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Experts describe their work in their own words
NCFR member Alan Hawkins

A video collection of NCFR experts talking about their areas of research or practice, including Alan Hawkins, Pauline Boss, Jean Illsley Clarke, Michael P. Johnson, and Bob Milardo.

All of the video lexicon videos are published under a Creative Commons CC BY license (attribution - reuse allowed). You may freely share and use all or part of these video segments for noncommercial purposes, including in your course materials and as a classroom resource. Please be sure to identify the speakers and cite NCFR as the source.

NCFR member Pauline Boss

Pauline Boss on Ambiguous Loss

In this video, former NCFR president and Burgess Award Winner Pauline Boss discusses the theory of Ambiguous Loss, a term she coined in the 1970s.

NCFR member Jeanne Illsey Clarke

Jean Illsley Clarke on Overindulgence

Expert parenting educator Jean Illsley Clarke discusses her research on the subject of overindulgence.

Alan Hawkins

Alan Hawkins on Healthy Marriages

In this video professor Alan Hawkins discusses his research on healthy marriages, and the state and federal marriage initiatives.

Michael P. Johnson

Michael P. Johnson on Intimate Partner Violence

In this video NCFR Fellow Michael P. Johnson discusses the Intimate Partner Violence typology he developed that has advanced the field of Family Violence.

Robert M. Milardo, Ph.D.

Robert Milardo on Aunts and Uncles

In this video NCFR Fellow and Journal of Family Theory & Review editor Robert Milardo discusses his research on the family-based generativity from Aunts and Uncles.