Family science faculty to present at NCFR conference
Three family science faculty from the Department of Psychology and Family Science at Mississippi University for Women will give presentations at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland, Nov. 17-22.
Dr. Dorothy Berglund, Dr. Youn Mi Lee and Dr. Cecy Brooks will each participate in a series of presentations for the conference. All three are Certified Family Life Educators, which is the credential offered through NCFR’s Family Life Educator Program.
Berglund will be joined by three colleagues from across the United States to present “Faculty as first responders: Why we need a trauma-informed academy.”
“Faculty have increasingly acted as first responders during overlapping crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice and political unrest, intensifying emotional labor and contributing to burnout,” reads the abstract. “This paper advocates for a trauma-informed academy supported by systemic change and frames future research in Bronfenbrenner’s Process-Person-Context-Time (PPCT) model.”
Lee will present “College Students’ Cultural Competence and Attitudes Toward Immigrants: The Role of Social Media and Family Interaction in the Southern U.S.”
“This study examines cultural competence and attitudes toward immigrants among college students in the Southern United States, focusing on the roles of social media and family interactions,” the description read. “Building on relational interactionism and ecological systems theory, we explore how students construct meaning about outgroups through social media and ingroup interactions, particularly in the context of the post-pandemic and anti-immigrant political climate.”
Brooks and Berglund will give a presentation titled “Developing Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in Family Science.”
“Family Science is a translational discipline, and for Certified Family Life Education (CFLE) programs, students must be able to identify, interpret and communicate research-based evidence across the lifespan,” said the abstract. “Undergraduate course-based research experiences (CUREs) provide students with early research exposure, fostering critical thinking, problem-solving and technical skills.”
Lee will also present “College Students’ Perceptions of Adult Children’s Attitudes Toward Aging Parents and Maltreatment: Influence of Social Media and Family Dynamics.”
“This study examines college students’ perceptions of caregiver attitudes toward elder abuse using data from 277 undergraduates in the U.S. South,” reads the abstract. “Specifically, the impacts of demographic factors, social media use, relationships with grandparents and attitudes toward older adults are investigated.”
About NCFR
The National Council on Family Relations, founded in 1938, is the oldest nonprofit, nonpartisan, multidisciplinary professional association focused solely on family research, practice and education. NCFR members are dedicated to understanding and strengthening families.