I am an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department of Arizona State University where I teach graduate and undergraduate courses in child development, and conduct original research. I received a Ph.D. from University of Michigan, in Developmental Psychology. I have published approximately 75 articles in peer reviewed scientific psychology journals and books, including research on the effects of divorce on children's health. I have received research grants from the National Institutes of Health, including a 10-year longitudinal study of the role of fathers in adolescent and young adult development. I have testified as an expert witness in approximately two dozen child custody and relocation cases in approximately 15 states. I have been invited to present research findings on parenting time and parent conflict to policy-makers in Japan, Canada, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. I chaired the committee at the Arizona Legislature that produced a comprehensive reform of the state's child custody statutes to “maximize the child’s time with both parents,” which became law in 2013.

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