NCFR-Sponsored and NCFR Section-Sponsored Awards

• Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring - Raeann R. Hamon, Messiah College
• NCFR Student Award - J. Kale Monk, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Ruth Hathaway Jewson Award - Emma G. Hooper, The Ohio State University - "Enhancing Positive Interactions Between Depressed Mothers and Their Young Children"
• Jessie Bernard Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper Award - Feminism and Family Studies Section - Jennifer Randles, California State University Fresno - "Redefining the Marital Power Struggle Through Relationship Skills: How United States Marriage Education Programs Challenge and Reproduce Gender Inequality"
• Jessie Bernard Outstanding Research Proposal from a Feminist Perspective - Feminism and Family Studies Section - Shawn Mendez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - "Parenting Processes in Mixed Race LGB Parent Families and LGB Parent Families of Color: Racial Socialization and Queer Socialization"
• John L. and Harriette P. McAdoo Dissertation Award - Ethnic Minorities Section - Diamond Y. Bravo, Arizona State University - "A Cultural Perspective of Achievement Motivation among Mexican-Origin Adolescent Mothers"
• Feldman Outstanding Research Proposal for Research in Family Policy Award - Family Policy Section - Woosang Hwang, Syracuse University - "Employed Mothers' Use of Maternity Leave and their Second-birth Intentions across the Division of Housework"
• Ernest W. Burgess Award - Research and Theory Section - Katherine R. Allen - Virginia Tech
• Reuben Hill Award - Research and Theory Section - Marisa Young, Jean E. Wallace, and Alicia J. Polachek, University of Calgary - "Gender Differences in Perceived Domestic Task Equity: A Study of Professionals." Journal of Family Issues, 36, 1751-1781.
• Margaret E. Arcus Outstanding Family Life Educator Award - Education and Enrichment Section - Sharon M. Ballard, East Carolina University

Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) Awards

• CFLE Special Recognition Award - Bridget Walsh, University of Nevada, Reno

Affiliate Councils Awards

• Meritorious Service Awards
  • Bill Anderson, Illinois Council on Family Relations
  • Debra L. Berke, Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations
  • J. Kelly McCoy, Utah Council on Family Relations
• President for a Day - Rachel Arocho, Ohio State University
• Affiliate Grants
  • State/regional: Oklahoma Council on Family Relations
  • Student: Illinois State University Council on Family Relations

Section Awards

Advancing Family Science Section

• Wesley Burr Graduate Student Scholarship Awards

  • Rocco Placenti and Pearl Stewart, Montclair State University
    "How a Course Changes Student Attitudes Toward Single Mothers in Poverty"

  • Jessica Cless, Lauren Oseland, Briana Nelson Goff, Kansas State University
    "Teaching Trauma and Trauma-Informed Teaching in the Field of Social Sciences"

Education & Enrichment Section

• Student Proposal Awards

  • Seonghee Hong, University of Minnesota
    "Workplace Predictors of Parent Educators' Terminology Acceptance Attitudes"
    (coauthor: Susan Walker)

  • Kristin Anders, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    "Emerging Adults' Sexual Identity, Pluralistic Ignorance and Sexual Hookups"
    (coauthors: Spencer Olmstead, Erin Moore)

Ethnic Minorities Section

• Student/New Professional Best Paper Awards
  • Leanna Moron, George Mason University
    "Undocumented and Vulnerable: Central American Immigrant Mothers' Well-Being"
  • Antoinette Landor, University of Missouri
    "Human Rights and Relationships of African Americans: Exploring Health and Well-being"

Families & Health Section

• Outstanding Professional Paper/Publications Award - Amy Rauer, Auburn University - "Romantic Relationships and Alcohol Use: A Long-term, Developmental Approach"

• Outstanding Student/New Professionial Paper Award - Christina M. Marini, Purdue University - "Emotion Expression, Avoidance and Psychological Health During Reintegration: A Dyadic Analysis of Actor and Partner Associations Within a Sample of Military Couples"

Family Policy Section

• Feldman Travel Awards

  • Anthony James Ferraro, Florida State University
    "The Multidimensional Co-parenting Scale for Dissolved Relationships"

  • Shane Kavanaugh, Iowa State University
    "Infant Reunification: The Role of Kinship Placements and Parental Substance Abuse"

Family Therapy Section

• Best Research Paper Award-Student - Yaliu He, University of Minnesota - "Which Treatment Do You Prefer? Parent Preferences and Treatment Outcomes"
• Best Research Paper Award-New Professional - Xiaohui Li, Northern Illinois University - "A Couple-Based Personality Prototype Based on Big Five: A Latent Class Analysis"
• Best Poster Award-Student - Young Jin Kang, University of Missouri - "Stepchildren's Communication Boundary Management and Family Relationships"
• Best Poster Award-New Professional - Patricia Barros-Gomes, University of Maryland - "Brazilian Husbands' Recovery from Alcohol Dependency: What's the Wives' Role?"

International Section

• Jan Trost Award - Catherine A. Solheim, University of Minnesota
• Annual Conference Travel Scholarship - Joan Kabaria Muriithi, Kenyatta University

Religion & Family Life Section

• Outstanding Paper Award - Meg Wilkes Karraker, University of St. Thomas – "Religion, Spirituality, and Social Values Among Mid-Western Middle Class Families"
• Students and New Professionals Outstanding Paper Award - Woosang Hwang, Syracuse University – "Religious Discordance between Adult Children and their Parents: Consequences for Intergenerational Solidarity across Several Decades"

Research & Theory Section

• Best Abstract by a Student or New Professional Award - Casey J. Totenhagen, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa - "Stress and Relationship Quality: Vulnerabilities in Same-Sex Couples"

  (coauthors: Ashley Randall & Kayla Lloyd)

Focus Group Awards

• Anselm Strauss Award for Qualitative Family Research - Qualitative Family Research Network Focus Group
  • Elizabeth A. Sharp and Genevieve D. DeCesaro (2015). "Modeling innovative methodological practices in a dance/family studies transdisciplinary project." Journal of Family Theory and Review, 7 (Dec), 367-380
  • Honorable mention: Tony E. Adams and Jimmie Manning (2015). "Autoethnography and Family Research." Journal of Family Theory and Review, 7 (Dec), 350-366
• Best New Professional Research Article Award - Men in Families Focus Group -

  Allen W. Barton, Steven M. Kogan, Junhan Cho, and Geoffrey L. Brown - "Father Involvement and Young Rural African American Men's Engagement in Substance Misuse and Multiple Sexual Partnerships

• Best Research Article Award - Men in Families Focus Group

  Valerie King, Paul R. Amato, and Rachel Lindstrom - "Stepfather-Adolescent Relationship Quality During the First Year of Transitioning to a Stepfamily"

• Diversity and Inclusion Research Article Award - Men in Families Focus Group -

  Geoffrey L. Brown, Ashley B. Craig, and Amy G. Halberstadt - "Parent Gender Differences in Emotion Socialization Behaviors Vary by Ethnicity and Child Gender

• Issues in Aging Focus Group Award, Students and New Professionals

  • Woosang Hwang, Syracuse University - "Religious Discordance between Adult Children and their Parents: Consequences for Intergenerational Solidarity across Several Decades"

  • Runner up: James Duncan, Florida State University - "Leisure, Relatedness, and Ill-being Among Older Adults in Long-Term Care"

• Issues in Aging Focus Group Award, Professional

  • Megan Gilligan, Iowa State University - "Sibling Tension and Psychological Well-being in Midlife"

  • Runner up: Jay Mancini, University of Georgia - "Contributions of Communities to Family Resilience"