Thank you to everyone who already submitted their proposals for the 2019 NCFR Annual Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, on Nov. 20–23.

Whether you've already submitted, or are still working on your submission, here are five things you might not know:

1. There is no submission fee. It's true! Read the full call for proposals.
2. The Affiliate Councils welcome proposals for its 2019 workshops. Email your proposal by March 4 to Bethany Cox. See full details.
3. You can submit multiple proposals as a first author. Learn more about the submission process and watch a step-by-step video.
4. The Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop is also accepting proposals. Please note this is a different submission process than proposals for the NCFR conference. The TCRM deadline is March 15. See full details. 
5. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport was recently named 2019 global airport of the year. Learn more about our conference hotel and city. 

Conference proposals are due March 4, 2019 — 11:59 p.m. PST.

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The NCFR Board of Directors has appointed Tammy L. Henderson, Ph.D., CFLE, to be program chair for the 2021 NCFR Annual Conference, scheduled to be held in Baltimore.

The program chair’s primary duties are to select the theme, identify the plenary speakers, and prepare the call for abstracts for a particular year’s conference.

In her proposal, Dr. Henderson detailed how the 2021 conference could explore the intersection of family research, teaching, and practice, through the concepts of hope, happiness, resilience, and agency.

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Since 1951, Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR) has published basic and applied articles that are original, innovative, and interdisciplinary and that focus on diverse family forms and issues. 

The February 2019 issue features original articles on the topics of low income families, and relationship conflict and parenting. It is free and open to the public. 

Additionally, two new articles were published in the past week:

• Supporting Father Involvement: An Intervention With Community and Child Welfare–Referred Couples
  Marsha Kline Pruett, Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, Peter Gillette, and Kyle D. Pruett
  Published online: Feb. 8, 2019 | doi:10.1111/fare.12352
• Paid Leave, Welfare, and Material Hardship After a Birth
  Marci Ybarra, Alexandra Stanczyk, and Yoonsook Ha
  Published online: Feb. 8, 2019 | doi:10.1111/fare.12350

FR subscribers can access articles by logging in to the NCFR website and visiting the journal access webpage.

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NCFR seeks nominations and applications for the position of editor of Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF).

The four-year term of the new editor will begin with the publication of the February 2021 issue. However, editorial responsibilities will begin to transfer to the new editor beginning January 2020.

The JMF Editor Search Committee will review application materials beginning Aug. 1, 2019, and anticipates making a selection by Oct. 1, 2019.

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The Journal of Child and Family Studies seeks manuscripts for a special issue on the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in behavioral and social sciences.

The editors hope this special issue will spearhead interdisciplinary collaborations between scholars with different scientific backgrounds to find creative solutions to complex problems.

Potential contributors are invited to submit their papers by June 1, 2019. Any questions may be directed to guest editor and NCFR member Mihaela Robila, Ph.D., CFLE.

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The Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning seeks manuscripts for a special issue devoted to “Financial Counseling, Coaching, and Education: Linking Research to Practice.”

Original research papers or focused literature reviews on this theme are welcome. Besides rigorous research designs and analyses, the submitted papers should have clear implications for practitioners in the fields of financial counseling, coaching, and education.

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The 2019 Chautauqua at Oklahoma State University's Center for Family Resilience will focus on the relationship between family resilience and recovery from addiction, with a focus on opioids. Scholars will present information on etiology of substance use disorders on the family system, as well as new research on resilience in addiction recovery. 

Approved for 6 CFLE contact hours / .6 CEUs

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Attendees at the 2018 NCFR Annual Conference in San Diego had the opportunity to participate in an innovative family policy campaign at the exhibit booth of Wiley, publisher of NCFR's three scholarly journals. Participants were invited to take a postcard and write to their Congressional representative about using Family Science research when making family policy decisions.

Once all the postcards were taken, a large infographic was revealed that showed the impact research in NCFR's journals has had on policy around the world (see image above).

“Wiley’s interactive exhibit that showcased NCFR’s impact on policy decisions around the world ... aligned perfectly with NCFR’s mission and was a bright addition to our exhibit area,” said Diane Cushman, NCFR's executive director.

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When Hannah Brencher fell into depression after college she decided to pour her energy into writing love letters and leaving them all over town to be discovered by strangers. This outlet soon became a movement, The World Needs More Love Letters, which sends handwritten notes to those in need of love and compassion.

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The Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus seeks a full-time lecturer position (non-tenure track) in family studies, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2019. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses; fulfill limited service duties as assigned by the department head; and work to strengthen the department’s family studies curriculum by developing new courses.

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: March 15, 2019

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Virginia Tech's Department of Human Development and Family Science and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute seek tenure-track faculty members in multiple disciplines working in adaptive brain and behavior areas, including one at the assistant professor level in the neuroscience of human development. The successful candidate will develop high-quality research, teach and mentor graduate students, and supervise undergraduate and medical students in their research projects.

Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
Required Education: Doctorate
Application Deadline: Open until filled

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