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.
Cristiana Mercadante Esper Berthoud, Luana Maria Monteiro Campos, Tumaki Arunda Da Silva Cassiano, Fernanda Ferreira De Morais Zanitti, Rochelle Dalla, Sarah Erwin, Hyanghee Lee, Ronald Sabatelli; Facilitator: Yan Xia
This session will focus on four topics: transforming a Brazilian city into a “Learning Community”; services for children born into Mumbai's brothels; Brazilian cultural adaptation process; and marital comparison for Koreans and Americans
Nadia Semenova Moratto Vásquez, Adriana Patricia Arcila Rojas, Cecilia Cardona Velez, Kiyoung Kwon, Kyungsun Yang, Grace H. Chung, Djidjoho C. Akloubou Gnonhossou, Segbegnon M. Gnonhossou, Chanran Seo, Hyo-Youn Shin, Ebony C. Iheanacho-Dike, Antoinette M. London-Johnson, Jasmine Ferrill, Sapna Srivastava, Joseph G. Grzywacz, Jialing Wang, Sarah Taylor, Yan Xia; Facilitator: Sylvia Asay
Lightning papers organized by the International Section. Topics include Colombian Forced Displaced Families; Academic Achievement among Adolescents in Korea; Family Mediation with African Couples; and more.
Stephan Wilson (1999-2001 Section Chair); Jacki Fitzpatrick (2001-2003 Section Chair); Mary Ann Hollinger (2003-2005 Section Chair); Catherine Solheim (2007-2009 Section Chair); Angela Wiley (2012 interim and 2013-2015 Chair); Note: Jan Trost (1979-1981 Section Chair); John DeFrain (1995-1997 Section Chair) are unable to attend because of emergencies, but reports from them will be read.
Presider: Yan Xia, Section Chair
All attendees are welcome to attend the member meetings of NCFR Sections.
The International Section is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a panel featuring seven International Section past chairs discussing, The International Section Past and Future.
Paulina Velez-Gomez, Nadia Moratto-Vasquez, Sara Dodd, Lynda Ashbourne, Mohammed Baobaid, Abdallah Badahdah, Abir Al Jamal, Dora Tam, enise Lewis, Desiree Seponski, Savannah Young, Jenny Glozman, Susan Chuang; Facilitator: Catherine Solheim
This session will include three papers that cover topics related to international migration including pre-conflict definitions vs. post-conflict reality, effects on family relationships, southeast Asian refugees’ narratives, and acculturation of Russian-speaking youth in Canada.
88 total posters in this session. Topics include Identity and Cultural Awareness; Well-Being and Discrimination; Family Policies; Poverty, Homelessness, and Human Rights; plus seven more.
Yuen Mi Cheon, Grace Chung, Cagla Giray, Gail M. Ferguson, Chang Su-Russell, Wonkyung Jang, Hey Jung Jun; Facilitator: Debra Berke
This session's four papers cover international research topics including fathers’ daily emotional support and adolescents’ self-evaluation in Korea, family mealtimes in Jamaica, Chinese scholars’ acculturation to the U.S., and father involvement in Norway and South Korea.
Jaerim Lee, Saeeun Choi, Younshil Choi Choi, Miai Sung, Mitsuyo Izumi, Angel Gullon-Rivera, Karen Kramer, Ilana Akresh, Adam Williams; Facilitator: Judith Myers-Walls
This session's four papers cover these topics: Unmarried Middle-Aged Koreans Living with their Parents in Seoul; Sojourning Japanese Mothers and Children; Parental Involvement of Immigrants to the U.S.; and Contemporary Educational Practices in Colombia.
Alan Taylor, Mihaela Robila, Catherine Solheim, Shann Hwa Hwang, Karen Myers-Bowman, Isaac CJ Falcon-Campos; Co-chairs: Alan C. Taylor
This symposium is designed to examine how Family Life Education (FLE) is designed, delivered and practiced across the globe. First, the concept of “culture” will be re-examined, and then scholars from four distinct countries will each discuss the current state of FLE practices that exist within their borders.
88 total posters in this session. Topics include Families in International Context; Immigrant Families; Refugees; Adolescence Therapy; Divorce; Technology and Therapy; plus five more topics.
Bahira S. Trask, Mark Hutter, Barbara Settles, Raeann R. Hamon and Amanda G. Strong, Jennifer Greiving, Ruben P. Viramontez Anguiano; Discussant: Yan Xia; Chair: Bahira S. Trask
Presenters will draw attention to successful pedagogical strategies and examples of applied projects that provide students with real world experiences in their local and global communities. This session will be live streamed.
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