VITAE
April 2005
Robert E. Emery
Department of Psychology
Gilmer Hall
University of Virginia
PO Box 400400
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4400
E-mail: ree@virginia.edu
Biographical Data
Born:
Family:
Home Address:
August 30, 1952
Married, Five children
800 Rugby Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Education
B.A.
M.A.
Ph.D.
Brown University, 1974
SUNY at Stony Brook, 1980
SUNY at Stony Brook, 1982
Licensure
Licensed clinical psychologist, Commonwealth of Virginia.
Experience
1996-present: Director, Center for Children, Families, and Law, University of Virginia.
1981-present: Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, (Assistant 1981-86;
Associate 1986-1994).
1984-present: Associate Faculty, Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy, University of
Virginia (Schools of Law and Medicine).
1981-present: Practicing clinical psychologist.
1993-2002:
Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia.
1984-1987:
Coordinator of Research in Clinical Psychology subspecialty program, Institute of
Clinical Psychology, University of Virginia.
1980-1981:
Clinical intern, Psychological Center, SUNY at Stony Brook.
1978-1980:
Clinical trainee, Psychological Center, SUNY at Stony Brook.
1974-1976:
Psychiatric research analyst, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Memberships
Fellow:
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Member:
Member:
Member:
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Member:
Member:
American Psychological Association, Divisions 12, 37, 43.
American Psychological Society
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Council on Contemporary Families
National Council on Family Relations
Society for Research in Child Development
Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology
Honors
Finalist, Library of Virginia Literary Award (for The Truth about Children and Divorce).
Finalist, Books for a Better Life Award (psychology category for The Truth about Children and
Divorce), 2005.
Distinguished Researcher Award, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2002.
Myer Elkins Distinguished Lecturer, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2002.
Invited Paper, National Academy of Sciences, 2000.
Sesquicentennial Associateship, University of Virginia, 1997-98
Benedum Distinguished Lecturer, West Virginia University, 1995.
Citation Classic, Institute for Scientific Information, 1993.
Chair, William T. Grant Foundation's Divorce Consortium, 1989-1993.
James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Award. 1991-92.
Sesquicentennial Associateship. University of Virginia, 1991-92.
Outstanding Academic Book, "Marriage, Divorce, and Children's Adjustment", Choice
Magazine, 1990.
Outstanding Research Publication Award for 1989. American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy.
Nominated (1986, 1987,1988). Boyd R. McCandless Young Scientist Award.
Featured case study: Charlottesville Mediation Project. In R.N. Rapoport (1987). Social
Inventions for Children: Case Studies in Action Research (pp. 169-184). Cambridge:
University of Cambridge Press.
Sesquicentennial Associateship. University of Virginia, 1985_86.
Meritorious Award for best paper by a graduate student. New York State Psychological
Association, 1981.
Grants
William T. Grant Foundation, 2005-2006, Genetically Informed Studies of Family Transitions,
$25,000 (Principal Investigator).
Sunshine Lady Foundation, 2003-2007, Doris Buffett Fellowships, $120,000 (Principal
Investigator).
Sunshine Lady Foundation, 2003-2005, General Support for the Center for Children, Families, and
the Law, $50,000 (Principal Investigator).
William T. Grant Foundation, 2000-2004, Consequences of Parental Divorce for Adolescents and
Young Adults: A Genetically-Informed Study, $394,772 (Principal Investigator).
National Institutes of Mental Health, Affective Processing Following Close Relationship
Dissolution, 2000-2003, $63,027 (Predoctoral Fellowship for David Sbarra).
E. Mavis Hetherington Graduate Psychology Fellowship, $100,000 (2003, Initiated Fellowship
Drive and completed through private donors).
Dean’s Discretionary Grant, 2002, Conference for the Center for Children, Families, and the Law,
$10,000 Law School (Principal Investigator).
Sunshine Lady Foundation, 2000-2002, General Support for the Center for Children, Families, and
the Law, $65,000 (Principal Investigator).
Deans Discretionary Grants, 2000-2001, Conferences for the Center for Children, Families, and the
Law, $10,000 Arts and Sciences; $10,000 Law (Principal Investigator).
Sunshine Lady Foundation, 1999-2003, Doris B. Bryant Fellowships, $100,000 (Principal
Investigator).
Private Donor, 1998, $100,000 ongoing family endowment received for the Center for Children,
Families, and the Law. (Mukamal Family Endowment)
Private Donor, 1998, Gift received for the Center for Children, Families, and the Law.
(Buffet Fellowships), $25,000 (Principal Investigator)
University of Virginia, 1996-1999, Center for Children, Families and the Law, $319,850 (Principal
Investigator).
William T. Grant Foundation, 1995-1998, Child Custody Mediation and Litigation: A Long-Term
Follow-up Study, $141,037.
Virginia Department of Health, 1996, Virginia Fatherhood Initiative, $45,000 (Co-Principal
Investigator).
Virginia Department of Health, 1996, Virginia Fatherhood Initiative, $5,000 (Co-investigator)
NIMH, Effects of Marital Conflict on Parenting, 1994-95, $13,008; (Predoctoral Fellowship for
Katherine Kitzmann).
NIMH, Standards of Beauty and Mental Health Among African Americans, 1994-97, $68,660,
(Minority Fellowship for Mia Smith).
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, Mothers' Aggression Before Marriage and Children's
Aggression After Divorce, 1992-93, $28,888.00 (Principal Investigator).
William T. Grant Foundation, Divorce Consortium, 1992, $12,500.00.
James McKeen Cattell Fund, Sabbatical 1991-92, $22,000.00
William T. Grant Foundation, Review of Research on Children and Divorce, 1990-91, $20,320.00.
William T. Grant Foundation, Divorce Consortium, 1991, $12,500.00.
William T. Grant Foundation, Divorce Consortium, 1990, $12,500.00.
William T. Grant Foundation, Divorce Consortium, 1989, $12,500.00.
National Institutes of Health (UVA Diabetes Center), Parent-Child Aspects of Diabetes Management
During Latency and Adolescence, 1988-89, $13,375.00 (For Shari Miller).
University Faculty Summer Research Grant, University of Virginia, 1988, $3,500.00 (Principal
Investigator).
Dean's Discretionary Grant, University of Virginia, 1986_87, $10,000.00 (Principal Investigator).
University Faculty Summer Research Grant, University of Virginia, 1986, $3,000.00. (Principal
Investigator)
Commonwealth of Virginia, Family Violence Prevention Program, A Longitudinal Evaluation of the
Children of Battered Women, 1985_86, $13,600.00 (Principal Investigator)
William T. Grant Foundation, 1985_87, The Mediation and Litigation of Child Custody Disputes
(competing continuation), $46,884.00 (Principal Investigator)
William T. Grant Foundation, 1983_85, The Mediation and Litigation of Child Custody Disputes,
$131,125.00. (Principal Investigator)
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 1984_85, Children of Battered Women (competing
continuation), $21,160.00. (Principal Investigator)
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 1983_84, Children of Battered Women, $25,640.00.
(Principal Investigator)
University Faculty Summer Research Grant. University of Virginia, 1983, $3,000.00. (Principal
Investigator)
Temple University Long_term Care Gerontology Center Discretionary Grant Program, 1983,
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$5,000.00. Relationships between Elders and their Caretaker, (For Richard Birkel)
National Center for Health Services Research, 1983_84, $30,000. (Chair, dissertation grant award
for Richard Birkel, Home_care of Elders, Principal Investigator)
University Research Policy Committee Grant. University of Virginia, 1982, $6,900.00.
Biomedical Research Grant. Marital Discord and Child Behavior Problems, SUNY at Stony Brook,
1981, $1,000.00. (Principal Investigator)
Sigma Xi Foundation Grant. SUNY at Stony Brook, 1979, $600.00. (Principal Investigator)
Editorial Boards
Behavior Therapy, 1989-2002
Child Development, 1987-1998
Developmental Psychology, 1992-1995
Family Courts Review, 2002International Journal of Law and the Family, 1992- (British journal)
Journal of Child Clinical Psychology, 1996-1998
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1991Journal of Family Psychology, 1991Mediation Quarterly, 1989-2001
Mediacao, (Mediation), 1998 - (Brazilian journal)
Mediazione Familiare Sistemica (Systemic Family Mediation) 2003 – (Italian journal)
National Institute of Mental Health, Social Sciences and Population Study Section, 1994-1997
Ad Hoc Reviewer
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Review
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Psychological Bulletin
Judicial Council of California
National Science Foundation
NIMH Life Course and Prevention Grant Review Committee
Research Council of Canada
William T. Grant Foundation
Consulting
Representative of the American Psychological Association, Wingspread Conference on the
future of training in family law, 2005.
Sesame St, Big Bird Learns about Divorce, 2000
WCET/LA, The Puzzle Place (Public Television), 1995.
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Child Sample, Advisory Committee, 1993.
Supreme Court of Virginia, Family Court Pilot Project Advisory Committee, 1990-92.
Charlottesville Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, 1984, 1986-90.
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Charlottesville Community Mediation Center, 1990.
Shelter for Help in Emergency, 1982, 1987.
Lynchburg Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, 1985.
Books and Monographs
Emery, R.E., Otto, R.K., & O’Donohue, W. (2005). A Critical Assessment of Child Custody
Evaluations: Limited Science and a Flawed System. Psychological Science in the Public
Interest, 6 (1).
Emery, R.E. (2004). The truth about children and divorce: Dealing with the emotions so
you and your children can thrive. New York: Viking/Penguin.
Oltmanns, T.F. & Emery, R.E. (Eds.) (2004). Current directions in abnormal psychology. Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Oltmanns, T.F., & Emery, R.E. (2007). Abnormal Psychology (5th. Ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall. First Edition, 1995; Second Edition ,1998; Third Edition, 2001, Fourth Edition,
2004.
Emery, R.E. & Oltmanns, T.F. (2000). Essentials of abnormal psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.
Emery, R.E. (1999). Il divorzio. Rinegoziare le relazioni familiari. (Italian translation of
Renegotiating Family Relationships)
Emery, R.E. (1999). Marriage, divorce, and children's adjustment (2nd Ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage. First Edition, 1988. Translated into Chinese, 2005.
Emery, R.E. (1994). Renegotiating Family relationships: Divorce, child custody, and mediation.
New York: Guilford.
Emery, R.E. (2001, 2002, 2003). Organizer of ongoing series of four special issues of Virginia
Journal of Law and Social Policy based on the publication of papers presented at the annual
conferences of the Center for Children, Families, and the Law.
Articles and Book Chapters
Emery, R.E. & Marholin, D. (1977). An applied behavior analysis of delinquency: The irrelevancy
of relevant behavior. American Psychologist, 32, 860-873.
Eisenthal, S., Emery, R., Lazare, A. & Udin, H. (1979). 'Adherence' and the negotiated approach to
patienthood. Archives of General Psychiatry, 36, 393-398.
Emery, R.E. & O'Leary, K.D. (1982). Children's perceptions of marital discord and behavior
problems of boys and girls. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 10, 11-24.
Emery, R.E., Weintraub, S. & Neale, J.M. (1982). Effects of marital discord on the school behavior
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of children of schizophrenic, affectivity disordered, and normal parents. Journal of Abnormal
Child Psychology, 10, 215-228.
Emery, R.E. (1982). Interparental conflict and the children of discord and divorce. Psychological
Bulletin, 92, 310-330.
Reprinted in D.H. Olson & B.C. Miller (Eds.), Family studies review yearbook: Vol. 2. Beverly
Hills, CA: Sage.
Emery, R.E., Binkoff, J., Houts, A. & Carr, E. (1983). Children as independent variables: Some
clinical implications of child-effects. Behavior Therapy, 14, 398-412.
O'Leary, K.D. & Emery, R.E. (1983). Marital discord and child behavior problems. In M.D.
Levine and P. Satz (Eds.), Developmental Variation and Dysfunction (pp. 345-364). New York:
Academic Press.
Emery, R.E., Hetherington, E.M. & DiLalla, L. (1984). Divorce, children, and public policy. In H.
Stevenson & A. Siegel (Eds.), Child Development Research and Social Policy, (pp. 189-266).
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Emery, R.E. & O'Leary, K.D. (1984). Marital discord and child behavior problems in a nonclinic
sample. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 12, 411-420.
Houts, A., Shutty, M., & Emery, R.E. (1985). The impact of children on adults. In B. Lahey & A.
Kazdin, Advances in Child Clinical Psychology (pp. 267-307). New York: Plenum.
Emery, R.E. (1986). Review of Lenore Weitzman's The divorce revolution. American Scientist, 74,
662-663.
Christopoulos, C., Cohn, D.A., Shaw, D.S., Joyce, S., Sullivan_Hanson, J., Kraft, S.P., & Emery,
R.E. (1987). Children of abused women. I: Adjustment at time of shelter residence. Journal
of Marriage and the Family, 49, 611-619.
Emery, E.E. & Wyer, M.M. (1987). Child custody mediation and litigation: An experimental
evaluation of the experience of parents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55,
179-186.
Emery, R.E. & Wyer, M.M. (1987). Divorce mediation. American Psychologist, 42, 472-480.
Emery, R.E., Joyce, S., & Fincham, F.D. (1987). Assessment of child and marital problems. In
K.D. O'Leary (Ed.), Assessment of marital discord (pp. 223-262). Hillsdale, NJ: Laurence
Erlbaum.
Emery, R.E., Shaw, D.S., & Jackson, J.A. (1987). A clinical description of a model of child custody
mediation. In J.P. Vincent (Ed.), Advances in family intervention, assessment and theory (Vol.
4, pp. 309-333). Greenwich, CT: JAI.
Scott, E. & Emery, R.E. (1987). The adversary process and child custody disputes. In L.A.
Weithorn (Ed.), The Psychologist as Consultant to the Court in Child Custody Determinations
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(pp. 23-56). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Shaw, D.S. & Emery, R.E. (1987). Parental conflict and other correlates of the adjustment of
school_aged children whose parents have separated. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology,
15, 269-281.
Emery, R.E. (1988). Children in the divorce process. Journal of Family Psychology, 2, 141-144.
Emery, R.E. (1988). Mediation and the settlement of divorce disputes. In E.M. Hetherington &
J.A. Arasteh (Eds.), Impact of divorce, single parenting, and step-parenting on children (pp. 5372). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Emery, R.E. & Wyer, M.M. (1988). A systematic comparison of child custody mediation and
litigation. Fairshare, 8, 10-14.
Fincham, F.D. & Emery, R.E. (1988). Limited mental capacities and perceived control in
attribution of responsibility. British Journal of Social Psychology, 27, 193-207.
Peterman, S. & Emery, R.E. (1988). Acceptance of marital termination and outcome in mediation.
Group Analysis, 21, 37-46.
Shaw, D.S. & Emery, R.E. (1988). Family adversity and child behavior problems. Journal of the
American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 27, 200-206.
Vuchinich, S., Emery, R.E., & Cassidy, J. (1988). Family members as third parties in dyadic family
conflict: Strategies, alliances, and outcomes. Child Development, 59, 1293-1302.
Emery, R.E. (1989). Divorce mediation. Division 27 Newsletter, 12, 3-13.
Emery, R.E. (1989). Family violence. American Psychologist, 44, 321-328.
Emery, R.E. & Jackson, J.A. (1989). The Charlottesville Mediation Project. Mediation Quarterly,
24, 3-18.
Emery, R.E. & Shaw, D.S. (1989). Child custody mediation. The Behavior Therapist, 12, 81-84.
Haugaard, J. & Emery, R.E. (1989). Methodological issues in child sexual abuse research. Child
Abuse and Neglect, 13, 89-100.
Kelly, J.B., & Emery, R.E. (1989). Review of J.S. Wallerstein and S. Blakeslee, Second Chances.
Conciliation Courts Review, 27, 81-83. Reprinted in Family Law and Canadian Family Law
Journal.
Emery, R.E. (1990). Custody disputes in high-conflict families. Review of Contemporary
Psychology, 35, 470-471.
Emery, R.E. (1990). Divorce Mediation: A practice in search of a theory. Contemporary
Psychology, 35, 373-374.
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Emery, R.E. (1990). Marriage, divorce, remarriage, and single parenting. In M. Green & R.J.
Haggerty (Eds.), Ambulatory Pediatrics (4th Ed., pp. 49-54). New York: Saunders.
Emery, R.E., & Rogers, K.C. (1990). The role of behavior therapists in child custody cases. In M.
Hersen & R.M. Eisler (Eds.), Progress in behavior modification (pp. 60-89). Beverly Hills:
Sage.
Emery, R.E. (1991). Children and divorce: Transition or trauma. The Public Perspective, 2, 23-25.
Emery, R.E. (1991). Mediational screening in theory and in practice. American Journal of
Community Psychology, 19.
Emery, R.E., Matthews, S., & Wyer, M.M. (1991). Child custody mediation and litigation: Further
evidence of the differing views of mothers and fathers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 59, 410-418.
Somary, K., & Emery, R.E. (1991). Emotional anger and grief in divorce mediation. Mediation
Quarterly, 8, 185-198.
Emery, R.E. (1992). Divorce and the adolescent. In S. Friedman, M. Fisher, & S.K. Schonberg
(Eds.), Comprehensive adolescent health care (pp. 655-661). St. Louis: Quality Medical
Publishing.
Emery, R.E. (1992). Family conflict and its developmental implications: A conceptual analysis of
deep meanings and systemic processes. In C.U. Shantz & W.W. Hartup (Eds.), Conflict in
Child and Adolescent Development, (pp. 270-298) London: Cambridge.
Emery, R.E., Fincham, F.D., & Cummings, E.M. (1992). Parenting in context: Systemic thinking
about parental conflict and its influence on children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 60, 909-912. Translated (Dutch) and reprinted in Gezins Therapie, 1994, 5, 45-54.
Emery, R.E., & Haugaard, J. (1992). The process of divorce. In M.S. Gibbs, J.R. Lachenmeyer, &
J. Sigal (Eds.), Community psychology (2nd Ed., pp. 215-236). New York: Gardner.
Baker, L.A., & Emery, R.E. (1993). When every relationship is above average: Perceptions and
expectations of divorce at the time of marriage. Law and Human Behavior, 17, 439-450.
Reprinted in Family Law in Action: A Reader, M. Brinig et al. eds. (1999). Cincinnati:
Anderson
Publishing.
Emery, R.E. (1993). Review of W.F. Hodges, "Interventions for children of divorce." Child
Development Abstracts and Bibliography, 67, 96-97.
Emery, R.E., & Tuer, M. (1993). Parenting and the marital relationship. In T. Luster & L. Okagaki
(Eds.), Parenting: An Ecological Perspective, (pp. 121-148). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
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Emery, R.E. & Tuer, M. (1993). Research on children and divorce: Some implications for clinical
practice. Family Psychologist, 9, 18-21.
Kitzmann, K.M. & Emery, R.E. (1993) Procedural justice and Parents' satisfaction in a field study
of child custody dispute resolution. Law and Human Behavior, 17, 553-567.
Shaw, D.S., Emery, R.E., & Tuer, M.D. (1993). Parental functioning and children's adjustment in
families of divorce: A prospective study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 21, 119-134.
Emery, R.E. & Dillon, P. (1994). Conceptualizing the divorce process: Renegotiating boundaries
of love and power in the divorced family system. Family Relations, 43, 374-379.
Emery, R.E. & Forehand, R. (1994). Parental divorce and children's well-being: A focus on
resilience. In R.J. Haggerty, L. Sherrod, N. Garmezy, & M. Rutter (Eds.), Risk and resilience in
children. (pp. 64-99) London: Cambridge University Press.
Emery, R.E., Matthews, S.G., & Kitzmann, K.M. (1994). Child custody mediation and litigation:
Parents' satisfaction and functioning a year after settlement. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 62, 124-129.
Kitzmann, K.M. & Emery, R.E. (1994). Child and family coping one year following mediated and
litigated child custody disputes. Journal of Family Psychology, 8, 150-159.
Miller-Johnson, S., Emery, R.E., Marvin, R.S., Clarke, W., Lovinger, R., & Martin, M. (1994).
Parent-child relationships and the management of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Journal
of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 603-610.
Emery, R.E. (1995). Divorce mediation: Negotiating agreements, and renegotiating relationships.
Family Relations, 44, 377-383.
Emery, R.E. (1995). Legal and co-parenting conflicts in divorce. Contemporary Psychology, 40,
305-306.
Emery, R.E. & Coiro, M.J. (1995). Divorce: Consequences for Children. Pediatrics in Review, 16,
306-310.
Emery, R.E. & Kitzmann, K.M. (1995). The child in the family: Disruptions in family functions.
In D. Cicchetti & D. Cohen, (Eds) Manual of Developmental Psychopathology. (Vol. 2, pp. 331) New York: Wiley.
Dillon, P. & Emery, R.E. (1996). Long-term effects of divorce mediation in afield study of child
custody dispute resolution. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 66, 131-140.
Emery, R.E. (1996) Children of Divorce. In R.A. Hoekelman (Ed.), Primary Pediatric Care (3rd.
Ed.) pp. 629-631. St. Louis: Mosby.
Emery, R.E. & Coiro, M.J. (1997). Some costs of coping: Stress and distress among children from
divorced families. In D. Cicchetti & S.L. Toth (Eds.), Rochester Symposium on developmental
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psychopathology (Vol. VIII): Developmental perspectives on trauma (pp. 435-462). Rochester,
NY: University of Rochester Press.
Emery, R.E. (1998). Divorce. In S. Friedman et al., (Eds.) Comprehensive Adolescent Health Care
(2nd Ed., pp. 697-703). St. Louis: Mosby.
Emery, R.E. & Laumann-Billings, L. (1998). An overview of the nature, causes, and consequences
of abuse family relationships: Toward differentiating maltreatment and violence. American
Psychologist, 53, 121-135.
--Excerpted in the Human Development and Family Life Bulletin.
Goodman, G., Emery, R.E., & Haugaard, J. (1998). Developmental psychology and law: Divorce,
child maltreatment, foster care, and adoption. In I. Sigel & A. Renninger (Eds.). Handbook of
Child Psychology: Vol. IV. Child Psychology in Practice (pp. 775-876). New York: Wiley.
Coiro, M.J., & Emery, R.E. (1998). Do marriage problems affect fathering more than mothering?
A quantitative and qualitative review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 1, 23-40.
Martin, M.T., Miller-Johnson, S., Kitzman, K.M., & Emery, R.E. (1998) Parent-child relationships
and insulin dependent diabetes mellitus: Observational ratings of clinically relevant
dimensions. Journal of Family Psychology, 12, 102-111.
Emery, R.E. (1998). Custody (Child). In H. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mental Health. San
Diego: Academic Press.
Emery, R.E., Kitzmann, K.M., & Waldron, M. (1999). Psychological interventions for separated
and divorced families. In E.M. Hetherington (Ed.), Coping with divorce, single parenting,
and remarriage. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Emery, R.E., & Laumann-Billings, L. (1998). Practical and emotional consequences of parental
divorce. Adolescent medicine: State of the art reviews, 9, 271-283.
Aaron, J., Zaglul, H., & Emery, R.E. (1999) Posttraumatic stress in children following acute
physical injury. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 24, 335-343.
Emery, R.E. (1999). Changing the rules for determining child custody in divorce case. Clinical
Psychology: Science and Practice, 6, 323-327.
Emery, R.E. (1999). Postdivorce family life for children: An overview of research and some
implications for policy. In P. Amato R. Thompson (Eds.), The Postdivorce Family (pp. 3-28).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Emery, R.E., Waldron, M.C., Kitzmann, K.M., & Aaron, J. (1999). Delinquent
Behavior, future divorce or nonmartial childbearing, and externalizing behavior among
offspring: A 14 year prospective study. Journal of Family Psychology, 13, 1-12.
Laumann-Billings, L. &. Emery, R.E. (2000). Distress among young adults from divorced families.
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Journal of Family Psychology, 14, 671-687.
Wildes, J.E. & Emery, R.E. (2001). The roles of ethnicity and culture in the development of eating
disturbances and body dissatisfaction: A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review,
21, 521-551.
Emery, R.E. (2001). Behavioral family intervention: Time to focus less on “behavior” and more
on “family”. In A. Booth & A.C. Crouter (Eds.), Couples in conflict (pp. 241-250). Hillsdale,
NJ: Erlbaum.
Emery, R.E. (2001). Interparental conflict and social policy. In F. Fincham & J. Grych (Eds.),
Child Development and Interparental Conflict (pp. 417-439). New York: Cambridge
University Press.
Emery, R.E., Laumann-Billings, L., Waldron, M., Sbarra, D.A., and Dillon, P. (2001). Child custody
mediation and litigation: Custody, contact, and co-parenting 12 years after initial dispute
resolution. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 323-332.
Emery, R.E. (2001). Promoting a positive, pluralistic, and inclusive model of marriage. Virginia
Journal of Law and Social Policy, 9, 153-162.
Emery, R.E. & Laumann-Billings, L. (2002). Child abuse. In M. Rutter & E. Taylor (Eds.),
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Modern Approaches (4th Ed, pp. 325-339). London:
Blackwell Science.
Emery, R.E. & Sbarra, D.A. (2002). What couples therapists need to know about divorce. In
A.S. Gurman & N.S. Jacobson (Eds.) Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy (3rd Ed, pp. 508532). New York: Guilford.
Emery, R.E. (2002). Easing the pain of divorce for children: Children’s voices, causes of conflict,
and mediation. Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, 10, 164-178.
Kelly, J. & Emery, R.E. (2003). Children’s adjustment following divorce: Risk and resilience
perspectives. Family Relations, 52, 352-362.
Schrag, R., Peris, T., & Emery (2003). Parent conflict and children’s development. In R.M. Lerner,
F. Jacobs, & D. Wertlieb (Eds.), Handbook of applied developmental science (Vol. 2, pp. 3964). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Beck, C., Sales, B., & Emery, R.E. (In press). Research on the impact of family mediation. In J.
Folberg, A. Milne, & P. Salem (Eds.), Mediating Family and Divorce Disputes. New York:
Guilford.
Pryor, J. & Emery, R.E. (2004). Divorce and children’s well-being. In R. Unsworth (Ed.), How
American Children Lead Their Lives (pp. 170-190). Rutgers, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Woods, L.N. & Emery, R.E. (2002). The cohabitation effect on divorce: Causation or selection?
Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 37,101-122.
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D’Onofrio, B.M, Turkheimer, E.N., Eaves, L.J., Corey, L.A., Berg, K., Solaas, M.H., & Emery, R.E.
(2003). The role of the Children of Twins design in elucidating causal relations between
parent characteristics and child outcomes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 44,
1130-1144.
Emery, R.E. (2003). Children’s Voices: Listening – and Deciding – is an Adult Responsibility.
Arizona Law Review, 45, 621-627.
Martin, M.T., Emery, R.E., & Peris, T.S. (2004). Single-parent families: Risks, resilience, and
change. In M. Coleman & L.H. Ganong (Eds), Handbook of contemporary families:
Considering the past, contemplating the future (pp. 282-301). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Emery, R.E., Sbarra, D.S., & Grover, T. (2005). Divorce mediation: Research and reflections.
Family Court Review, 43, 22-37. (Reprinted in the International Journal of Family Law
[Scotland] 2005, Mediation in Practice [England], 2005, and Louisiana Law Review, 2005)
Sbarra D.S. & Emery, R.E. (2005). Coparenting conflict, nonacceptance, and depression among
divorced adults: Results from a 12-year follow-up study of child custody mediation using
multiple imputation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 75, 63-75.
Sbarra, D.S. & Emery, R.E. (2005). In the presence of grief: The role of cognitive-emotional
adaptation in contemporary divorce mediation. In M.A. Fine & J.H. Harvey (Eds), Handbook of
divorce and relationship dissolution (pp.553-574). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Sbarra, D.S. & Emery, R.E. (2005). The emotional sequelae of non-marital relationship dissolution:
Descriptive evidence from a 28-day prospective study. Personal Relationships, 12, 213-232.
Emery, R.E., Otto, R.K., & O’Donohue, W. (2005). Custody disputed. Scientific American Mind, 16
(3), 64-67.
Peris, T. & Emery, R. (In press). A Prospective Study of the Consequences of Marital Disruption for
Adolescents: Pre-disruption Family Dynamics and Post-Disruption Adolescent Adjustment.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Emery, R.E. (In press). Emotionally informed mediation. Mediazione Familiare Sisetmica. (Italian
journal)
Emery, R.E. (2005). Parental Alienation Syndrome: Proponents Bear the Burden of Proof. Family
Court Review, 43, 8-13.
D’Onofrio, B., Turkheimer,E., Emery, R., Slutske, W., Heath, A., Madden, P., & Martin, N. (In
press). A genetically informed study of marital instability and its association with offspring
psychopathology. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
D’Onofrio, B., Turkheimer,E., Emery, R., Slutske, W., Heath, A., Madden, P., & Martin, N. (In
press). A genetically informed study of the processes underlying the association between
parental marital instability and offspring life course patterns. Developmental Psychology.
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Mendle, J., Turkheimer, E., D’Onofrio, B., Lynch, A., Emery, R.E., Slutske, W., & Martin, N. (In
press). Stepfather presence and age of menarche among children of twins. Developmental
Psychology.
Lynch, S.K., Turkheimer, E., D’Onofrio, B.M., Mendle, J., Emery, R.E. Slutske, W.E., & Martin,
N.G. (in press). A genetically informed study of the association between harsh punishment and
offspring behavioral problems. Journal of Family Psychology.
Emery, R.E. (2006). Foreword to V. Cigoli & E. Scabini, Family identity: Ties, symbols, and
transitions. Mahwah, NJ: Erbaum. (First major English translation of the work of these leading
Italian family scholars.)
Under Review and In Preparation
Conference Papers
Emery, R.E. & O'Leary, K.D. (1979, November). Children's perceptions of marital discord and
their relation to behavior problems of boys and girls. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. San Francisco.
Emery, R.E., Weintraub, S. & Neale, J.M. (1980, August). The Family Evaluation Form:
Construction and normative data. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association. Montreal.
Emery, R.E. (1981, May). Marital disruption and child behavior problems: A review. Award
winning paper presented at the New York State Psychological Association meeting.
O'Leary, K.D., Emery, R.E. & Porter, B. (1981, August). Marital discord and child behavior
problems. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Los
Angeles.
Emery, R.E. & O'Leary, K.D. (1982, November). Marital discord and child behavior problems in a
nonclinic sample. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy. Los Angeles.
Emery, R.E. (1983, March). Divorce mediation: Problems and prospects. University of Virginia
Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy Symposium. Charlottesville.
Emery, R.E., Joyce, S. & Peterman, S. (1983, August). Biasing effects of beliefs about children's
adjustment to divorce. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological
Association. Los Angeles.
Emery, R.E. (1983, August). Divorce mediation and child custody dispute resolution. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA.
Cohn, D.A., Christopoulos, C., & Emery, R.E. (1984, August). The psychological adjustment of
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battered women: A preliminary look. Paper presented at the Second National Conference for
Family Violence Researchers. Durham, N.H.
Emery, R.E., Kraft, S.P., Joyce, S., & Shaw, D. (1984, August). Children of abused women:
Adjustment at four months following shelter residence. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Kraft, S.P., Sullivan_Hanson, J., Christopoulos, C., Cohn, D.A., & Emery, R.E. (1984, August).
Spouse abuse: It's impact on children's psychological adjustment. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada.
Cohn, D.A., Christopoulos, C., Kraft, S.P., & Emery, R.E. (1985, April). Children of battered
women. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development. Toronto, Canada.
Emery, R.E. (1986, May). Child custody mediation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for the Advancement of Science. Philadelphia, PA.
Emery, R.E., Kraft, S., Joyce, S., & Shaw, D.S. (1986, August). Children of battered women four
months following shelter residence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association. Washington, D.C.
Shaw, D.S. & Emery, R.E. (1986, August). Multiple family stresses and child behavior problems.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington,
D.C.
Emery, R.E. & Wyer, M.M. (1986, November). The outcome of mediated and litigated child
custody disputes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy. Chicago, Il.
Emery, R.E. (1987, April). The legal systems concept of childhood in custody disputes. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Baltimore,
MD.
Emery, R.E., Vuchinich, S., & Cassidy, J. (1987, August). A System for Coding Third Party
Interventions in Family Conflicts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association, New York.
Emery, R.E. (1987, August). Outcomes of mediated and litigated child custody disputes. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York.
Kraft, S.P., Joyce, S.A., & Emery, R.E. (1987, August). Battered women's attributions of their
children's behavior: Causation and control. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychological Association, New York.
Emery, R.E. (1989, April). Marital discord and children's coping with angry environments: A
system for coding third party intervention in family conflicts. Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City.
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Emery, R.E., & Furstenberg, F. (1989, April). The economics of divorce and some consequences
for children. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Kansas City.
Emery, R.E. (1989, August). Recent findings from the Charlottesville Mediation Project. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Baker, L., & Emery, R.E. (1990, May). When Homo Economicus marries: An Empirical Study.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association, San Francisco.
Emery, R.E. (1990, July). Research from the Charlottesville Mediation Project. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Academy of Family Mediators. Danvers, MA.
Emery, R.E., & Rogers, K. (1990, August). The economic consequences of divorce for children.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston.
Emery, R.E. (1991, April). Children's responses to Interparental conflict: Toward an understanding
of systemic processes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Seattle.
Emery, R.E. (1991, July). Triadic processes in family conflict. Annual meeting of the International
Society for the Study of Behavior Development, Minneapolis.
Kitzmann, K. & Emery, R.E. (1992, August). Tests of procedural justice theory in a field study of
child of child custody dispute resolution. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychological Association, Washington.
Emery, R.E. (1993, March). Mothers' aggression before marriage and children's aggression after
divorce. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the society for Research in Child
Development, New Orleans.
Emery, R.E. (1993, August)"Deep" meanings of family conflict. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto.
Coiro, M.J. & Emery, R.E. (1996, March). Adolescents adjustment as a function of their
involvement in parents post-divorce conflict. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Research in Adolescence, Boston.
Emery, R.E. (1996-June). A longitudinal study of battered women and their children. national
Conference on Children Exposed to Family Violence, Austin, TX.
Billings, L.L. & Emery, R.E. (1996, August). Young adults feelings, beliefs, and memories about
parental divorce. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the
Study of Behavior Development, Quebec City.
Billings, L.L. & Emery, R.E. (1997, April). Resilience and pain among young adults, from
divorced families. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child
Development. Washington
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Billings, L.L., Emery, R.E., & Martin, M.T. (1997, August). The relationship between parental
marital quality, emotional parentification, and the quality of the mother-daughter relationship.
Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Chicago.
Emery, R.E. (1999, April). A longitudinal study of longing and depressing among adult men and
women from high-conflict divorces. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development. Albequerque.
Emery, R.E. (2000, November). Conceptual, legal, and measurement issues in child custody
evaluations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy. New Orleans.
Laumann-Billings, L. & Emery, R.E. (2001, April). 12 Year Follow_up Study of Child Custody
Mediation: A Focus on Child and Family Functioning. Paper presented at the biennial meeting
of the Society for Research on Child Development. Minneapolis.
Waldron, M., Turkheimer, E. & Emery, R.E. (2001, June). Teen childbearing and later educational
and socioeconomic attainment in Australian twins. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychological Society. Toronto.
Schrag, R. & Emery, R.E. (2001, June). Disorder Versus Distress: An Initial Study Demonstrating
the Long_term Consequences of Child Sexual Abuse. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the American Psychological Society. Toronto.
D'Onofrio, BM, Turkheimer, E, Corey, LA, Emery, RE, Eaves, LJ. (2001, July). The role of the
Children of Twins design in highlighting genetic and environmental pathways between parental
and child characteristics. Behavior Genetic Association Conference, Cambridge, England.
Eric Turkheimer, Andreana Haley, Brian D'Onofrio, Mary Waldron, Robert E. Emery and Irving I.
Gottesman. (2001, July). Socioeconomic status modifies heritability of intelligence in
impoverished children. Paper presented at the 2001 meeting of the Behavior Genetics
Association, Cambridge, UK.
Woods, L. & Emery, R.E. (2001, August). Cohabitation and Increased Divorce Risk: Causation or
Selection? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological
Association, San Francisco.
Emery, R.E. (2001, August). Psychological consequences of divorce for children: Risk, resilience
and pain. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association,
San Francisco.
Selected Invited Talks
Invited participant, Developmental research and child psychopathology, sponsored by the National
Institute of Mental Health, Chapel Hill, NC, September, 1982.
Invited speaker. An overview of divorce mediation. Southeastern Newspaper Editors Association.
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Charlottesville, October, 1983.
Invited speaker. Bases for decision_making in custody disputes: Can they be harmonized among
the professionals. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Williamsburg, VA,
December, l983.
Invited participant, The Impact of Divorce, Single_Parenting and Step_Parenting on Children,
sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, May, 1985.
Invited participant, Children and Divorce, sponsored by the William T. Grant Foundation, June,
1985.
Departmental Colloquium. Child custody mediation: An experimental evaluation of a new
intervention. Department of Individual and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, November, 1985.
Invited speaker. Custody mediation. Family Studies Institute, University of Georgia, May, 1986.
Departmental Colloquium. Parental conflict and child custody disputes. Developmental Psychology
Laboratory, National Institute of Mental Health, June, 1986.
Invited Workshops. An introduction to child custody mediation. Preconvention institute at the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Boston, November, 1987; New York,
November, 1988. Washington, November, 1989, San Francisco, November, 1990.
Invited speaker. NIMH National Conference on Training in Child Clinical Psychology: Improving
psychological services for children and adolescents with severe mental disorders. Herdon, VA,
May, 1988.
Invited participant. Conference on developmental process in child psychopathology. Indiana
University, Bloomington, May, 1988.
Invited workshop. An introduction to child custody mediation. Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, June, 1988.
Invited faculty. Foundation for Child Development's Institute on the Children of the NLSY.
Chicago, July, 1988.
Invited Speaker. High conflict families. U.S. Psychiatric Congress. New York, November, 1988.
Press Conference. Family violence. American Psychological Association. Washington, May 1988.
Invited speaker. Family violence: Has science met its match? Congressional Science and Policy
Seminar. Washington, September, 1989.
Departmental Colloquium. Child custody mediation: Findings and issues. Department of
Psychology, Wright State University, October, 1989.
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Invited workshop. Child custody mediation. Preconvention institute at annual meeting of American
Psychological Association, Boston, August, 1990; San Francisco, August, 1991; Washington,
August 1992.
Departmental Colloquium. Child custody mediation. Department of Psychology, University of
Colorado, November, 1990.
Invited speaker. Child custody disputes and dispute resolution, Office of Child Development,
University of Pittsburgh, February, 1991.
Invited workshop. Renegotiating relationships in divorce. Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, March, 1991.
Invited speaker. Marriage, divorce, and children's adjustment. Carle Clinic Conference,
Champaign-Urbana, IL, September, 1991.
Departmental Colloquium. Mediating and litigating custody disputes. Department of Psychology,
University of Ottawa, January 1992.
Invited Participant. Children and Divorce: A focus on Resilience. William T. Grant Foundation
Special Institute on Risk and Resilience, Kiawa, SC, May, 1992.
Invited speaker. Family violence and children's mental health. Ninth Annual Conference on Infancy
and Childhood. Utah State University, Logan, June 1992.
Invited speaker. Children and divorce. Summer Institute on Child Psychopathology, University of
Southern Maine, Portland, August, 1992.
Invited speaker. Deep meanings of interpersonal conflict: Power struggles and intimacy struggles.
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, April, 1993.
Invited speaker. Children and divorce. American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry. San Francisco,
May, 1993.
Invited workshop. Research on children and divorce. Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, Atlanta, November, 1993; San Diego, November 1994; Washington 1995, New York,
1996.
Invited lectures. 1. Divorce, children, and society. 2. Helping the family through the divorce crisis.
McGill University (child psychiatry), Montreal, April, 1994.
Featured lecturer, Marriage and mental health: Family Research, Family Myths, and Family Values.
Canadian Psychological Association, Pentiction, B.C., June 1994.
Invited lecture, Children and Divorce: Some costs of coping. University of Rochester Symposium
on Developmental Psychopathology, Rochester, October, 1994.
Invited participant, National Institute on Child Health and Human Development, Consensus
Robert E. Emery
Conference on Divorce and Child Custody, Middleburg, VA, December, 1994.
Invited participant. MacArthur Foundation, Children in the Legal System, Chicago, June, 1994;
January, 1995.
Departmental Colloquium. Divorce and child custody. Department of Psychology, New York
University, New York, March 1995.
Invited Speaker. I. Research on children and divorce. II. Renegotiating relationships. The
Menniger Clinic, Topeka, KS, May 1995.
Invited participant, Children and divorce (with Judith Wallerstein). Update audiotape. Continuing
education for the American Academy of Pediatrics. New York, August, 1995.
Benedum Distinguished Lecturer. Families and family relationships in the 21st century. West
Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. October 1995.
Department Colloquium. Future families: Renegotiation, reinvention, or rediscovery. Department
of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, April, 1996.
Invited workshop. Fictions about children and divorce: A review of the facts. Mental Health
Association of Kansas, Wichita, September, 1996.
Department Colloquium. Children and Divorce: Resilience and Some costs of coping. Department
of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, March, 1997.
Keynote speaker. Postdivorce family life: Children, Mothers, and Fathers. National conference on
the postdivorce family: Research and Policy Issues. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, May,
1997.
Invited faculty. Divorce on the 90's: Ethical, legal, and treatment implications. Department of
Psychiatry, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, September, 1997.
Invited workshop. Renegotiating family relationships. Custody guardian ad litem committee:
Hawaii Family Court, Honolulu, March, 1998.
Keynote speaker. Mediated and litigated custody disputes. Invited workshop. Renegotiating
Family relationships. Fourth National Mediation Conference, Melbourne, Australia, April,
1998.
Invited workshop. Renegotiating family relationships, Wisconsin Interprofessional Committee on
Divorce, Madison, April, 1998.
Keynote speaker. Should parents stay together for the children's sake? Institute for Behavioral
Research, University of Georgia, Athens, September, 1998.
Invited workshop. Research on children and divorce: Research update and clinical perspectives.
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Washington, November, 1998.
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Keynote speaker. Fathers after Divorce. Conference on fathering in the new millenium.
University of Notre Dame, January 1999.
Department colloquium. Effectiveness of mediation versus litigation in case of disputed custody.
Department of Family Studies, University of Arizona, February, 1999.
Department colloquium. Divorce and children’s well-being: beyond “psychological problems.”
Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, February 1999.
Invited workshop. Renegotiating family relationships. Kansas Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy. Overland Park, KS, March 1999.
Invited workshop. Il Divorzio: Renegoziare Le Relazioni Familiari. Instituto Veneto di Tarapia
Familiare. Treviso, Italy, September 1999.
Invited workshop. Divorce Mediation. Milan A.S.L. Milan, Italy, October, 1999.
Department colloquium, Il Divorzio. Center for the Study of Families, Catholic University of
Milan. Milan, Italy, October, 1999.
Public lecture. Divorce mediation and mediation research. Catholic University of Milan. Milan,
Italy, October, 1999.
Invited workshop. Il divorzio. Instituto Veneto di Terapia Familiare, Naples, Italy, October
1999.
Invited speaker. Behavioral family intervention: Time to focus less on “behavior” and more on
“family”. Pennsylvania State University, State College, November 1999.
Invited workshop. Marriage, divorce, and children’s adjustment. Federation of North Texas Area
Universities, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, February 2000.
Invited speaker. The benefits of divorce and custody mediation. Ohio Task Force on Family Law
and Children (state legislature committee). Columbus, March 2000.
Department colloquium. Risk, resilience, and pain: The psychological consequences of divorce for
children. Department of Human Development, Ohio State University, March 2000.
Invited speaker. Promoting marriage and regulating divorce. Family Impact Seminar, Michigan
House of Representatives, Lansing, March 2000.
Invited address. Marriage, divorce, and children’s adjustment. Conference on Human
Development, Memphis, April 2000.
Invited workshop. Divorcing families: Risk and resilience for the new millennium. Oakland
University, Rochester, MI, May 2000.
Invited workshop. Divorce and mediation. New Zealand Institute for Dispute Resolution.
Robert E. Emery
Wellington, New Zealand, July 2000.
Department colloquium. Marriage, divorce, and children’s adjustment. Victoria University of
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, July 2000.
Invited workshop. Divorce and mediation. New Zealand Institute for Dispute Resolution.
Auckland, New Zealand, August 2000.
Invited speaker. The psychological consequences of divorce and single-parenting for children:
Judith Wallerstein and Judith Harris are both right (and both wrong). National Academy of
Sciences, December 2000.
Keynote speaker. Mediation Research: Long-Term Outcomes and Some Implications for Practice
and Policy. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Sedona, AZ, February 2001.
Invited workshop leader. Il divorzio: Rinegoziare le Relazioni Familiari. Florence, Genoa, Milan,
and Treviso, Italy, March 2001.
Keynote speaker. Long-term research on divorce mediation. International Congress, Palermo, Italy,
March 2001.
Invited workshop leader. Divorce mediation. Southern Methodist University, May, 2001.
Keynote speaker, What Research Tells Us About Children and Divorce, conference sponsored by
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, July, 2001.
Keynote speaker, The Truth About Children and Divorce, Focus on Kids Conference, University of
Missouri, November 2001.
Speaker, Children and divorce, Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families, Conference on
Children and Trauma, College Park, MD, April 2002
Myer Elkin Award Keynote Address, Children and divorce: Risk, resilience, and pain. Association
for Family and Conciliation Courts, Kona, HI, June 2002.
Keynote speaker, Painful topics and suffering students. National Institute on the Teaching of
Psychology. St. Petersburg, FL, June 2002.
Keynote speaker, Parent Education Network, Children, divorce, and the benefits of cooperative
coparenting. Charlottesville, VA, September 2002.
Keynote speaker, Children, divorce, and mediation. Vivere la coppia: Il sogno, la crsi, il dramma.
International Congress, Catania, Italy, September 2002.
Invited speaker, Children’s voices, adults’ decisions. Conference on children’s voices, University of
Arizona School of Law, October 2002.
Keynote speaker, Managing High Conflict in Divorced Families: Protecting Children Caught in the
Robert E. Emery
Middle. Conference on Divorce sponsored by the Niagara (Canada) Child Development Centre,
Niagara, Canada, November 2002.
Keynote speaker, Divorce Roundtable. Children and divorce. Montgomery, MD, April 2003.
Keynote speaker, Bowling Green State University. The complex consequences of divorce for
children. Bowling Green, OH., April 2003.
Keynote speaker, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (MA Chapter). Families in conflict.
Boston, MA. May 2003.
Keynote speaker, UVA Engaging the Mind Public Lecture. Children, divorce, and mediation.
Virginia Beach, VA, May 2003.
Speaker, Administration for Children and Families 6th Welfare Reform Conference. Long-term
effects of divorce mediation. Washington, D.C., May 2003.
Keynote speaker, Association for Conflict Resolution, Long-term benefits of divorce mediation.
Denver, CO, July 2003.
Keynote speaker, Third Biennial Niagara Conference on Evidence-Based Treatments for Childhood
Mental Health Problems. Empirically-based interventions for children in divorce. Niagara-onthe-Lake, Canada, July 2003.
Keynote speaker, Familles aux multiples visages: nouveaux defis pour la mediation familiale.
Montreal, Canada, September 2003.
Keynote speaker, Couples in crisis. International Mediation Association, Treviso, Italy, November
2003.
Invited workshop, Separation and divorce in and after couples therapy. Maryland Psychological
Association. Columbia, MD, January 2004.
Keynote speaker, Children and divorce. Divorce roundtable. Charlottesville, VA: January 2004.
Keynote speaker/workshop, High conflict divorce. Minnesota Interdisciplinary Committee on
Divorce. Minneapolis, March 2004.
Keynote speaker, Recent research in mediation, litigation, and young adults’ responses to divorce.
Family Mediation Scotland, Edinburgh, June 2004.
Webcast. Family structure and child well being. National Governors’ Association. Washington, July
2004.
Symposium organizer/presenter. Hearing children’s voices in divorce and custody disputes. Annual
Conference of the American Psychological Association. Honolulu, August, 2005.
Keynote speaker. The Truth about Children and Divorce: Pain not Pathology and Remarkable
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Benefits of Mediation 12 Years Later. Virginia Mediation Network. Richmond, October, 2004.
Keynote speaker. Children and Divorce. Graland School. Denver, CO, January 2005.
Keynote speaker. Long-term outcomes of mediated and litigated child custody disputes: Randomized
research and nonrandom reflections. Louisiana State University Law School, March, 2005.
Jane Mendle, Eric Turkheimer, Robert E. Emery, Brian D'Onofrio, Stacy K. Lynch, Wendy S.
Slutske, Nicholas G. Martin, Stepfather Presence and Age at Menarche. Paper presented at biennial
meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Atlanta, April 2005.
Paige K. Harden, Tara L. Grover, Eric Turkheimer, Robert E. Emery, Wendy S. Slutske, Andrew
Heath, Nicholas G. Martin. A Children-Of-Twins Analysis of Interparental Conflict and Childhood
Externalizing Disorders. Paper presented at biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child
Development, Atlanta, April 2005.