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.
Felicia Murray, Shann Hwa Hwang, Hrund Þ. Ingudóttir, Sigrún Aðalbjarnardóttir, Elif Dede Yildirim, Nate Stoddard, Chelsea Garneau-Rosner, Melissa Herzog, James Duncan, Mallory Lucier-Greer;Facilitator: Alexander E. Chan
This session's four papers cover fatherhood topics including the public child welfare system, couple relationship education, and how leisure influences U.S. Army personnel.
86 total posters in this session. Topics include LGBTQ; African-American Families; Sexual Addiction; Feminist Therapists' Experiences of Managed Care; Foster Care and Adoption; plus 14 more topics.
Katie Barrow, Megan Kuykendoll, Erin Lavender-Stott, Richelle Frabotta, Sarah Kuborn, Melinda Markham, Michelle Murray, Mary Nedela, Sarah Steelman, Kristin Anders, Spencer Olmstead; Facilitator: Karen Myers-Bowman
This session's four papers cover the topics: sexuality education with young children; parents talking to their kids about sexuality; developmental influences on emerging adults’ sexual identities; and using self-disclosure in a human sexuality classroom.
Lucia Miranda, Patricia Roberson, Katie Lenger, Amy Rauer, Kristina Coop Gordon, Thomas White, Stephen Duncan, Jeremy Yorgason, Scott Ketring, Julianne McGill, Francesca Adler-Baeder, Thomas Smith, Evin Richardson, Ted Futris, Jacquelyn Mallette; Facilitator: Luke T. Russell
This session's four papers cover family well-being topics including Consensus and Relationship Satisfaction, Marital Interventions Couple Relationship Education, Foster Caregivers, and Coparenting.
Nate Stoddard, Jeremy Kanter, Chelsea Garneau-Rosner, Melissa Herzog, Naomi Brower, Pamela Payne, Sharon Ballard, Eboni Baugh, Lisa Tyndall, Susan Walker, Seonghee Hong, Dawn Cassidy, Anne Clarkson, Jessica Troilo, Richard Feistman, Tyler Jamison; Facilitator: Bridget A. Walsh
Lightning papers organized by the Education and Enrichment Section. Topics include Improvement in Relationship Outcomes Following a Gottman-Based Program; Lessons From Organizing a Multi-county Marriage Celebration; The Use of Technology by Family Educators; and more.
Samantha LeBouef, Jodi Dworkin, J. Mitchell Vaterlaus, Sarah Tulane, Brandon Porter, Niyantri Ravindran, Tessa Hamilton, Laurie Kramer, Angela Holth; Facilitator: Robert Hughes
This session's four papers on families and social media cover topics including siblings, adolescent romantic relationships, online risk behavior, and more.
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