2017 Full Conference Schedule (PDF)
Below, find details about each session planned for the 2017 NCFR Annual Conference, Nov. 15-18 in Orlando, Florida. We have also created a series of sessions sorted by NCFR sections and interest areas.
Session pages will include presentation slides or handouts if the presenter(s) chose to make them available.
Presider: Anisa Zvonkovic, 2017-2019 NCFR President
This is a meeting of the NCFR Board of Directors only.
Mindy R. Hooper, Facilitators: Jennifer Crosswhite; David H. Demo; Anne Farrell; Steven M. Gavazzi; Suzanne R. Smith; Joe Wilmoth, Kimberly Allen, David H. Demo, Claire Kamp Dush
Participants will learn their personal leadership strengths, and how those abilities interact with the strengths of fellow faculty and staff members.
Leader: Isaac Washburn
This hands-on workshop will introduce researchers to the nature of missing data and how it biases our analyses.
Jordan A. Arellanes, Ross Parke, Clinton Gudmunson, Bethany Willis Hepp, Katie Hrapczynski, Cheryl Fortner-Wood; Discussants: Rob Palkovitz and Kari Adamsons; Presider: Fiona Mercer
This session will focus on two topics: Gatekeeping Practices Within a Family Unit; and Symbolic Interactionism.
Kevin Roy, Sam Allen, Laura Golojuch; Presider: Isaac Washburn
Discussion-based workshop on how to incorporate family stories into qualitative research.
J. Scott Crapo, Kay Bradford, Stan J. Knapp, Greg Wurm; Discussants: Todd Martin and Dan Perlman; Presider: Chelsea Garneau-Rosner
This session will focus on two topics: Multidimensional Family Development Theory; and Theorizing Family Change...
Chao Liu, Clint Broadbent, Ronald Cox, Isaac Washburn, Julie Croff, Julia Atiles, Spencer James, Jeremy B. Yorgason, Erin Holmes, Dean Busby; Discussants: Melinda Gonzales-Backen and Lorey Wheeler; Presider: Daniel Puhlman
This session will focus on two topics: the adequacy of three common psychosocial measures with Latino youth; and a case study from the CREATE Project...
Lynda M. Ashbourne, Mohammed Baobaid, Mame Kani Diop, Pearl Stewart, Kathryn Herr; Discussants: Jane Rose Muthoni Njue and Grace Chen; Presider: Barbara Settles
This session will focus on two topics: a review of family violence services in North American minority communities; and an analysis of female genital mutilation (FGM) among African immigrant families in the U.S.
Juyoung Jang, Saeeun Choi, Karina M. Shreffler; Discussants: Eunjin Lee and Chun Creaser; Presider: Rob Palkovitz
This session will focus on two topics: family stress in South Korea caused by the Sewol ferry disaster; and how early life adversity shapes attitudes, behaviors, and physiological responses such that adverse birth outcomes are more likely.
Ronald Cox, Jr., Ph.D.; Presider: Isaac Washburn
Learn about “¡Juntos Se Puede!” (Together We Can!), a USDA/NIFA and NIH-funded intervention to illustrate the process of T3 translational research with a Latino immigrant population.
This meeting is for members of the CFLE Advisory Board only.
David Bell, Elizabeth A. Sharp, Kelly Munly; Discussants: Justin Hendricks and Constance Shehan; Presider: Nathan Wood
This session will focus on two topics: the potential problems of ontology and epistemology in social science research; and conducting secondary analysis with qualitative data...
Keisha Bailey, Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Dave Topp, David C. Dollahite, Loren D. Marks; Discussants: Anthony James and Mark Fine; Presider: Julie Zaloudek
This session will focus on two topics: The Perception of Unfairness; and Generative Devotion...
Presiders: Jeanne Strand, NCFR Director of Governance and Board Operations, and Diane Cushman, NCFR Executive Director
This is a meeting of the NCFR Section Chairs and staff only.
Presiders: Thomas Blume and Isaac Washburn, 2017 TCRM Workshop Co-chairs
Open to all TCRM Workshop registrants following the conclusion of Tuesday's program.
Presider: Rebecca Ward, Affiliate Councils Board President
This is a meeting of Affiliate Councils Board (ACB) members only.
Presiders: Kari Adamsons, April Few-Demo, Christine Proulx, and Kevin Roy, Sourcebook Editors
Come meet the the newly selected editorial team of the new Sourcebook. This meeting is open to all registered participants of the 2017 TCRM Workshop and/or the 2017 NCFR Annual Conference.
Presider: Lawrence Shelton, Focus Group Chair
Focus groups have discussions on specific interests. They are open to all members.
Presiders: Katie Barrow, Erin Lavender-Stott, Focus Group Co-chairs
Focus groups have discussions on specific interests. They are open to all members.
Presider: Deb Gentry, NCFR Academic Program Liaison
This is a meeting of the CFLE Academic Program Review Committee members only.
Presider: Diane Cushman, NCFR Executive Director
This is a meeting of NCFR's journal editors, editorial assistants, and NCFR staff only.
Opportunity for Section Executive Committee Officers to meet, network and exchange ideas.
This is a meeting of NCFR Section executive committee officers only.
Autumn M. Bermea, Brad van Eeden-Moorefield, Lyndal Khaw, Gizem Erdem, Ommay Aiman Safi; Discussants: Suzanne Bartle-Haring and Ramona Faith Oswald; Presider: Katherine R. Allen
This session will focus on two topics: Queer Theory in Family Science; and Bowen’s Family Systems Theory...
Jenifer K. McGuire, Jory M. Catalpa, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Abbie Goldberg, Jessica N. Fish, Jenifer K. McGuire; Discussant: Stephen Russell; Chair: Abbie E. Goldberg
The papers in this symposium explore trans youth and adults in diverse contexts, including families, schools, family courts, and higher education. This session will be live streamed.
Jordan St. Charles, Stephanie Armes, James Muruthi, Hugh Milroy, Jay Mancini, Holly Hatton-Bowers, Gilbert Parra, Rachel Thomas, Carrie Smalley, Kaylee Seddio, Wendy Middlemiss; Discussant and Facilitator: Deb Burke
Symposium organized by the Education and Enrichment Section on trauma. Topics include homelessness, sex trafficking and refugee camps.
Jennifer Doty, Amy Gowers, Barbara McMorris, Silvia Alvarez de Davila, G. Ali Hurtado; Discussant: Andrea Romero; Chair: Jennifer Doty
Symposium organized by the Families and Health Section on parent-child relationships. Topics include self-awareness, bullying, addressing nutrition with Latino parents, and more.
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