2017 NCFR Annual Conference Session Listing

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. 

Showing 1 - 26 of 207 Session(s)
Conference Session
Board/Committee

Presider: Anisa Zvonkovic, 2017-2019 NCFR President

8:00 AM
5:00 PM
Session #
001
Location
Salon 13

This is a meeting of the NCFR Board of Directors only.

Conference Session
Workshop
Preconference Workshop

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

9:00 AM
5:15 PM
Session #
002
Location
Salon 3

Participants will learn their personal leadership strengths, and how those abilities interact with the strengths of fellow faculty and staff members.

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Workshop 1

Leader: Isaac Washburn

9:00 AM
12:00 PM
Session #
004
Location
Salon 8

This hands-on workshop will introduce researchers to the nature of missing data and how it biases our analyses.

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Paper Session 1

Jordan A. Arellanes, Ross Parke, Clinton Gudmunson, Bethany Willis Hepp, Katie Hrapczynski, Cheryl Fortner-Wood; Discussants: Rob Palkovitz and Kari Adamsons; Presider: Fiona Mercer

9:30 AM
11:15 AM
Session #
005
Location
Salon 1

This session will focus on two topics: Gatekeeping Practices Within a Family Unit; and Symbolic Interactionism.

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Workshop 2

Kevin Roy, Sam Allen, Laura Golojuch; Presider: Isaac Washburn

12:00 PM
3:00 PM
Session #
006
Location
Salon 8

Discussion-based workshop on how to incorporate family stories into qualitative research.

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Paper Session 2

J. Scott Crapo, Kay Bradford, Stan J. Knapp, Greg Wurm; Discussants: Todd Martin and Dan Perlman; Presider: Chelsea Garneau-Rosner

12:15 PM
2:00 PM
Session #
007
Location
Salon 1

This session will focus on two topics: Multidimensional Family Development Theory; and Theorizing Family Change...

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Paper Session 3

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

12:15 PM
2:00 PM
Session #
008
Location
Salon 2

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...

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Paper Session 4

Lynda M. Ashbourne, Mohammed Baobaid, Mame Kani Diop, Pearl Stewart, Kathryn Herr; Discussants: Jane Rose Muthoni Njue and Grace Chen; Presider: Barbara Settles

2:15 PM
4:00 PM
Session #
009
Location
Salon 1

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.

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Paper Session 5

Juyoung Jang, Saeeun Choi, Karina M. Shreffler; Discussants: Eunjin Lee and Chun Creaser; Presider: Rob Palkovitz

2:15 PM
4:00 PM
Session #
010
Location
Salon 2

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.

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Workshop Session 3

Ronald Cox, Jr., Ph.D.; Presider: Isaac Washburn

3:00 PM
6:00 PM
Session #
011
Location
Salon 8

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.

Conference Session
Board/Committee
3:00 PM
6:30 PM
Session #
012
Location
Salon 10

This meeting is for members of the CFLE Advisory Board only.

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Paper Session 6

David Bell, Elizabeth A. Sharp, Kelly Munly; Discussants: Justin Hendricks and Constance Shehan; Presider: Nathan Wood

4:15 PM
6:00 PM
Session #
013
Location
Salon 1

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...

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Paper Session 7

Keisha Bailey, Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Dave Topp, David C. Dollahite, Loren D. Marks; Discussants: Anthony James and Mark Fine; Presider: Julie Zaloudek

4:15 PM
6:00 PM
Session #
014
Location
Salon 2

This session will focus on two topics: The Perception of Unfairness; and Generative Devotion...

Conference Session
Board/Committee

Presiders: Jeanne Strand, NCFR Director of Governance and Board Operations, and Diane Cushman, NCFR Executive Director

5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Session #
015
Location
Signature 1

This is a meeting of the NCFR Section Chairs and staff only.

Conference Session
TCRM

Presiders: Thomas Blume and Isaac Washburn, 2017 TCRM Workshop Co-chairs

6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Session #
016
Location
Salon 9

Open to all TCRM Workshop registrants following the conclusion of Tuesday's program.

Conference Session
Board/Committee

Presider: Rebecca Ward, Affiliate Councils Board President

6:00 PM
8:00 PM
Session #
017
Location
Salon 3

This is a meeting of Affiliate Councils Board (ACB) members only.

Conference Session
TCRM

Presiders: Kari Adamsons, April Few-Demo, Christine Proulx, and Kevin Roy, Sourcebook Editors

7:00 PM
8:30 PM
Session #
018
Location
Salon 9

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.

Conference Session
Focus Group Meeting

Presider: Lawrence Shelton, Focus Group Chair

7:00 AM
8:15 AM
Session #
101
Location
Salon 13

Focus groups have discussions on specific interests. They are open to all members.

Conference Session
Focus Group Meeting

Presiders: Katie Barrow, Erin Lavender-Stott, Focus Group Co-chairs

7:00 AM
8:15 AM
Session #
102
Location
Salon 14

Focus groups have discussions on specific interests. They are open to all members.

Conference Session
Board/Committee

Presider: Deb Gentry, NCFR Academic Program Liaison

7:30 AM
9:30 AM
Session #
103
Location
Salon 9

This is a meeting of the CFLE Academic Program Review Committee members only.

Conference Session
Board/Committee

Presider: Diane Cushman, NCFR Executive Director

7:30 AM
9:00 AM
Session #
104
Location
Signature 1

This is a meeting of NCFR's journal editors, editorial assistants, and NCFR staff only.

Conference Session
Board/Committee
7:45 AM
9:45 AM
Session #
105
Location
Signature 2

Opportunity for Section Executive Committee Officers to meet, network and exchange ideas.

This is a meeting of NCFR Section executive committee officers only.

Conference Session
TCRM
TCRM Paper Session 8

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

8:00 AM
9:45 AM
Session #
106
Location
Salon 2

This session will focus on two topics: Queer Theory in Family Science; and Bowen’s Family Systems Theory...

Conference Session
Symposium
Concurrent Sessions 1

This session will be live streamed

Jenifer K. McGuire, Jory M. Catalpa, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Abbie Goldberg, Jessica N. Fish, Jenifer K. McGuire; Discussant: Stephen Russell; Chair: Abbie E. Goldberg

8:30 AM
9:45 AM
Session #
107
Location
Grand Ballroom B

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.

Conference Session
Symposium
Concurrent Sessions 1

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

8:30 AM
9:45 AM
Session #
108
Location
Salon 1

Symposium organized by the Education and Enrichment Section on trauma. Topics include homelessness, sex trafficking and refugee camps.

Conference Session
Symposium
Concurrent Sessions 1

Jennifer Doty, Amy Gowers, Barbara McMorris, Silvia Alvarez de Davila, G. Ali Hurtado; Discussant: Andrea Romero; Chair: Jennifer Doty

8:30 AM
9:45 AM
Session #
109
Location
Salon 13

Symposium organized by the Families and Health Section on parent-child relationships. Topics include self-awareness, bullying, addressing nutrition with Latino parents, and more.