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.
Diamond Bravo, Award Recipient, Shanting Chen, Su Yeong Kim, Yang Hou, Andrew Behnke, Aysha Bodenhamer, J. Claire Cook, Denise Bates, Laura Clark, Ida Fadzillah, James Chaney; Facilitator: Farrell Webb
This session will include four papers that cover topics related to achievement of ethnic minorities including the role parental influence; motivation among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers; discrimination, language brokering efficacy, and academic competence.
Henry Gonzalez, Dawn Witherspoon, Saskia Boggs, Ashley McDonald, Sakshi Bhargava, Mayra Bamaca, Marinda Harrell-Levy, Rodney Harrell, Tiffany L. Brown, David T. Lardier, Jr., Autumn M. Bermea, Pauline Garcia-Reid, Robert J. Reid; Facilitator: Debra Berke
This session's four papers cover topics related to neighborhoods including black and Latino families, trauma, segregation, and child behavioral adjustment.
Denise Lewis, Danielle Augustine, Savannah Young, Kristy Shih, Nancy Lo, Pooja Brar, Jacqueline Braughton, Catherine Solheim, Susan Chuang, Robert Moreno, April Few-Demo; Facilitator: Chun Creaser
This session's four papers cover topics related to ethnic identity including Southeast Asian Families in the United States, “parachute kids”, Hmong College Students, and The Trump Effect on Racial Socialization & Ethnic Identity.
Lekie Dwanyen, Elizabeth Wieling, Elsa Kraus, Daniel Cooper, Bethany Letiecq, Colleen Vesely, Leanna Moron, Rachael Goodman, Marlene Marquez, Payal Shah, Megan Gilligan, Marissa Holst, Brianna Routh, Maria Alcivar-Zuniga, Kimberly Greder, M. Angela Nievar, Andrea Romero, Molly Tucker, Matthew Rodriguez, Jennifer Camacho, J. Roberto Reyes; Facilitator: Chang Su-Russell
This session's four papers cover immigration topics including Liberian refugee families; overcrowded housing; Latina mothers in the rural midwest; and more.
Zoe Taylor, Blake Jones, Nayantara Nair, Evich Carly, Sharde' McNeil Smith, Diamond Y. Bravo, Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor, Kimberly A. Updegraff, Laudan B. Jahromi, Chelsea L. Derlan, Ciara Collins, Beth Russell; Facilitator: Jordan Arellanes
This session's four papers cover topics including the effects of Cortisol Awakening Response on Latino youth; racial discrimination among black parent-adolescent dyads; conflicts for children of teen mothers; and engaging high-risk adolescent fathers.
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