Fathers & Fathering in Contemporary Contexts

2012 Research Conference
May 23-24, 2012

• Welcome
  • Wendy D. Manning, National Center for Family & Marriage Research, Bowling Green State University
  • Ajay Chaudry, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (ASPE/HHS)
  • Rebecca L. Clark, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

•  Policy Remarks
  • Joshua DuBois, Executive Director of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, The White House

•  Policy Panel 
  • Ronald T. Ashford, Housing and Urban Development
    • Fathers and Public Housing
      • Presentation
  • Demetra S. Nightingale, U.S. Department of Labor
  • Vicki Turetsky, Administration for Children and Families

•  Update and Overview: Nurturing Fatherhood Group (1998 report)
  • V. Jeffery Evans, Emeritus, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    • Remembering "Nurturing Fatherhood"
      • Abstract
      • Presentation

Resident Fathers

• William Marsiglio, University of Florida
  • Reflections on Resident Fathering: Meanings, Trajectories, Place, and Nurturance
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
    • Supplemental Materials
• Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland
  • Fathering Behavior; Motivation, Change, and Consequences
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Rebecca M. Ryan, Georgetown University
  • The Quantity & Quality of Resident Fathers' Parenting: Towards a Unified Research Agenda
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Susan D. Stewart, Iowa State University
  • The Spectrum of Stepfathering
    • Abstract
    • Presentation

Nonresident Fathers 

• Daniel R. Meyer, University of Wisconsin
  • Research on Nonresident Fathers
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Valarie King, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Nonresident Fathers
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Kevin Roy, University of Maryland
  • Transitory Fathering & Complex Kin Networks in Low-Income Communities
    • Presentation
• Mindy E. Scott, Child Trends
  • Growing up with a nonresident father: Implications for offspring well-being during adolescence and adulthood
    • Abstract
    • Presentation

Co-Parenting 

• Marcy J. Carlson, University of Wisconsin
  • Co-Parenting after a Nonmarital Birth*
    • Presentation
• Jay Fagan, Temple University
  • Co-parenting Relationships and Adolescent Fathers
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, The Ohio State University
  • Coparenting, Maternal Gatekeeping, and Father Involvement in Families with Resident Fathers
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Mark Feinberg, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Promoting Father Engagement through Enhanced Coparenting
    • Abstract
    • Presentation

Father Involvement and Well-Being 

• Natasha J. Cabrera, University of Maryland
  • Father Engagement and Children's Social Development: Evidence from Early to Middle Childhood
    • Presentation
• Craig F. Garfield, Northwestern University
  • Father Involvement and Family, Child and Father Wellbeing
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, New York University
  • Father Involvement and Children's Well Being: A Focus on Language Development
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Waldo E. Johnson, Jr., University of Chicago
  • Male Role in Family Networks: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges for Enhancing Father Involvement
    • Abstract
    • Presentation

Poster Session

Fathers in Diverse Contexts 

• Christopher Wildeman, Yale University
  • Fathers and Fathering in the Era of Mass Incarceration
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Kimberly A. Updegraff, Arizona State University
  • Fathers in Diverse Contexts: Immigrant Fathers in the U.S.
    • Abstract
    • Presentation
• Abbie E. Goldberg, Clark University, and Rachel Farr, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Gay Fatherhood: What We Know, and What We Need to Know
    • Abstract
    • Presentation

Future Directions & Wrap Up 

• Amanda Geller, Columbia University
  • Fathers and Fathering: Next Steps and Future Research 
    • Presentation
• Ryan D. King, University at Albany
  • Fathers and Fathering in Contemporary Contexts: Future Directions
    • Presentation
• Earl S. Johnson, Administration for Children and Families
• Rosalind B. King, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • Who's your Daddy? ART and Fatherhood
    • Presentation
• Wallace O. McLaughlin, Fathers and Families Center (Indianapolis, IN)