Jennifer Acker
Jennifer serves as the Empowering Families project director at The Parenting Center in Fort Worth, Texas. She frequently teaches as an adjunct instructor and previously as a full-time lecturer at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Jennifer has been involved with the Fatherhood Coalition of Tarrant County for several years and currently serves on the executive committee. She is also an active member of the Healthy Marriage – Healthy Families Coalition of Tarrant County and the National Association for Relationship and Marriage Education (NARME).
Publications:
Kruenegel-Farr, D., McEntruff, A., Acker, J., Jacobson, A., Kildare, C., & Hawkins, A.J. (2013). Perceived relationship improvement from premarital and relationship education. Family and Consumer Science Research Journal, 42 (2), 98-109.
© 2025 Fatherhood Research & Practice Network. All Rights Reserved.
The Fatherhood Research and Practice Network was created with support from grant #90PR0006 (2013-2019) from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network, Temple University and the Center for Policy Research and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.