Conference Presentations and Posters

National Center for Family & Marriage Research

Presentations and posters addressing specific topics related to family structure and well-being given by NCFMR staff, faculty affiliates, and students during symposia, conferences, workshops, and annual meetings.

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2012

National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR), Fathers & Fathering in Contemporary Contexts 2012 Research Conference
- Geoffrey L. Brown, Clark University, and Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, Northwestern University
  - Paternal sensitivity, father-child attachment security, and fathers’ depressive symptoms
- Diana T. Cohen, Central Connecticut State University
  - Iron Dads: Complexities of Endurance Sports for Managing Work and Family Identities
- Reginald Covington, Cornell University; William Monson, Urban Institute; H. Elizabeth Peters, Urban Institute; Joseph P. Price, Brigham Young University; and Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University
  - The Consequences of Teen Fatherhood: A Cohort Comparison of the NLSY79 and NLSY97
- Carolyn Dayton, Tova Neugut, Wonjung Oh, and Brenda Volling, University of Michigan
  - Singing and Swaddling: Soothing Behaviors of Mothers and Fathers with their Young Infants
- Tracy DeHaan, Lauren Stewart, Elizabeth Miller, and Scott Coltrane, University of Oregon
  - Does the ‘Flexibility Stigma’ Apply to Men? Assessing the Long-Term Earnings of Fathers Who Take Time Off Work to Care for Family
- Otima Doyle, Duke University Medical Center
  - He’s my Baby too: Co-parenting among Non-resident and Resident African American Fathers
- W. Justin Dyer and Randal D. Day, Brigham Young University
  - What’s been missing: Why child age, gender, and reporter all matter in measuring father involvement
- Larry Gibbs, National Center for Family & Marriage Research, Bowling Green State University
  - Teenage Male Favorable Attitudes Toward Non-Marital Childbearing: A Focus on Family and Race/Ethnicity
- Dana K. Harmon, The University of West Alabama
  - Religiosity and Child Well-Being: The Impact of Relationship Status among African American Fathers
- Robin S. Högnäs and Marcia J. Carlson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  - I Get By with a Little Help from My Family: Supportive Relationships and Father Involvement
- Barbara Holthus, Hiromi Tanaka, Hans Bertram, and Sophie Olbrich, German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo
  - Fathers and Wellbeing: Comparing Germany and Japan
- Maria Johnson, University of Michigan
  - African American Daughters’ Reports of Social Father Involvement
- Letitia E. Kotila and Claire M. Kamp Dush, Department of Human Development & Family Science, The Ohio State University
  - The Psychological Well-Being of Involved, Low-Income, Non-Resident Fathers
- Letitia E. Kotila, Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan, and Claire M. Kamp Dush, Department of Human Development & Family Science, The Ohio State University
  - Time in Parenting Activities for New Fathers vs. Mothers in Dual-Earner Families
- Lynda Laughlin, U.S. Census Bureau
  - Measuring Fathers’ Participation in Child Care - Data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
- Tova Neugut, Carolyn Dayton, and Kate Rosenblum, University of Michigan
  - The courage to connect: Military fathers of young children reflect on parenting in the context of repeated deployments
- Krista K. Payne, National Center for Family & Marriage Research, Bowling Green State University
  - Becoming a Father before First Marriage: Variation over Time by Educational Attainment
- Raymond E. Petren, Chelsea L. Garneau, and Kay Pasley, Florida State University
  - Differences in Engagement Among Biological Fathers and Stepfathers: What’s Lost with a Composite Score
- Megan Reid and Andrew Golub, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
  - Cohabitation and co-parenting in urban Black families: Early findings from a mixed-methods study
- J. Bart Stykes, National Center for Family & Marriage Research, Bowling Green State University
  - Identifying Nonresident Fathers in Household Surveys
- Jamie Thomas, Fertility and Family Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
  - Latent Classes of Fathering Attitudes
- Richard Tolman, Tova Neugut, and Vijay Singh, University of Michigan
  - Moving Up the Magic Moment: Engaging Expectant Fathers at Ultrasound
- Matthew Weinshenker, Fordham University
  - Father Involvement among Men in Couples with Non-Overlapping Employment Hours
American Sociological Association (ASA)
- Wendy D. Manning, NCFMR Co-Director, CFDR Director, and BGSU Sociology Professor
  - Family Utopias

Head Start (ACF), Research on Young Children and Families: Effective Practices in an Age of Diversity and Change
- Melissa A. Barnett, University of Arizona, External Grantee
  - Contextual instability and the influence of mothers’ parenting behaviors on the developmental outcomes of Mexican American toddlers
  - Mexican American mothers’ romantic relationship quality and toddlers’ social competence and behavior problems: The role of nurturing parenting and child gender
Population Association of America (PAA)
- Lauren Porter & Ryan D. King, University at Albany, NCFMR External Grantees
  - A New Look at Paternal Incarceration and Delinquency
Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
- Rebekah L. Coley, Jennifer Carrano, & Heather J. Bachman, NCFMR External Grantees
  - Lifetime family structure patterns and adolescent psychosocial functioning. In R. L. Coley (Chair), Beyond family structure: The influence of parental relationship instability on adolescent well-being. Symposium paper presented at the biennial meeting.

2011

National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR), Counting Couples, Counting Families 2011 Research Conference
- Sarah Burgoyne, NCFMR Graduate Research Assistant
  - Couple Relationship Quality by Union Type
- Casey Copen, National Center for Health Statistics
  - Marriage and Cohabitation in the United States: Using Data from the National Survey of Family Growth
- Cassandra Dorius, University of Michigan
  - Multipartnered Fertility at Midlife
- Rachel H. Farr, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  - Observations of Coparenting among Adoptive Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Couples
- Paula Fomby and Joshua Goode, University of Colorado Denver
  - Family Change Trajectories and Children's School Readiness in the United Kingdom
- Gary J. Gates and Michael D. Steinberger, University of California, Los Angeles
  - Same-sex Unmarried Partner Couples in the American Community Survey: The role of misreporting, miscoding, and misallocation
- Larry Gibbs, NCFMR Graduate Research Assistant
  - Divorce: The Nine Year Itch
- Daphne Hernandez, Pennsylvania State University
  - The Role of Family Structure Transitions on Young Adults' BMI: The Importance of Counting Cohabitation
- Kara Joyner, Grace Kao, and Kelly Balistreri, Bowling Green State University
  - Current Sexual and Romantic Involvement among Young Adults by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
- Krista K. Payne, NCFMR Social Science Data Analyst
  - Young Adult Residential Transitions by Highest Degree Earned
- J. Bart Stykes, NCFMR Graduate Research Assistant
  - Age at First Birth by Educational Attainment and Gender
- Nicholas Zill, Consulting Psychologist, Columbia University
  - How Many Teens Grow Up In Stable Married Families?

Administration for Children & Families (ACF) Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference
- Sarah Halpern-Meekin, NCFMR Postdoctoral Fellow
  - Building us up stronger: Unmarried parents' experiences in a relationship and marriage education program
American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI)
- Jeffrey Dew, Utah State University, and Jing Jian Xiao, The University of Rhode Island, External Grantees
  - The recession, race and ethnicity, and financial behaviors
American Society of Criminology (ASC), Breaking the Mold: Innovations and Bold Ventures in Criminology
- Ryan D. King, University at Albany, NCFMR External Grantee
  - Paternal Incarceration and Childhood Wellbeing: Spurious or Causal Association
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Presidential Inauguration Student Research Symposium
- Julia Arroyo, NCFMR Undergraduate Research Assistant
  - Median Age at First Marriage, by Sex: 1980 - 2011
National Council on Family Relations, Families and the Shifting Economy
- Heather Bachman, University of Pittsburgh
  - Low Income Mothers' Patterns of Partnership Instability and Adolescents' Behavioral and Emotional Well-Being
- Melissa A. Barnett, University of Arizona, External Grantee
  - Social support as a resource for Mexican-American mothers of toddlers
    - Paper presented (PDF unavailable)
  - Contextual instability and the parenting of Mexican-American mothers with toddlers
    - Paper presented (PDF unavailable)
- Susan Brown, NCFMR Co-Director and BGSU Sociology Professor
  - Grant Writing 101 Seminar: Writing a Fundable Center Grant
- Paula Fomby, University of Colorado Denver, External Grantee
  - Family Instability and School Readiness in the United States and the United Kingdom
- Patricia Pendry, Washington State University, External Grantee
  - Parents’ Use of Everyday Conflict Tactics in the Presence of Children: Predictors and Implications for Child Behavior
- Lauren Rinelli McClain, Savannah State University, Associate Professor
  - Daddy's Got a New "Friend". Does a Partner Influence Father Involvement with Nonresident Children?
Population Association of America (PAA) Conference
- Jessica A. Cohen, NCFMR Graduate Research Fellow
  - Childbearing After First Marriage Dissolution: Does Union Status Matter?

2010

American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI)
- Jeffrey Dew, Utah State University, and Jing Jian Xiao, The University of Rhode Island, External Grantees
  - The association between family financial declines, financial behaviors, and relationship satisfaction during the recession
American Sociological Association (ASA)
- Linda Burton, James B. Duke Professor, Sociology, Duke University (NCFMR NAC Member)
  - Poverty, Marriage, and Trust: New Insights for Policymakers
National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Families and Innovation
- Susan Brown, NCFMR Co-Director and BGSU Sociology Professor, and Sayaka Kawamura, NCFMR Graduate Research Assistant
  - Dating Relationships in Older Adulthood: A National Portrait
- Jeffrey Dew, Utah State University, and Jing Jian Xiao, The University of Rhode Island, External Grantees
  - A silver lining? Family financial declines and financial behaviors during the recession
    - Presented poster (image unavailable)
- Kristy Krivickas, NCFMR Graduate Research Fellow, and Krista Payne, NCFMR Graduate Research Assistant
  - Religion's Influence on Adoption Practices
Population Association of America (PAA)
- Kelly Balistreri, Bowling Green State University, and Jennifer Van Hook, The Pennsylvania State University
  - Trajectories of Overweight Among U.S. School Children: A focus on social and economic characteristics
- Jessica A. Cohen, NCFMR Graduate Research Fellow
  - Fertility Intentions Following First Marriage Dissolution: Does Union Status Matter?
- Sayaka Kawamura, Graduate Research Assistant
  - Marriage Intentions Among Never Married Japanese Individuals

2009

American Sociological Association (ASA) Coalition for National Science
Funding (CNSF Exhibit)
- Linda Burton, James B. Duke Professor, Sociology, Duke University (NCFMR NAC Member)
  - Poverty, Marriage, and Trust: New Insights for Policymakers
Bowling Green State University Office of Sponsored Programs and Research (OSPR) Conference
- Sh'Anea L. Jackson, NCFMR Undergraduate Research Assistant
  - Marital Status in the U.S., 2008: Variations by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
- Jeffrey L. White, Jr., NCFMR Undergraduate Research Assistant
  - Median Age of Marriage: Differences by Gender and Educational Attainment
Population Association of America (PAA) Conference
- Kelly Balistreri, Bowling Green State University, and Wendy Manning and Susan Brown, NCFMR Co-Directors
  - New Family Measures: An Examination of Direct Measures of Cohabitation and Parent Pointers
- Kristy Krivickas, NCFMR Graduate Research Fellow
  - The Role of Father's Masculinity on Relationship Transitions
- Lauren N. Rinelli, NCFMR Graduate Research Fellow
  - Supportiveness, Father Involvement, & Coparenting: Union Transitions Among Cohabiting Parents

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Disclaimer: This project is supported by the National Center for Family & Marriage Research, which is funded by a cooperative agreement (5 U01 AE000001-05) between the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Bowling Green State University.
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