Your Divorce Advisor

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., M.S.L.

Maconda Brown O’Connor Professor

Smith School for Social Work

Lilly Hall

Northampton, MA 01063

(413) 585-7997 Mpruett@email.smith.edu

Name: Marsha Kline Pruett

Born: February 3, 1960

Education: B.A., M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1982, Psychological Services in Education

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1989, Clinical Psychology

M.S.L., Yale School of Law, 1996

Career:

1982-84 Consultant and Researcher, Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1984-88 Research Assistant, Becoming a Family Project, Berkeley, California

1984-88 Assistant Research Scientist, Center for the Family in Transition, Corte Madera, California

1987-88 Consultant, Allied Fellowship Service for Substance Abusers and Ex-offenders, Oakland, California

89. Predoctoral Fellow, Connecticut Mental Health Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

1989-90 Postdoctoral Fellow, The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

1990-94 Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (joint appointment with the Child Study Center, effective 7/1/94)

1990-94 Consultant and Trainer, Department of Community Mental Health, Westchester County, New York

1992-99 Director of Child and Adolescent Programs, The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

1994-2002 Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (joint appointment with the Child Study Center)

1999-2006 Faculty in Law and Psychiatry Division, Connecticut Mental Health Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

2002-2006 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (joint appointment with the Child Study Center)

2006- Maconda Brown O’Connor Professor, Smith College School of Social Work, Northampton, MA

Certificates: Family Therapy, 1983, University of Pennsylvania School of Education and Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic

Basic Divorce Mediation, 1998, Mediation Matters

Certified Prevention Professional-Reciprocal (Prevention and Substance Abuse), 1998, The Connecticut Certification Board, Inc.

Collaborative Divorce and ADR Training, 2005

Professional Honors or Recognition:

1981-83 Benjamin Franklin Scholar, University of Pennsylvania

1981-83 University Scholar, University of Pennsylvania

1982 Royal Society of Arts Silver Medal: Academics, Leadership, and Service

1984 Drs. David and Sylvia Gale Award: Psychology Achievement

1984-86 Regents Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley: Academic Excellence

1995 National Association of Counties 1995 Achievement Award Winner

Promoting Competence in Alternative School Students

1996-98 Federal grant reviewer. U.S. Department of Education, Drug Free Schools and Communities Program

1997 Invited participant. National Summit on Educational Reform sponsored by the Center for Mental Health in Schools, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, July 1997

1999-2005 Federal grant reviewer. U.S. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

2000 Invited Reviewer. National Institute of Health

2000. Invited Participant: Wingspread Conference on High Conflict Child Custody

Funded by The Johnson Foundation and the ABA

2001-03 One of founding leaders: Tristate (CT, MA, NY) Leadership Group for High Conflict Child Custody Reform

5. Selected member for Children, Youth and Family Subcommittee of the American Psychological Association

2003. Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award, Awarded by the Association of

Family and Conciliation Courts

2005 Invited Participant: Wingspread Leadership Conference on Family Law School Education Reform Project

Funded by The Johnson Foundation, AFCC and Hofstra School of Law

1998-99 State of Connecticut Blue Ribbon Task Force: Family Law Division

2000. Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Mental Health, Expert Panel on Prevention

2. Connecticut Governor’s Commission on Divorce, Custody, and Children

2002 Fatherhood Initiative Community Recognition Award, State of Connecticut

1. Jochelson Scholar in Law and Psychiatry

2006 Richard Manware Humanitarian Award (2007), Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis, Inc.

Grants & Contracts Received

Current:

Connecticut Support Services Division, Judicial Department: Intake Screen Research

1/1/06-12/31/08: Total (T) $150,000

University of California, Berkeley: Supporting Father Involvement

7/1/04-4/30/09: Total (T) $353,849

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Investigator (Team of 3)

Karen Vlock Pritzger Foundation, Inc.: Family Law Education Reform

9/1/06-12/31/06: Total (T) $15,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., M.S.L., Grantee

Expired:

NIDA 2 R01 DA05205: Coping with Work and Family Stress: Impact on Drug Use.

9/30/88 - 8/31/91: Total (T) $334,039

Marsha L. Kline, Ph.D., Co-Investigator

NIAAA 1R01 AA09112: Impact of a Worksite Intervention on Alcohol Use.

7/1/92 - 6/30/95: Total (T) $444,740

Marsha Kline, Ph.D., Co-Investigator

U.S. Department of Education S184 A20041: Competence Promotion in Middle School: A Substance Abuse Prevention Approach with High Risk Youth.

9/1/92 - 8/31/95: Total (T) $564,257

Marsha L. Kline, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health: Promoting Competence in Alternative School Students.

3/15/93 - 10/31/94: Total (T) $98,608

Marsha Kline, Ph.D., Project Director

State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health 902GA - 270: Transition Secondary Program Enrichment Services.

7/1/93 - 6/30/95: Total (T) $300,000

Marsha Kline, Ph.D., Deputy Director

Community Foundation for Greater New Haven 823N-300: Regional School Crisis Prevention and Response Team.

1/19/94 - 1/18/95: Total (T) $65,000

Marsha Kline, Ph.D., Co-Director

W. C. Graustein Memorial Fund: Regional School Crisis Prevention and Response Team.

4/13/94 - 4/12/95: Total (T) $28,500

Marsha Kline, Ph.D., Co-Director

State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Professional Development Institute.

9/30/94 - 9/30/97: Total (T) $298,178

10/1/97 - 6/30/98: Total (T) $78,316

7/1/98 - 6/30/99: Total (T) $100,287

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Director

Community Foundation for Greater New Haven 045 300: Enhancing Training Opportunities for Youth Service Providers.

1/15/95 - 1/14/97: Total (T) $86,128

7/1/98 - 6/30/99: Total (T) $55,000

Marsha Kline, Ph.D., Program Director

New Haven Board of Education: Transitional Education Academy, Wexler Afterschool Program.

7/1/95 - 6/30/97: Total (T) $86,000

9/1/97 - 6:30/98: Total (T) $60,000

9/1/98 - 6/30/99: Total (T) $60,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Director

State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services 902GA - 270: Transitional Secondary Program Enrichment Services.

7/1/96 - 6/30/98: Total (T) $300,000

7/1/98 - 6/30/99: Total (T) $178,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Director

U.S. Department of Education S184 D60214: Community Support Services Team of the Transitional Education Academy.

10/1/96 - 9/30/98: Total (T) $542,984

Marsha L. Kline, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Community Foundation for Greater New Haven: Program Evaluation of the S.A.F.E. Haven Violence Prevention Initiative for New Haven.

10/1/96 - 9/30/97: Total (T) $15,000

Marsha L. Kline, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Smith Richardson Foundation: Divorce in Legal Context: Outcomes for Children.

1/1/97 - 12/30/97: Total (T) $50,000

Marsha L. Kline, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Enterprise Community of New Haven: Neighborhood Training Opportunities for Residents and Youth Workers.

4/1/98 - 6/30/99: Total (T): $65,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Director

Academy of Educational Development: Youth Development Training and Resource Building.

7/1/98 - 6/30/99: Total (T): $11,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Director

State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Parent (Guardian) and Child Drug Education Pilot Program for Child Neglect Cases.

1/1/98- 6/30/99: Total (T): $37,500

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Director of Evaluation

Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc.: Collaborative Divorce Project.

3/1/99 - 6/30/01: Total (T) $301,112

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Roslyn Milstein Meyer Foundation, Inc.: Collaborative Divorce Project. 7/1/01-6/30/02:

Total (T) $10,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Karen Vlock Pritzker Foundation, Inc.: Collaborative Divorce Project. 7/1/01-6/30/02:

Total (T) $10,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Community Foundation of Northeastern Connecticut: Collaborative Divorce Project. 7/1/01-6/30/02: Total (T) $10,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc.: Collaborative Divorce Project.

7/1/01 - 6/30/03: Total (T) $277,561

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

State of California, Department of Social Services: Supporting Father Involvement

4/1/03-6/30/04: Total (T) $79,481

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

University of California, Berkeley: Supporting Father Involvement

4/1/03-6/30/04: Total (T) $66,439

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Consultant

Law and Psychiatry Jochelson In-house Scholar

1/1/04-6/30/05: Total (T) $20,000 per year

Karen Vlock Pritzker Foundation, Inc.: Collaborative Divorce Project. 1/1/04-6/30/05:

Total (T) $6,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Roslyn Milstein Meyer Foundation, Inc.: Collaborative Divorce Project. 1/1/04-12/30/05:

Total (T) $10,000

Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Invited Lectures and Courses:

Kline, M. A collaborative model of prevention for adolescent substance abuse. Invited speaker at the conference on "Mental Health in the Classroom: Conflicts and Collaboration", Palo Alto, California, November, 1990.

Kline, M. First Academic Seminar in Child Mental Health and Child Psychiatry. Invited speaker, International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. October 29 - November 2, 1996, Alexandria, Egypt.

Pruett, M. K. Overcoming the obstacles to structural change approaches to integrated services. Invited discussant for symposium presented at Sixth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Columbia, South Carolina, May, 1997.

Pruett, M. K. The study of racial identity and socialization: Influences upon child and adolescent outcomes, implications for policy and intervention. Invited discussant for symposium presented at Sixth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Columbia, South Carolina, May, 1997.

Pruett, M. K. The unmet needs of children in family courts. Keynote Speaker at “Children and the Adversarial System.” Symposium of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, University of Connecticut School of Law, Storrs, Connecticut, June, 1998.

Pruett, M. K. New research on parents’ and children’s perceptions of divorce in the legal system. Keynote speaker for “New Ways of Helping Children and Parents Through Divorce,” a conference jointly sponsored by the Judith Wallerstein Center for the Family in Transition and University of California Extension, Santa Cruz, Carmel Valley, California, November 20-22, 1998.

Pruett, M. K. Divorce in legal context: Data about family services provision. Invited speech to the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New Haven, December 14, 1998.

Pruett, M. K. Divorce and young children. Invited address to Irving B. Harris Training Center for Infant and Toddler Development, College of Education and Human Development and the Minnesota Association of Matrimonial Lawyers, University of Minnesota, April 30, 1999.

Pruett, M. K. Father loss in divorce: Prevalence, meaning and reality. Invited speech to Virginia Mason Institute, Seattle, WA, May 7, 1999.

Pruett, M. K. Developmental guidelines for visitation. Committee of Counsel for Children, New London, CT, July 22, 1999.

Pruett, M. K. Positive youth development and adolescence: What we know, what we do not know. Report to State of Connecticut Funders’ Group, Hartford, CT, February 2000.

Pruett, M. K. Reducing the carnage: High conflict divorce and young children. Keynote address to Child Custody Colloquium, Family Law Section of Los Angeles County Bar Association and Los Angeles Superior Court, March 2000.

Pruett, M. K. Meeting the needs of children and families in the care system. Invited series of presentations to YWCA Leadership Development Center, Phoenix, Arizona, April 2000.

Pruett, M.K. Adolescence today: What the research says. Invited address to the CT Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Newington, CT, May 2000.

Pruett, M.K. The Collaborative Divorce Project as a Clinical Intervention. Invited address to

psychology department at Clark University, Worcester, MA, March 2001.

Pruett, M.K. Preventive Interventions for Young Children of Divorce. Invited keynote to Children and the Unexpected Legacy of Divorce, Co-sponsored by the Judith Wallerstein Center for the Family in Transition, the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, and Boalt Law School, Berkeley, CA, April, 28, 2001.

Pruett, M.K. Series of keynote presentations for “Representing Children in Juvenile and Family Matters”, a training series jointly sponsored by the Quinnipiac University School of Law, Lawyers for Children America, and the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence at the Yale Child Study Center, October 12 and November 8, 2001.

Pruett, M.K. Collaborative Interventions for Divorcing Families with Young Children: Service and Research. Keynote address to the Child Advocacy Institute, Montclair, NJ, November 28, 2001.

Pruett, M.K. The CDP as an effective model for judges. Presentation to the Judicial Leadership Institute, AFCC Northeast Regional Conference, New York, NY, March 18, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. High conflict families: What’s the point in mediating?.Guest speaker at training institute for lawyers, judges, and mediators titled Controversial Issues in Divorce: Challenging Our Assumptions, Alberta Family Mediation Society, Alberta, Canada, April 26, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. Child development in the context of family mediation. Invited address for the Child and Family Mediation Program, Training for Community Mediation, May 15, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. What we know from research. Invited address at Challenging Our Assumptions about Children and Families, Conference training by the Connecticut Council for Divorce Mediation and the Connecticut Bar Association, Quinnipiac Law School, CT, May 17, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. Pre-conference Institute: Parenting plans for young children: Overnights, gatekeeping, and other challenges. Pre-conference Institute at the 39th Annual Association of Family, Conciliation, and Community Professionals, Big Island of Hawaii, June 5-8, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. When are overnights overmuch for young children? Keynote presentation at the Oregon State Bar Family Law Section, Gleneden Beach, OR, November 15, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. Child development pertaining to divorce. Half-day presentation to CT Parent Education Program Providers, Hartford, CT, December 6, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. What the research shows about father involvement for developmental outcomes for at-risk children and families. Invited presentations to the Department of Social Services, Sacramento, CA, December 13-14, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. The Essential Father. Professor for online course through the Alliance for Lifelong Learning, a collaboration for alumni of Yale, Oxford, and Stanford Universities. Winter, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. Coping with divorce: Pathways of adjustment for parents and children. Designed course and professor for online course through the Alliance for Lifelong Learning, a collaboration for alumni of Yale, Oxford, and Stanford Universities. Winter, 2003.

Pruett, M.K. When are overnights overmuch for young children of divorcing parents? Presentation to the Yale Center in Child Development and Social Policy, February 14, 2003.

Pruett, M.K. New research from the Collaborative Divorce Project. Invited address at The State of the State: Family Law and Children – Latest developments and new directions. Sponsored by the Children’s Law Center of CT and Quinnipiac University School of Law, Center for Children and the Family, March 21, 2003.

Pruett, M.K.. The Collaborative Divorce Project. Invited presentation at Promoting Social-emotional Well-being in Young Children: Family, School, and Community Approaches. Sponsored by the Division of Prevention and Community Research, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, April 4, 2003.

Pruett, M.K. Child development for family services officers. Three-day training provided for the State of Connecticut Judicial Services, September 26 & 30, October 3, 2003.

Pruett, M.K. Two keynote speeches on 1) parenting plans and young children and 2) legal reform in family law in Connecticut at the Family Law Annual Conference of the Oregon State Bar, Salishan Conference Center, Oregon, October 23-25, 2003.

Pruett, M.K., Cowan, P.A., Cowan, C.A.& Pruett, K.D. Supporting Father Involvement family resource center orientation training. State of California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, Sacramento, CA, October-December, 2003.

Pruett, M.K. Setting the stage: Crafting parenting plans. Sex, lies, and family law: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue for Change. Association of Family and Conciliation Court Professionals – New York, White Plains, NY, November 21, 2003.

Pruett, M.K., Cowan, P.A. & Cowan, C.A. Supporting Father Involvement group leader training. State of California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, Sacramento, CA, January 12-13, 2004.

Pruett, M.K. Overnights and Young Children. Symposium presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, March 2004.

Pruett, M.K. Interventions for young children of separation and divorce. Keynote speaker to the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, New York Chapter, New York City, April 21, 2004.

Pruett, M.K. When are overnights overmuch and other new intervention data. Speaker at Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, May 12, 2004.

Pruett, M.K. Research Forum: Issues between Research and Applications. Forty-first Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, San Antonio, TX, May 12-15, 2004.

Pruett, M.K. New Interventions for Divorcing Families with Young Children. Keynote speaker at the National Family Law Program, LaMalbaie, Quebec, Canada, July 12-15, 2004.

Pruett, M.K. Supporting Father Involvement team training. State of California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, Sacramento, CA, October 5-6, 2004.

Pruett, M.K. Interventions and Overnights for Young Children of Divorcing Parents. Keynote speaker for Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Sedona, AZ, February 3-5, 2005.

Pruett, M.K. When are Overnights Overmuch and New Intervention Data. Keynote speaker for the Institute of Human Development Annual Conference, Boulder CO, February 11, 2005.

Pruett, M.K. The Power of Paternal Involvement in Children’s Lives. Keynote speaker for the Institute of Human Development Annual Conference, Boulder CO, February 11, 2005.

Pruett, M.K. The Nurturing Father: The Last Frontier in Understanding Childhood. Keynote speaker for the Power of Prevention Child Abuse Awareness Day Conference, Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Cleveland, OH, April 8, 2005.

Pruett, M.K. Work, Family and Careers in Law and Psychology, Brooklyn Law School, April 12, 2005.

Pruett, M.K. & Dranginis, A. Hon. Collaborative Divorce Project. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges 68th Annual Conference, July 18, 2005.

Pruett, M.K. Bringing Men Out of Left Field: Group Interventions for Couples and Fathers. Keynote speaker at Advances in Theory and Research on Family Development and Family-based Prevention and Policy: A Festschrift in Honor of Philip A. Cowan and Carolyn Pape Cowan. University of California, Berkeley, October 8-9, 2005.

Pruett, M.K. Working with Children of Separation and Divorce. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and University of Baltimore School of Law, Center for Families, Children, and the Courts, Baltimore, MD, December 7-8, 2005.

Pruett, M.K. Lessons Learned from the Supporting Father Involvement Project. Office of Child Abuse Prevention, Department of Social Services, Sacramento, CA, March 27th, 2006.

Pruett, M.K. Fathering and Young Children after Divorce. Conference of the Massachusetts Chapter of AFCC, Weston, MA: April 7, 2006.

Pruett, M.K. Father Involvement: The Final Frontier of Child Development. Wisconsin Inter-professional Committee on Divorce, Wisconsin Dells, WI: May 19, 2006.

Pruett, M.K. Issues for the Bench. Domestic Relations Judges’ Association Seminar, Ohio Judicial College. Toledo, OH: June 6, 2006.

Pruett, M.K. What’s Wrong with Children’s Rights? Keynote Panelist: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Tampa, FL: May 31-June 2, 2006.

Pruett, M.K. Child Development, Family Conflict, and New Issues for the Bench. New Hampshire Family Division and Superior Court Judges’ Conference, Concord, NH: June 16, 2006.

Pruett, M.K. Young children and divorce interventions. International Conference on Children and Divorce, Norwich, Great Britain: July 24-27, 2006.

Pruett, M.K. Symposium Chair: Supporting Father Involvement Through Intervention with Caucasian and Hispanic Parents. American Psychological Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 10-14, 2006.

Pruett, M.K., Young Children and Overnights. Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Judiciary Conference, Norwood, MA, October 20, 2006.

Pruett, M.K. Father Involvement: From Infant overnights to Parental Alienation. University of Baltimore School of Law, Center for Families, Children, and Courts, and Association of family and Conciliation Courts. Baltimore, MD, December 4-5, 2006.

Other Presentations:

Kline, M., & Soule, C. Systemic implications of overlapping consultation teams. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Jose, California, April, 1985.

Kline, M. Children's adjustment in joint and sole custody families. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, California, April, 1987.

Johnston, J. R., Kline, M., Nelson, R., Tschann, J., & Coysh, W. S. Custody and visitation patterns, parental conflict, and child outcomes. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, New York, August, 1987.

Kline, M., Johnston, J. R., & Tschann, J. Beyond custody: Moderators of child adjustment. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, New York, August, 1987.

Kline, M. Working in pairs with couples. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, San Francisco, California, April, 1988.

Kline, M., & Johnston, J. R. The long shadow of marital conflict. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, Missouri, April, 1989.

Kline, M. Work and family across the transition to parenthood. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, Missouri, April, 1989.

Kline, M., & Soule, C. Similarity in parents' work experience, couple satisfaction and child development. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, August, 1989.

Kline, M. Employment and family work, stress, and well-being: Parents with preschoolers. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, August, 1989.

Kline, M., & Snow, D. L. A stress/mediation/response model for understanding negative outcomes of work and family stress for female clerical workers. Paper presented at the Seventh Annual Northeast Community Psychology Conference, Burlington, Vermont, October, 1990.

Snow, D. L., & Kline, M. The effectiveness of a work-based coping skills intervention with female clerical workers. Paper presented at the Seventh Annual Northeast Community Psychology Conference, Burlington, Vermont, October, 1990.

Kline, M., & Snow, D. L. Effects of a worksite intervention on the stress, social support, and health outcomes of working mothers. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington, April, 1991.

Kline, M. Dissemination of a school-based adolescent decision-making program. Paper presented at the Third Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, Tempe, Arizona, June, 1991.

Snow, D. L., & Kline, M. A worksite coping skills intervention with female employees: Effects on psychological symptomatology and substance use. Paper presented at the Third Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, Tempe, Arizona, June, 1991.

Kline, M., & Snow, D. L. Stress, social support and adjustment among working mothers. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August, 1991.

Kline, M. L., & Snow, D. L. Competence promotion in middle school: Problems in translating ideas into action. Paper presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Williamsburg, Virginia, June, 1993.

Snow, D. L., & Kline, M. L. Short- and long-term effects of a worksite coping skills intervention. Paper presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Williamsburg, Virginia, June, 1993.

Kline, M. Adapting a comprehensive prevention plan to diverse school settings. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Drug-Free Schools and Communities (U.S. Department of Education), Washington, DC, December, 1993.

Kline, M. A comprehensive school-based program for high-risk, inner city teens. Member of a panel symposium presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Washington, DC, April, 1994.

Schonfeld, D. J. & Kline, M. Urban stress and trauma, panel II: Crisis intervention in the schools. Panel symposium presented at the IACAPAP International Congress, San Francisco, California, July, 1994.

Kline, M., Schnur, R., & Adamy, D. A classroom-based approach to teaching conflict resolution in the middle school. Paper presented at the Ninth Annual National Association for Mediation in Education Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts, July, 1994.

Kline, M. School based crisis intervention: An organizational model. Member of a panel symposium presented at the Annual Victim Rights Conference on "Violence: What Can We Do About It?," Springfield, Massachusetts, April, 1995.

Kline, M. Providing school-based services to adolescents through a Community Support Services Team. Chair of symposium presented at the Second Annual Conference of the Center for Mental Health Policy, Services, and Clinical Research of the Connecticut Mental Health Center on "Innovations in Community-based Mental Health Care," New Haven, Connecticut, May 1995.

Kline, M. & Snow, D. L. Promoting competence among middle school students: An intervention for at-risk youth. Member of a panel symposium presented at the Fifth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Chicago, Illinois, June, 1995.

Kline, M. Reclaiming America's youth: Hidden agendas. Member of a panel symposium presented at the Fifth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Chicago, Illinois, June, 1995.

Hagen, D. L., Snow, D. L., & Kline, M. L. The relationships of stress, social support and coping with somatic complaints and employee absences. Paper presented at the conference "Work, Stress and Health '95: Creating Healthier Workplaces," co-sponsored by the American Psychological Association, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Department of Labor), Washington, D.C., September, 1995.

Kline, M. L., Snow, D. L., & Hagen, D. L. Models of stress, social support, and coping for depression and alcohol use among male and female employees. Paper presented at the Conference on "Work, Stress and Health '95: Creating Healthier Workplaces," co-sponsored by American Psychological Association, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Department of Labor), Washington, D.C., September, 1995.

Snow, D. L., Kline, M. L., & Hagen, D. L. A workplace preventive intervention for coping with work and family stress. Paper presented at the Conference on "Work, Stress and Health '95: Creating Healthier Workplaces," co-sponsored by American Psychological Association, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Department of Labor), Washington, D.C., September, 1995.

Laughlin, P. E., Snow, D. L., & Kline, M. L. Work and family stressors and social support: relationship to depression among employed mothers. Paper presented at the Conference on "Work, Stress and Health '95: Creating Healthier Workplaces," co-sponsored by American Psychological Association, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Department of Labor), Washington, D.C., September, 1995.

Kline, M. State of the art perspectives on divorce and child custody. Chair of symposium presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, October, 1996.

Pruett, M. K. Community psychology contributions to school consultation research and practice. Chair of symposium presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Columbia, South Carolina, May, 1997.

Pruett, M. K. Utilizing models of ethnic identity development in creating a comprehensive school-based mental health program for at-risk African American high school youth. Co-Chair of symposium presented at Sixth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Columbia, South Carolina, May, 1997.

Pruett, M. K. Co-parenting plans: Issues for parents, issues for professionals. Paper presented to the Connecticut Council of Divorce Mediation, New Haven, Connecticut, April, 1998.

Pruett, M. K. The juvenile sex offender and the juvenile justice system. Paper presented at the Quinnipiac College School of Law, Juvenile Justice Counter-Reformation Conference, Hamden, Connecticut, September 1998.

Pruett, M. K. Divorce in legal context: Research outcomes for families with young children. Paper presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry meetings, Anaheim, California, October, 1998.

Pruett, M. K. Longitudinal studies involving alternate high school youth: Who they are, how they get there, and patterns of service utilization. Chair of symposium to be presented at the 7th Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), New Haven, CT, June 9-12, 1999.

Pruett, M. K. Developmental guidelines for visitation. Committee of Counsel for Children, New London, CT, July 22, 1999.

Pruett, M. K. Positive youth development and adolescence: What we know, what we do not know. Report to State of Connecticut Funders Group, Hartford, CT, February 2000.

Pruett, M.K. The Collaborative Divorce Project: An Intervention for Families with Young Children. Symposia Chair: Association of Family, Conciliation and Community Professionals, Chicago, IL, May 2001.

Pruett, M.K., Shepard, J. & Williams, T. The Collaborative Divorce Project: Whose Side Are You on Anyway? Symposia Chair: the 8thh Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Atlanta, GA, June 7-10, 2001.

Pruett, M.K. The Collaborative Divorce Project: Where No Professional Has Gone Before. Panel presentation at the 8thh Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Atlanta, GA, June 7-10, 2001.

Williams, T., Insabella, G., Shepard, J. & Pruett, M.K. Collaborative Divorce Project: Dispute Resolution for Families with Children. Poster presentation at the 8thh Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), Atlanta, GA, June 7-10, 2001.

Pruett, M.K., Stark, B.K., & Keller, L.A. Families, Children, and Divorce: A Collaborative Approach. Symposia presentation at the Annual Conference of the Connecticut Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Rocky Hill, CT, May 12, 2006.

Professional Service:

Committees:

1991-92 Member, Curriculum Review Committee, Department of Psychiatry

95. Member, Utilization Review Committee, Connecticut Mental Health Center

2006- Human Subjects Review Committee, Smith College

Sponsored Research Committee, Smith College

Doctoral Committee, Smith College School for Social Work

Admissions Committee, Smith College School for Social Work

Other Professional Activities:

1993 Project 2000 Grant Review Committee, The Capital Area Substance Abuse Council

1993-95 Public Health Advisory Council, State of Connecticut

1994-95 Prevention Committee to the Substance Abuse Council, State of Connecticut

1989- Private practice, adolescents, young adults, adults and couples

1993-97 Executive Committee, City Wide Youth Coalition, New Haven, Connecticut

1994-99 Chair and Founder, School Intervention Interest Group, Division 27, American Psychological Association

1994-97 Vice President, Youth Continuum Board of Directors, New Haven, Connecticut, Membership Development, Program, and Personnel Committees

1996-97 Member, Standards and Quality Review Committee, Department of Children and Families, State of Connecticut

1996-97 Consultant, Sidwell Friends Middle School, Washington, D.C.

1997-99 Editor, Ethical and Legal Issues in School Consultation, Section in Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation

99. Consultant, Henry A. Luce Foundation, New York

1999. Board of Trustees, Mishkan Israel Synagogue

Chair: Personnel Committee and Leadership Restructuring Committee

2002. Consultant to the Department of Social Service, State of California, Fatherhood Initiative

2003-2005 Elected Officer, Connecticut Council on Divorce Mediation

2004-2005 Consultant to Sesame Workshop regarding their Health Initiative

2004-2005 Board Member for Parent-Play (not-for profit with mission of bringing parenting issues to general public through professional theater)

Editorial Board Memberships:

1991-92 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

1994- Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation

1997-98 American Journal of Community Psychology (special issue: Feminist Psychology)

1999-2000 Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation (Three Special Issues: Implementation and Evaluation of Prevention Programs in Schools and Communities)

2003. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law

2001- Family Court Review

2002 Family Relations (Special Issue: The Long-term Legacy of Divorce)

2002 Journal of Family Psychology (Special Issue: Law and Psychology)

1. Family Court Review: Special Issue on Young Children and Overnights

Bibliography:

Original Articles:

Johnston, J. R., & Kline, M. A proposal for joint custody research. Prepared for the Equity Task Force of the California State Senate, Sacramento, California, 1986.

Isaacs, M. B., Leon, G., & Kline, M. When is a parent out of the picture? Different custody, different perceptions. Family Process, 26, 101-110, 1987.

Kuriloff, P., Babad, E., & Kline, M. Mechanisms that contribute to learning in experiential small groups. Small Group Behavior, 19, 207-226, 1988.

Kline, M., & Cowan, P. A. Rethinking the connections between "work and family" and well-being. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 3, 61-90, 1988.

Tschann, J. M., Johnston, J. R., Kline, M., & Wallerstein, J. S. Family process and children's functioning during divorce. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51, 431-444, 1989.

Johnston, J. R., Kline, M., & Tschann, J. M. Ongoing postdivorce conflict in families contesting custody: Does joint custody and frequent access help? Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 59, 576-692, 1989.

Coysh, W. S., Johnston, J. R., Tschann, J. M., Wallerstein, J. S., & Kline, M. Parental postdivorce adjustment in joint and sole physical custody families. Journal of Family Issues, 10, 52-71, 1989.

Kline, M., Tschann, J. M., Johnston, J. R., & Wallerstein, J. S. Children's adjustment in joint and sole physical custody families. Developmental Psychology, 25, 430-438, 1989.

Kline, M., Johnston, J. R., & Tschann, J. M. The long-term effects of marital conflict on children's adjustment postdivorce: A family process model. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 297-309, 1991.

Kline, M., Cowan, P. A., & Cowan, C. P. The origins of patenting stress during the transition to parenthood: A new family model. Early Education and Development, 2, 287-307, 1991.

Johnston, J. R., Kline, M., & Tschann, J. M. Ongoing postdivorce conflict in families contesting custody: Effects on children of joint custody and frequent access. In J. Folberg (Ed.), Joint custody and shared parenting, 2nd edition, New York: Guilford, 1991.

Snow, D. L. & Kline, M. L. A worksite coping skills intervention: Effects on women's psychological symptomatology and substance use. The Community Psychologist, 24, 14-17, 1991.

Kline, M. L. & Snow, D. L. Effects of a worksite coping skills intervention on the stress, social support, and health outcomes of working mothers. Journal of Primary Prevention, 15, 105-121, 1994.

Schonfeld, D. J., & Kline, M. School-based crisis intervention: A role for pediatricians. Current Problems in Pediatrics, 24, 48-54, 1994.

Schonfeld, D. J., & Kline, M. School-based crisis intervention: An organizational model. Crisis Intervention and Time-Limited Treatment, 1, 155-166, 1994.

Lichtenstein, R., Schonfeld, D. J., & Kline, M. School crisis response: Expecting the unexpected. Educational Leadership, 52, 79-83, 1994.

Kline, M., Schonfeld, D. J., & Lichtenstein, R. Benefits and challenges of school-based crisis response teams. Journal of School Health, 65, 245-249, 1995.

Kline, M. Looking from the outside in: A community psychologist's reflections on school consultation. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 6, 287-293, 1995.

Martin, E. F. & Pruett, M. K. The juvenile sex offender and the juvenile justice system. American Criminal Law Review, 35, 279-332, 1998.

McMahon, T. J. & Pruett, M. K. On the proverbial horns of an ethical dilemma: school consultation, child advocacy, and adversarial intervention. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 9, 75-85, 1998.

Pruett, M. K. Divorce in legal context: Outcomes for children. Connecticut Family Lawyer, 13, 1-11, Spring 1998.

Pruett, M. K. & Jackson, T. The lawyer’s role during the divorce process: Perceptions of parents, their young children and their attorneys. Family Law Quarterly, 33 (2), 283-310, Summer 1999.

Pruett, K. D. & Pruett, M. K. Only God Decides: Young children’s perceptions of divorce. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38 (12), 1544-50, Dec. 1999.

Pruett, M. K., Davidson, L., McMahon, T. J., Ward, N. L., & Griffith, E. H. Comprehensive services for at risk urban youth: Applying lessons from the CMHC movement. Children’s Services: Social, Political, Research, and Practice, 3 (2), 63-83, 2000.

McMahon, T. J., Ward, N. L., Pruett, M. K., Davidson, L., & Griffith, E. E. Building full-service schools: Lessons learned in the development of interagency collaboratives. In J. E. Zins, M. T. Greenberg, M. J. Elias, and M. K. Pruett (Eds). Issues in the Implementation of Prevention Programs (Special Issue). Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 11 (1), 65-92, 2000.

Pruett, K. D. & Pruett, M. K. Only God Decides: Young children’s perceptions of divorce. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38 (12), 1544-50, Dec. 1999. Reprinted with new commentary in Evidence–Based Mental Health, 3 (3), 95, August, 2000.

Pruett, M. K., Jackson, T, & HoganBruen, K. The best interest of the child: Parents’ versus attorneys’ perceptions. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 33 (1/2), 47-64, 2000.

Pruett, M. K., Nangle, B. & Bailey, C. Divorcing families with young children in the court’s family services unit: Profiles and impact of services. Family Court Review, 38 (4), 478-500, 2000.

Pruett, M. K. & Jackson, T. Perspectives on the Divorce Process: Parental perceptions of the

legal system and its impact on family relations. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 29 (1), 18-28. 2000.

Styron, T., Pruett, M.K., McMahon, T. & Davidson, L. Fathers with serious mental illness: A neglected population. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 25 (3), 215-22, 2002.

Pruett, M.K., Williams, T., Insabella, G. & Little, T. Family and legal indicators of child adjustment to divorce among families with young children. Journal of Family Psychology, 17 (2), 169-180, 2003.

Insabella, G.M., Williams, T., & Pruett, M.K. Individual and co-parenting differences between divorced and unmarried fathers: Implications for family court services, Family Court Review, 41 (3), 290-306, 2003.

Pruett, M.K., Ebling, R. & Insabella, G.M. Critical aspects of parenting plans for young children: Interjecting data into the debate about overnights. Family Court Review, 42 (1), 39-59, January. 2004.

Pruett, M.K. Insabella, G., & Gustafson, K. The Collaborative Divorce Project: A court based intervention for separating parents with young children. Special issue on Interventions in the Family Court System, C. Depner & I. Sandler (Eds.), Family Court Review, 43(1), 38-51, January 2005.

Pruett. M. K. Applications of Attachment Theory and Child Development Research to Young Children’s Overnights In Separated and Divorced Families. In M. K. Pruett (Ed.), Overnights and Young Children: Essays from the Family Court Review, 2005.

Cowan, C.P., Cowan, P.A., Pruett, M.K., & Pruett, K.D. An approach to preventing co-parenting conflict and divorce in low-income families: Strengthening couple relationships and fostering fathers’ involvement. Family Process, in press.

Pruett, M.K. Mental Notes: Reform as Metaphor and Reality. Commentary on the Family Law Education Reform Project. Family Court Review, in press.

Reviews, Chapters, Books, Manuals:

Schnur, R., Lightsy, F., & Kline, M. Decision Making: Parent/Child Program Addendum, New Haven: Yale University School of Medicine, The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, pp. 1-12, 1990.

Schnur, R., Kline, M., & Lightsy, F. Decision Making: Parent/Child Program (Talking Together), New Haven: Yale University School of Medicine, The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, pp. 1-84, 1991.

Schnur, R., Blitz, C., Epperson, B., & Kline, M. Decision Making: Sixth Grade Student Program, New Haven: Yale University School of Medicine, The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, pp. 1-133, 1991.

Martino, S., Schnur, R., & Kline, M. Decision Making: Seventh Grade Student Program. New Haven: Yale University School of Medicine, The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, pp. 1-122, 1991.

Martino, S., & Kline, M. Decision Making: Eighth Grade Student Program, New Haven: Yale University School of Medicine, The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, pp. 1-114, 1991.

Grady, K., Kline, M., Belanoff, L., & Snow, D. L. Guiding your children's decisions: Program for parents. In M. J. Elias (Ed.), Social decision making and life skills development: Guidelines for middle school educators. Gaithersburg, Maryland: Aspen, pp. 207-237, 1993.

Grady, K., Snow, D. L., Puterski, D., Laughlin, P., & Kline, M. L. Co-investigator for Managing work and family stress: A coping skills intervention, New Haven: Yale University School of Medicine, The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, 1993.

Snow, D. L. & Kline, M. L. [Review of Jason, L. A., Danner, K. E. & Kurasaki, K. S. (Eds.), Prevention and School Transitions. New York: Haworth Press, 1993, 1-204.] Child, Youth, and Family Services Quarterly, 1994.

Snow, D. L. & Kline, M. L. Preventive interventions in the workplace to reduce negative psychiatric consequences of work and family stress. In C. M. Mazure (Ed.), Does stress cause psychiatric illness? Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Press, pp. 221-270, 1995.

Lichtenstein, R., Schonfeld, D.J., Kline, M., & Speese-Linehan, D. How to Prepare For and Respond to a Crisis. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1995.

Pruett, M. K. & HoganBruen, K. Joint custody and shared parenting: Research and interventions. In K. D. Pruett and M. Kline Pruett (Eds.) Child custody issues. Child Psychiatric Clinics of North America Monograph. New York: W.B. Saunders, 1998.

Pruett, M. K. & Pruett, K. D. Fathers, divorce and children. In K.D. Pruett and M. Kline Pruett (Eds.) Child custody issues. Child Psychiatric Clinics of North America Monograph. New York: W.B. Saunders, 1998.

Pruett, K. D. & Pruett, M. K. (Eds.), Child custody issues. Child Psychiatric Clinics of North America Monograph. New York: W. B. Saunders, 1998.

Pruett, M. K. & Santangelo, C. Joint custody and empirical knowledge: The estranged bedfellows of divorce. In R. M. Galatzer-Levy and L. Kraus (Eds.), The scientific basis of custody decisions. New York: Wiley, 1999.

Roth, J.A. & Pruett, M.K. America’s daughters on Gandhi’s daughters. American Journal of

Law and Psychiatry, 28 (3), 352-356, 2000.

Mercer, D. & Pruett, M. K. Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and A Psychologist Guide YouThrough the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce. New York: Scribner (Fireside), February, 2000.

Lichtenstein, R., Schonfeld, D.J., Kline, M., & Speese-Linehan, D. How to Prepare For and Respond to a Crisis: Revised Edition. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. The Collaborative Divorce Project. Yale Psychiatry, 9 (2), 12-13, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. Maternal filicide in Quebec: Pushing a new classification schema one step further. American Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 30 (3), 352-354, 2002.

Pruett, M.K. & Pruett, K.D. (Eds.) Special issue: Separated and unmarried fathers and the courts. Family Court Review, 41 (3), 2003.

Pruett, M.K., Cowan, P.A. & Cowan, C.P., & Pruett, K.D. Promoting fatherhood involvement in family resource centers. Orientation Training Curriculum. Sponsored by the California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, October-December, 2003.

Pruett, M.K., Cowan, P.A. & Cowan, C.P., & Pruett, K.D. Couples’ Group Intervention Curriculum. Sponsored by the California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, 2004.

Pruett, M.K., Cowan, P.A. & Cowan, C.P., & Pruett, K.D. Fathers’ Group Intervention Curriculum. Sponsored by the California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, 2004.

Pruett, M.K. & Johnston, J.R. Mediating in High Conflict Divorces: Effective Models and Strategies. In J. Foley, A. Milne, & P. Salem (Eds.), Divorce and Family Mediations. New York: Guilford, 2004.

Summary Highlights of the Collaborative Divorce Project. Published in its entirety in the newsletter for the National Association of State Judicial Educators, Summer, 2004.

Lichtenstein, R., Schonfeld, D.J., Kline, M., & Speese-Linehan, D. How to Prepare For and Respond to a Crisis: Revised and Translated into Japanese Edition. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004.

Cowan, C.P., Cowan, P.A., Pruett, M.K., & Pruett, K.D. Encouraging strong relationships between fathers and children. Working Strategies, 8 (4), Summer 2005.

Pruett. M. K. (Ed.) Overnights and Young Children: Essays from the Family Court Review, 2005.

Cowan, P.A., Cowan, C.P., Cohen, N., Pruett, M.K. & Pruett, K.D. Supporting fathers’ involvement with kids. In J.D. Berrick & N. Gilbert (Eds.), Raising Children: Emerging Needs, Modern Risks, and Social Responses. Oxford University Press, in press.

Media Presentations/Consultations:

National Public Radio (Faith Middleton show), Effects of Joint Custody on Children, November 1987.

ABC News, Special program on Child Snatching, May 1993.

Connecticut Television Network, Special program on Children and Violence in the Community. September 1993.

Consultant to Tristar Pictures for child actress preparation, February 1994.

Connie Chung's "Eye To Eye" News Program (CBS), Conflict Resolution As A Means of Enhancing Children's Moral Development, March 1994.

NBC Evening News Program, When Children Lose a Parent, As the Princes of Wales Lost Their Mother (Princess Diana’s Death), October 1997.

National Cable Network (FX channel), American Baby, Co-parenting Young Children after Divorce, November 1998.

Connecticut Cable, Law Talk, New Directions for Divorcing Families with Young Children, August 1999.

Eastern Connecticut Cable, Law Talk, A New Collaborative Divorce Program for Divorcing Families with Young Children, September 1999.

Comcast Cable Television, Law Talk, A New Collaborative Divorce Program for Divorcing Families with Young Children, September 1999.

Videotape Reviewer for DPG Video Productions, Consultant for Academy of Family Mediators, Fall 2000.

The Hartford Courant, After Divorce Who Gets Custody of the Friends? (Kathleen Megan). May 31, 2000.

Parade Magazine, Can Divorce Be Painless? March 6, 2001.

WKRN- Bridgeport, Your Divorce Advisor, March 14, 2001.

The Parent’s Journal with Bobbi Conner, Your Divorce Advisor, March 28, 2001.

WKRN-Bridgeport (call-in show), Your Divorce Advisor, April 27, 2001.

Tom Pope’s radio show on The Powernomics Radio Network, Your Divorce Advisor: The Emotional Aspects of Divorce, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2001.

L.A. Daily Breeze Interview, Your Divorce Advisor, May 8, 2001.

PBS Television consultation (Laura Longsworth), Changing Families in the 2000’s, May 10, 2001.

Modern Bride.com, First Time Brides, Second Time Grooms, May 30, 2001.

The Parent’s Journal with Bobbi Conner, Divorce and the Holidays, November 28, 2001.

National Public Radio (Faith Middleton show), Your Divorce Advisor for Young Children, January 8, 2004.

National Public Radio (Faith Middleton call-in live show), Your Divorce Advisor for Young Children, April 20, 2004.

Consultation to Sesame Workshop regarding Health Initiative, September 2004.

National Public Radio (Faith Middleton call-in live show), The Collaborative Divorce Project: New Results, July 12, 2005.

National Public Television, Kids & Divorce: For Better or Worse, Twin Cities Public Television, September 8, 2006.

Understanding Divorce, Foundations for Better Living, 2006. (DVD made for widespread distribution based on Mercer & Pruett’s Your Divorce Advisor).