theory, and       the director of the National Stepfamily
as those of you who reviewed proposal
                                                       quantitative or qualitative work.             Resource Center, was conferred
abstracts for the conference. Begin planning
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2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SUPPORTERS

                                         2019 conference host                                      president’s reception
                                                                                                   sponsor
                                         University of North Texas
                                         Department of Educational Psychology                      Wiley
                                         Human Development and Family Science                      Publisher of NCFR’s scholarly
                                         Programs                                                  journals

     plenary sponsors                              poster sessions sponsor                         wellness sponsor
                                                   Human Development and Family                    University of Nebraska–Lincoln
     Utah State University                         Studies, The Pennsylvania State                 Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
     Department of Human Development               University                                      snp sponsor
     and Family Studies                            tcrm special session sponsor                    Auburn University
                                                   University of Maryland                          Department of Human Development
     University of Illinois at                     Department of Family Science                    & Family Studies
     Urbana-Champaign                              president’s address sponsor                     wifi sponsor
                                                   East Carolina University                        University of Missouri
     Florida State University                      Department of Human Development                 Department of Human Development
                                                   and Family Science                              & Family Science
     University of Georgia
                                                   newcomers welcome sponsor                       cfle reception major sponsor
     Human Development                             Texas Tech University                           Florida State University
     and Family Science
                                                   accessibility sponsor                           tcrm supporter
                                                   University of Minnesota                         Journal of Family Theory & Review
                                                   Department of Family Social Science

     exhibitors                                     university receptions participants
     University of North Texas                      University of North Texas, Department           Syracuse University Falk College
     Department of Educational Psychology           of Educational Psychology, Human                Texas State University, Human Development
     Human Development and Family Science           Development and Family Science Programs         and Family Sciences
     Programs (2019 Conference Host)                Abilene Christian University, Department of     Texas Tech University
     Cognella Academic Publishing                   Marriage & Family Studies
                                                                                                    University of Central Missouri
     David Knox                                     East Carolina University Department of
                                                    Human Development and Family Science            University of Delaware - Dept of Human
     Louisiana State University Child and Family                                                    Development & Family Sciences
     Studies Program                                Florida State University
                                                                                                    University of Georgia Department of Human
     Military Families Learning Network             Groves Conference on Marriage & Family          Development and Family Science
     National Resource Center for Healthy           Iowa State University                           University of Maryland - Department of
     Marriage and Families                          Kansas State University                         Family Science
     Oregon State University College of Public      Montclair State University - Ph.D. in Family    University of Missouri Department of Human
     Health and Human Sciences                      Science & Human Development                     Development & Family Science
     Texas Tech University - Department of          Northern Illinois University - School of        University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department
     Community, Family, and Addiction Sciences      Family & Consumer Science                       of Child, Youth and Family Studies
     Texas Woman’s University - Department          Oklahoma State University                       University of Tennessee–Knoxville, Dept. of
     of Human Development, Family Studies, &                                                        Child and Family Studies
     Counseling                                     Oregon State University College of Public
                                                    Health and Human Sciences                       Utah State University Department of Human
     University of Florida - Dept of Family,                                                        Development and Family Studies
     Youth & Community Sciences                     The Pennsylvania State University
                                                                                                    Virginia Tech Department of Human
     Wiley                                          Purdue University                               Development and Family Science
                                                    Seoul National University, Department of        Western Michigan University
                                                    Child Development and Family Studies
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Ethnic Minorities Section Celebrates 40 Years,
Moves Forward With New Name
Yolanda T. Mitchell, Ph.D., Ethnic Minorities Section Chair

This year we celebrated the 40th anniversary        up with the Racial and Ethnic Diversity         Identity, and Psychological Empowerment
of our members being a recognized section           in Families Section through the NCFR            on Drug Use and Sexual Risk Behavior
of NCFR. As part of that celebration we             discussion boards as well as via Facebook       Among Urban Black and Hispanic
embarked upon a new journey—a section               and Twitter.                                    Adolescent Girls.”
name change as voted on by you. The                 The Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Families     We had another great year of fellowship
Ethnic Minorities section is now the Racial         Section had much to celebrate at this year’s    at our section business meeting Fatimah
and Ethnic Diversity in Families Section!           annual conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Two     Turner, M.S.W., M.Ed., LSW (doctoral
Thank you to everyone who commented,                section members were recognized for their       student, Montclair State University), Sarai
discussed, and voted to bring this change           achievements with NCFR awards and invited       Coba-Rodriguez, Ph.D., CFLE (assistant
to fruition. As the Racial and Ethnic Diversity     to present addresses for their respective       professor of educational psychology,
in Families Section we will continue our            awards during this year’s conference.           University of Illinois at Chicago), received the
mission to help increase our participation                                                          Student and New Professional Best Paper
in the organization and annual programs             Farrell J. Webb, Ph.D. (dean, College of
                                                                                                    Awards, respectively.
of NCFR, and to help create a better                Health and Human Development, California
understanding of the variations in families         State University, Northridge), was the          Nominations for 2020–2022 section officers
from diverse ethnic groups. You can keep            2019 recipient of the Marie Peters Award.       were solicited; keep an eye on your email to
                                                    He presented “The Faces of America: The         vote for your future leadership team in the
                                                    Systemic Problem of Valuing Difference.”        coming weeks.
                                                    Ijeoma Opara, Ph.D., M.P.H., LMSW               The Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Families

Letters to the                                      (assistant professor of social work, Stony
                                                    Brook University) was the 2018 recipient
                                                                                                    Section officers look forward to continued
                                                                                                    engagement with section members

Editor                                              of the John L. and Harriette P. McAdoo
                                                    Dissertation Award. She presented
                                                                                                    to ensure the ongoing success of our
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                                                    “Exploring the Role of Social Support, Ethnic   conference in St. Louis, Missouri. 0
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Congratulations to Our New Certified Family Life Educators
                                                                                                  The following is a list of Certified Family Life Educators (CFLEs)
                                                                                                           designated between July 1 and September 30, 2019.
California                                                                                                                       Provisional unless otherwise noted.
Carlos A. Castro       FULL
Shauna Lyn Haycock                             Madalyn Margaret Dykema
Ivonne Guadalupe Martinez                      Susan Graham
Kendall Ruth Shaub                             Beth Newman                               New York
                                               Cassidy Grace Raver                       Naja Matthews-Hall            FULL           Texas
Connecticut                                                                              Toni Marie Ashkinazy
                                               Emily Nicole Roth                                                                      Carole G. Blackmon      FULL
Matthew David LeBlanc                                                                    Alicia Christine Yeager
                                               Savannah Rose Schneider                                                                Michelle Charlene Dwyer FULL
Delaware                                       Mallorie Marie Smith                      Ohio                                         Heather M. Koehl
Regina Natasha Williams                        Elizabeth Ruth Willman                    Luke Corrigan                                Jessica Marie Martinez
                                                                                         Caitlin Davenport                            Kristen Waldinger
Florida                                        Missouri
                                                                                         Jacob Michael Kelly                          Marilee Woodfield
Sabrina Watson,                                Megan Heger
                                                                                         Tori Ashlyn McGinnis                         Utah
Caroline L. Weiss
                                               Mississippi                               Teresa Puckrin                               Tyler Phillip Evans
Lousiana                                       Jacquasli L. Williams
                                                                                         Oregon                                       Virginia
Aimee Ecuyer
                                               North Carolina                            Kara Lynn Baker
Shelby Gale                                                                                                                           Jan Whitney Cribb
                                               Sheila Deborah O’Neill             FULL   Irma Wassermann
Marlyand                                       Tiarrah Costin                                                                         Wisconsin
                                               Madison Day                               Tennessee                                    Erin R. Kisch
Jennifer Clare Barnes
                                                                                         J. Claire Cook           FULL
Melissa Chrastina
                                               Nebraska                                  Kailey Good                                  Wyoming
Nicole Elizabeth Kyger
                                               Maison Marie Carlson                      Andalyn Olschewske                           Sabrina Dawn Corbridge
Michigan                                                                                 Hallie Medlock Rittenberry
                                               New Mexico
Tabitha Brieann Barber                                                                   Je’Kylynn Shauntrell Steen
                                               Hannah Vivian Turpin
Angelina Patricia Degasperis
                                               Nevada
                                               Samantha Nichols

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Lisbeth Leticia Leal        Ellen M. Mier                    Mikayla Rose Patterson      Anondah Saide              Alexis JohAnn Stokes            Irma Wassermann
Jennifer Grace Lee          Fahd Miller                      Madeline Pepin              Jessica L. Salaiz          Taimyr Strachan                 Madison L. Weddle
Amari Lee                   Jordyn Miner                     Florencia Perales Marquez   Leslie C. Sanford          Rita Marie de la Pena Summers   Thowana Weeks
Amanda Lenertz              Claudia Mitchell-Kernan          Luca Maria Pesando          Jana Alicyn Satzler        Barbara A. Sweeney              Menglin Wei
Mikayla Lewis               Kathryn Monahan                  Sarah Pierotti              Laura Scarcelli            Lindsay Doucet Thibodeaux       Nikki Love Werner
Xiaomin Li                  Avery Monceaux                   Jill Ann Plesko             Emily Schmillen            Lauren Victoria Tofilski        Caitlin Wheatley
Deja Logan                  Johnathan James Moore            Dana R. Poynter             Taylor Seacat              Tracy Trautner                  Emma Whiteaker
LynnAnne Joiner Lowrie      Erin Elizabeth More              Courtney Charvon Price      Emina Selmic               Katherine Ruth Trejo            Brandon Wilcher
Devin Ann Lunsky            Jenna Moye                       Courtney Laine Reed         Jin Young Seo              M. Belinda Tucker               Laneil Christina Williams
Mallory Macksood            Katarina Elizabeth Claire Mraz   Samantha N. Rester          Dafna Shany                Hannah Vivian Turpin            Alexander Dupree Williams
Beth Malabanan              Samantha Muraski                 Mya Renee Richard           Anna J. Sharky             Bethany Rachelle Valentine      Sierra Christine Willnus
Lauren Nicole Malicsi       Kayla Nickel                     Taylor M. Richards          Kaitlynn Ivie Skinner      Dakota L. Vallelonga            Janelle Woods
Iris Manor-Binyamini        Morgan Charlise Noel             Mary Nelson Robertson       Amy D. Smith               Keaira Vickers                  Cailin J. Wright
Kourtni Marshall            Brittney Nystrom                 Sabrina Roc                 Jamie-Lynn Nichols Smith   Micah Elizabeth Wakefield       Andrea Wright
Miriam Marilu Martinez      Matthew Ogan                     Maaut Roosevelt             Jessica Ann Smith          Mariah Wall                     Zijun Wu
Carolyn Brianna Mask-Oats   Rebecca Louise Oldroyd           Jada Rose                   Gracie Phelps Snyder       Lauren Marian Rose Walls        Jing You
Breannah Maree May          Ella Rose Oliver                 Linda Beeson Rosendale      Alyssa Marie Spencer       Fiona Wang                      Taylor Youell
Beth McDaniel               Sydney Olson                     Karin Dereske Rourke        Emilia Bright Steketee     Ricki Lauren Warren             Yunzhi (Ariel) Zheng
Reagan Meadows              Dinora Padilla Avina             Talandra Chartese Royal     Anne L. Stewart            Mi’Sean Armani Washington       Spencer Zwarka

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