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12:15 pm - 2:00 pm | Regency Ballroom B

"Caregiving is Just What Families Do": Challenges of Aging Families and Health

Closing Plenary Session

Sara Honn Qualls, Ph.D., Kraemer Family Professor of Psychology and Director of the Gerontology Center at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

Greetings From Session Sponsor: Susan Walker, University of Minnesota Department of Family Social Science

Presentation of the Feldman Outstanding Research Proposal for Research in Family Policy. Presenter: Diana Baltimore, SNP of the Family Policy Section and Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the Feldman Internship Award or Feldman Travel Award. Presenter: Diana Baltimore, SNP of the Family Policy Section and Award Committee Chair

Presiding: Leigh A. Leslie, 2012 Program Chair

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Department of Family Social Science, B. Jan McCulloch, Ph.D., Head.

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313
10:00 am - 11:45 am | Regency Ballroom A/B

Building Stronger Communities for Better Health: Moving From Science to Policy and Practice

Plenary Session

Brian Smedley, Ph.D., Vice President and Director of the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Presentation of the Jessie Bernard Outstanding Research Proposal from a Feminist Perspective to Lori Kinkler. Presenter: Libby B. Blume, Feminism & Family Studies Section Chair-Elect & Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the Jessie Bernard Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper to Hyun-Kyung You. Presenter: Libby B. Blume, Feminism & Family Studies Section Chair-Elect & Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the John L. & Harriette P. McAdoo Award to Christiana Awosan. Presenter: Curtis Fox, Ethnic Minorities Section Past Chair & Award Committee Chair

Presiding: Leigh A. Leslie, 2012 Program Chair

Sponsored by the University of Georgia, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D., Head.


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1:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Regency Ballroom A/B

Childhood Obesity: From the Family Dinner Table to Public Policy

Plenary Session

Barbara Fiese, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and Director of the Family Resiliency Center.

Presentation of the Ruth Hathaway Jewson Award to Katie Lowe. Presenter: Bethany Letiecq, Ruth Hathaway Jewson Award Committee Member

Presentation of the Ernest W. Burgess Award to Rand Conger, Ph.D. Presenter: Joyce Arditti, Research and Theory Section Chair-elect and Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the NCFR Student Award to Mallory Lucier-Greer. Presenter: Andrew Behnke, Students/New Professionals Board Representative and Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the NCFR Student Award to Amanda Williams. Presenter: Cassandra Dorius, Students/New Professionals Program Representative

Presider: Leigh A. Leslie, 2012 Program Chair

Sponsored by the University of Illinois, Department of Human & Community Development, Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D., Chair.

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1:30 pm - 3:15 pm | Regency Ballroom A/B

Interaction of Physical and Mental Health Responses to Family Violence: A Lifespan Approach

Opening Plenary Session

Jacquelyn Campbell, Ph.D., Anna D. Wolf Chair and Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Welcome: Elaine Anderson, 2011-2013 NCFR President

Presentation of the Reuben Hill Award to Thomas J. Schofield, Monica J. Martin, Katherine J. Conger, M. Brent Donnellan, Tricia M. Neppl, Rand D. Conger. Presenter: Joan Jurich, Reuben Hill Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring to Alexis J. Walker. Presenter: Anisa Zvonkovic, Felix Berardo Award Committee Chair

Presider: Leigh A. Leslie, 2012 Program Chair

Sponsor: University of Maryland, Department of Family Science, Elaine A. Anderson, Ph.D., Chair

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419
11:15 am - 1:00 pm | Grand Ballroom B

What's (Not) Wrong With Low-income Couples: Maintaining Intimacy in More and Less Affluent Marriages

Closing Plenary Session - Official Conference Closing

Presider: Norma Bond Burgess

Divorce rates are higher in low-income neighborhoods than in upper-income neighborhoods, but most research about adult intimacy comes from studies on relatively well-educated, affluent couples. Dr. Benjamin Karney will describe the latest results from a program of research focusing on intimacy in lower-income couples. This session is followed by a related workshop on military families.

Dr. David R. Williams, Professor of Public Health, Harvard University School of
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10:00 am - 11:45 am | Grand Ballroom A/B

Beyond Healthcare Reform: Key Steps to Improve the Health of All American Families

Plenary Session

Presider: Leanor Boulin Johnson, 2011 Program Chair

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Department of Family Social Science, B. Jan McCulloch, Chair

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9:45 am - 11:30 am | Grand Ballroom A/B

Intergenerational Equity: Balancing the Needs of Young and Old

Plenary Session

Presider: Leanor Boulin Johnson

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1:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Grand Ballroom A/B

Tough Times: The American Family Under Economic Stress

Opening Plenary Session - Official Conference Opening

Presider: Leanor Boulin Johnson, 2011 Program Chair

Dr. Frank Furstenberg, Jr., will address the question of how families are shaped by varying economic contexts both in the U.S. and in comparative perspective, including a review of past and ongoing research that examines how family form and function responds to economic conditions. This will lead to a larger discussion of the role of public policy in strengthening families and the well-being of children and youth. The plenary will be followed by a discussion period with Dr. Furstenberg.

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TCRM Plenary
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Marquette Rooms 3 and 4

TCRM Workshop Opening Reception and Plenary Session

From ‘Work-Family’ to the ‘Gendered Life Course’ and ‘Fit’: Five Challenges to the Field

Phyllis Moen, Ph.D., McKnight Presidential Chair of Sociology, University of Minnesota

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411
10:15 am - Noon | Salons A/B

Healing From Torture: Current Issues in Interventions

Plenary Session

Jon Hubbard

Approaches to conducting research, clinical assessment and program evaluation in the torture treatment field and the development of interventions for torture survivors, with a particular emphasis on assessment and programming in resource-poor an post-conflict environments