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.
Tekisha Rice, Brian Ogolsky, Kale Monk, Catherine Surra, Jeremy Kanter, Christine Proulx, Amy Rauer, Leah Burke, Allen Sabey; Discussant: Casey Totenhagen; Co-chairs and Organizers: Amy Rauer
Symposium organized by the Research and Theory Section on aging. Topics include relationship maintenance; marital quality after childbirth; health in older adulthood; and more.
Christina Rodriguez, Paul Silvia, Tatiana Melendez-Rhodes, Iva Kosutic, Kathleen Hlavaty, Megan Haselschwerdt, Janel M. Leone, Dayna M. Maniccia; Facilitator: Andrea Roach
This session will focus on four topics: Predicting Maternal/Paternal Abuse Risk; Measuring Resistance to Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships; Modifying the PMWI for Examining Exposure to Domestic Violence; and the NCFR Innovation Grant Winner: Evaluation of Strong Through Every Mile (STEM)
Proctor: Cindy Winter; Administrator: Dawn Cassidy, NCFR Director of Family Life Education
Candidates who have not recently graduated from a CFLE-approved academic program can take the CFLE exam at the NCFR Annual Conference. You do not need to be registered for the conference to take the exam.
Karen K. Melton, Jasmine Townsend, Maria L. Boccia, Maddie Larson, Camilla J. Hodge, Kelly D. Davis, Kelly Hoke, Daniel Standridge; Chair: Karen Melton
This Research & Theory symposium explores the links between "family time" theory, research questions, and research methodologies. Topics addresses include family rituals, routines, recreation, and more.
Xiaoran Sun, Susan McHale, Kimberly Updegraff, Allen Barton, Gene Brody, Steven M. Kogan, Mary Elizabeth Curtner-Smith, Blake Berryhill, Emily Bruchas Cornman, Ming Cui, Catherine Coccia, Carol A. Darling, Mallory Lucier-Greer; Facilitator: Mallory Lucier-Greer
This session will include four papers that cover topics related to young adult wellbeing including early parental resources, family routines, helicopter parenting, and more.
86 total posters in this session. Topics include Education Throughout the Lifecourse; Early Educational Programs Helping Families and Young Children; Marriage; Transition to Parenthood; plus ten more topics.
Wm. Michael Fleming, Andrea Farnham, Catherine O'Neal, Laura McKee, Erinn Duprey, Sara Algoe, Brooke Kranzler, Sean Brotherson, Geoffrey Zehnacker, Hans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Tiffani Kisler, Mary Sciaraffa, Cathy Fialon, David Yarbrough, Rene Pogue, Monica J. Martin; Facilitator: Kaylee R. Seddio
Lightning papers organized by the Education and Enrichment & Research and Theory Sections on trauma. Topics include Bystander Interventions; Peer, Parents, and Prejudice and Adolescent Outcomes; Cyber-digital Relationship Aggression; and more.
Geoffrey L. Brown, Avery Hennigar, Natasha J. Cabrera, Kelly S. Mix, Richard J. Petts, Kevin Shafer, Nathan Robbins, Lee W. Essig; Discussant: Rob Palkovitz; Chair: Kevin Shafer
The four papers in this symposium consider the role of racial/ethnic, masculine, and paternal identity and father involvement and its influence on children. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
Jamie L. Graham, Meng Huo, Karen L. Fingerman, Kyungmin Kim, Steven H. Zarit, Joanna H. Hong, Susan T. Charles, Karen S. Rook, David M. Almeida, Shannon T. Mejía, Karen Hooker; Chair: Jamie L. Graham
The four papers selected for this symposium examine how family ties improve (and sometimes benefit or protect) daily well-being across adulthood.
Erika Lunkenheimer, Frances M. Lobo, Rachel G. Lucas-Thompson, Natasha Seiter, Gregory M. Fosco, Hio Wa Mak, Melissa Lippold; Discussant: Susan McHale; Organizers: Erika Lunkenheimer, Racher G. Lucas-Thompson; Chair: Erika Lunkeheimer
The papers in this symposium use methodologically innovative approaches to examine relational mechanisms by which family chaos and cohesion serve to promote or hinder child and adolescent coping, mental health, and well-being.
Brenda L. Volling, Wonjung Oh, Richard Gonzalez, Natasha J. Cabrera, Jay Fagan, Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, Claire M. Kamp Dush, Randi L. Garcia, Abbie E. Goldberg; Discussant: Nancy Hazen-Swann; Chair: Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
This symposium brings together experts and senior scholars on parenting, coparenting, and household labor to advance thinking on the role of gender in contemporary families.
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.
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