2018 ASA Conference Family Section Sessions

After gathering suggestions and comments from section members, both at the meeting in Montreal and through the email survey, I have generated the list of section sessions for the annual meeting next year in Philadelphia. Thanks to the members listed below for volunteering to organize our sessions. In addition to these four research paper sessions, we will have one session in cooperation with the Population Section, which will be listed among their sessions in the program. And, as usual, we will have the Roundtables / Business Meeting session. Paper submissions will be accepted starting November 1, 2017 and closes on January 11, 2018.
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Finally, the next big task for is organizing our joint reception with the Population Section. If you live in or love the city of Philadelphia and you would like to help locate a venue and work on this event, please contact me at pnc@umd.edu. Thank you.

Research paper sessions, with organizers for each:

1. Parenting and Inequality: Jessica Halliday Hardie, Hunter College-CUNY
2. Mate Selection and Relationship Formation: Yue Qian, University of British Columbia
3. LGBT Families: Kara Joyner, Bowling Green State University
4. Family Policy: Jennifer Hook, University of Southern California
5. Roundtables: Philip Cohen, University of Maryland (I’ll be recruiting volunteers to help!)

Sincerely,
Philip Cohen
Family Section Chair