Around the NCFR office this past year we have talked a lot about the sustainability of the field of family science. Sometimes we call it family studies, sometimes we call it human development and family studies (HDFS), but the conversation is the same and revolves around: the future of the discipline, the viability of degree programs, the employability of undergraduates, and the future of NCFR.
The many sessions around the theme “Families and Health” at the 2012 NCFR annual conference were important for numbers of reasons. Each of us was reminded of the importance of our own health and the health of others around us.
The Better Marriages Conference is designed for couples of all ages and stages of relationship, and is also a training opportunity for experts to provide information to laypeople.
To help support the graduate studies of their doctoral students, the Iowa State University doctoral program in human development and family studies announces the Merna and Glenn Robinson Fellowship in Doctoral Studies
The project used a random assignment research design to test eight voluntary programs that offer relationship skills education and other support services to unwed couples who are expecting or have just had a baby.
Masako Ishii-Kuntz selected the Jan Trost Award Winner sponsored by the International Section. This award recognizes her significant and career-long contributions to cross-cultural family scholarship.
Lindsay L. Edwards wins the Family Therapy Section Best Student Research Paper Award and Ryan Seedall wins the Family Therapy Section Best New Professional Research Paper.
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