Academic Administration and Leadership Focus Group

The Academic Administration and Leadership Focus Group provides a place for current and emerging academic leaders and administrators in the family field to communicate on a range of topics related to the short- and longer-term health and well-being of Family Science programs, and to discuss the offering of professional and leadership development options to emerging academic leaders in Family Science programs.

Brenda Lohman, Co-Chair
Sharon Ballard, Co-chair

  • Academic Administration and Leadership Focus Group members can connect and share resources on their dedicated online discussion group
  • Log in using the same username and password you use to log in at my.ncfr.org.
  • Add or remove this focus group or others from your NCFR membership by logging in to our My NCFR member self-service area, click "Join Focus Groups" and select or deselect the group/s you'd like to join or leave.

Visit this link to access recordings of all past AAL Focus Group calls. Past topics include:

  • Mentoring Emerging Leaders: The Department Chair's Role
  • The Interdisciplinary Nature of Family Science Programs: Strengths and Challenges to the Development of Emerging Leaders
  • The Role Gender Plays in Leadership and Leadership Development
  • The Other Side of the Desk: What Assistant and Associate Professors Want From THeir Leaders (But Are Afraid to Ask)
  • Nurturing Leadership in an Interdisciplinary Department

Add or remove this focus group or others from your NCFR membership by logging in to our My NCFR member self-service area, click "Join Focus Groups" and select or deselect the group/s you'd like to join or leave.