2018 NCFR-Sponsored and NCFR Section-Sponsored Awards

 

 

Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring
Shelley M. MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D., Purdue University
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Jessie Bernard Outstanding Research Proposal from a Feminist Perspective
Feminism and Family Studies Section
Natasha A. Cox, M.A., Virginia Tech
“Becoming a Black man: A qualitative examination of identity management, sense of belonging, and informal support systems of Black transmen”
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Jessie Bernard Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper
Feminism and Family Studies Section
Kimberly A. Crossman, Ph.D., California State University, Monterey Bay
“Placing coercive control at the center: What are the processes of coercive control and what makes control coercive?” Read more...
 

 

NCFR Student Award
Caroline M. Sanner, Ph.D., University of Missouri
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John L. and Harriette P. McAdoo Dissertation Award 
Ethnic Minorities Section
Ijeoma Opara, M.P.H., M.S.W., Montclair State University
“Exploring the role of social support, ethnic identity, and psychological empowerment on drug use and sexual risk behavior among urban Black and Hispanic female adolescents”
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Ruth Hathaway Jewson Award
Hyanghee Lee, Ph.D., Colorado State University
“Toward a Culturally Robust Measure to Assess Marital Relationships”
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Ernest W. Burgess Award
Research and Theory Section
Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Reuben Hill Award
Research and Theory Section
Paul R. Amato, Ph.D., and Sarah E. Patterson, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
“The Intergenerational Transmission of Union Instability in Early Adulthood”
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Margaret E. Arcus Outstanding Family Life Educator Award
Education and Enrichment Section
Francesca Adler-Baeder, Ph.D., CFLE, Auburn University
Ted G. Futris, Ph.D., CFLE, University of Georgia
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Cognella Innovation in Teaching Award for Family Science
Melissa Landers-Potts, Ph.D., Bill Anderson, Ph.D., CFLE, and Raeann R. Hamon, Ph.D., CFLE
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Social Justice Award for Contributions to Family Science
Inclusion and Diversity Committee
Lee Ann De Reus, Ph.D., Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP)

TCRM Best Student/Early Career Presentation Award
Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM)
Brooke M. Tuttle, M.S., Oklahoma State University

CFLE Special Recognition Award
Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) Advisory Board
Justin M. Petkus, M.S., CFLE, CCLS

 

2018 Affiliate Councils Awards

• Affiliate Grant Award
  Southeastern Council on Family Relations

• Affiliate Councils Students and New Professionals President-for-a-Day Award
  Gizem Erdem, Ph.D., LMFT, Koç University

2018 Section Awards

Advancing Family Science Section

• Outstanding Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Paper Award
  Anthony Blake Walker, Ph.D., Indiana State University
  “A Qualitative Examination of Male Enrollment in Family Science Classes - Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal”
• Wesley Burr Graduate Student Scholarship Award
  Jessica D. Cless, Ph.D., LMFT, Kansas State University
  “Experiential Learning Theory as a Resource for Shifting Student Bias”
  Veronica R. Barrios, Ph.D., Montclair State University
  “The Intersection of Teaching and My Identity”

Education & Enrichment Section

• Student Proposal Award
  Kevin Smith, University of Iowa
  “Attachment in Emerging Adulthood: Personal Relationships and Well-Being”
  Nathan Stoddard, M.S., University of Missouri
  “The Role of Concept Application and Enrollment Motivation in Improvement After a CRE Program”

Ethnic Minorities Section

• New Professional Best Paper Award
  Sarai Coba-Rodriguez, Ph.D., CFLE, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
  “Making the Invisible Visible: Low-Income, Latina Mothers and Photo Elicitation Interviewing”

• Student Best Paper Award
  Denzel L. Jones, Ph.D., LMFT, Kansas State University
  “The Impact of Ethnic-Racial Socialization Messages on Black Emerging Adults’ Ethnic-Racial Identity”

Families & Health Section

• Outstanding Professional Paper/Publications Award
  Rochelle L. Dalla, Ph.D., CFLE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  “Children of Mumbai’s Brothels: Investigating Developmental Prospects, Primary Relationships, and Service Provision”
• Outstanding Student and New Professional Paper Award
  J. Kale Monk, Ph.D., CFLE, University of Missouri
  “Relational Turbulence and Psychological Distress in Romantic Relationships in the Military”
• Outstanding Student and New Professional Poster Award
  Deirdre Quinn, Ph.D., University of Maryland
  “Factors Associated with Emerging Adult's HPV Behaviors.”

Family Policy Section

• Feldman Best Conference Proposal Award
  Brittany P. Mihalec-Adkins, M.S.Ed., Purdue University
  “Parental Visitation and Foster Youth Adjustment: A Secondary Data Analysis”

Family Therapy Section

• Best Research Paper Award – Student
  Amy A. Morgan, M.S., LMFT, Virginia Tech
  “From Private Practice to Academia: Integrating Social and Political Advocacy Into Every MFT Identity”
• Best Poster Award – Student
  Hunter Stanfield, M.S., Kansas State University
  “There May Be a Problem, But I'm Not Going Because…: Examining Classes of Men and Their Rationales for Not Seeking Mental Health Treatment”

Feminism and Family Studies Section

• Alexis Walker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Feminist Family Studies
  Ramona Faith Oswald, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

International Section

• Jan Trost Award
  Dominic Richardson, Ph.D., UNICEF, Office of Research–Innocenti
• Annual Conference Travel Scholarship
  Gizem Erdem, Ph.D., LMFT, Koç University
• Student and New Professional Travel Scholarship
  Cheong-ah Huh, Seoul National University
  Ahyeong Kim, Seoul National University

Religion, Spirituality, and Family Section

• Outstanding Paper Award
  Bernice Dodor, Ph.D., East Carolina University
  “Exploring the Relationships Among Authoritative Parenting, Religiosity, and Adolescent Internalizing Behaviors”
• Student and New Professional Outstanding Paper Award
  Jenna R. Cassinat, Utah State University
  “Couples that Pray Together… Are Better Parents Together? Exploring Mindfulness as a Mediator Between Couple Prayer and Parenting Behavior”

Research & Theory Section

• Best Abstract by a Student and New Professional Award
  Megan Haselschwerdt, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  Unpacking “Intergenerational Transmission of Violence”

2018 Focus Group Awards

• Family Economics Focus Group – Best Family Economics Paper of the Year
  E. Jeffrey Hill, Ph.D., CFLE, David B. Allsop, and Ashley B. LeBaron, Brigham Young University
  “How Do Money, Sex, and Stress Influence Marital Instability?”

• Issues in Aging Focus Group Award – Student and New Professional
  Annie K. Johansson, University of Minnesota, and Bryan Cafferky, Ph.D., CFLE, Loma Linda University
  “Risk Markers Associated With Caregiver Elder Abuse: A Meta-Analytic Study”

• Issues in Aging Focus Group Award – Professional
  Laurie Meschke, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  “The Role of Family in the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Appalachia”

• Latino(a) Research Focus Group – Best Student Paper Award
  Diana Cedeño, M.A., Montclair State University
  “Mexican-American Adolescent Fatherhood and Gender: A Transnational View”

• Latino(a) Research Focus Group – Best Student Poster Award
  Chia-Feng Chen, M.Ed., Iowa State University
  “Family Social Climate and Observed Behavior During a Parent-Adolescent Collaborative Task: Gender and Ethnicity”

• Men in Families Focus Group – Best Research Article Award
  W. Justin Dyer, Ph.D., Brigham Young University
  “Self‐perceived Coparenting of Nonresident Fathers: Scale Development and Validation”

• Men in Families Focus Group – Best New Professional Research Article Award
  Jin-kyung Lee, M.A., Ohio State University
  “Resident Fathers' Positive Engagement, Family Poverty, and Change in Child Behavior Problems”

• Men in Families Focus Group – Diversity and Inclusion Research Article Award
  Jay Fagan, Ph.D., Temple University
  “Maternal Gatekeeping: The Associations Among Facilitation, Encouragement, and Low-Income Fathers’ Engagement With Young Children”

• Military Families and Children Focus Group – Outstanding SNP Proposal Award
  Davina Quichocho, M.A., Auburn University
  “Interparental Conflict and Adolescent Siblings’ Anxiety in Military Families”

• Military Families and Children Focus Group – Outstanding Professional Proposal Award
  Catherine Walker O’Neal, Ph.D., University of Georgia
  “Military Contexts, Coping Processes, and Well-Being: The Case of Military Members and Their Civilian Spouses”