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A central purpose of the Council on Contemporary Families is to help the media find experts in various arenas of family research and practice.

If you have a specific question that is not covered here, please contact our Director of Research and Public Education, Stephanie Coontz, who can connect you with other sources or send out a confidential query to our professional listserve, at coontzs@msn.com, 360.352.8117 or 360.556.9223 (cell). Many journalists have found this to be a useful way of discovering who is doing new research on a topic of interest.

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Constance Ahrons

Professor Emerita, University of Southern California

Topics of Expertise: Aging (Public Policy) / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Family Counseling, Therapy & Parenting Intervention / Family Law / Feminism & Families / Loss & Resiliency within Families / Marriage & Divorce / Step-Families
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Daniel Carlson

Assistant Professor of Family, Health, and Policy in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / Health & Illness / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Marriage & Divorce / Race, Ethnicity & Culture / Transition - Adolescents to Adulthood / Work & Family
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Megan Carroll

Assistant Professor of Sociology, California State University San Bernardino

Topics of Expertise: Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / LGBTQ Partnering & Families
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Marilyn Coleman

Curators' Professor Emerita of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Missouri

Topics of Expertise: Aging / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Feminism & Families / Step-Families
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Rebecca Davis

Associate Professor of History, University of Delaware

Topics of Expertise: Feminism & Families / Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Marriage & Divorce
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Sinikka Elliott

Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia

Topics of Expertise: African American Families / Children / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Public Policy / Race, Ethnicity & Culture / TANF & Public Assistance / Transition - Adolescents to Adulthood
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Connie Gager

Associate Professor, Department of Family Science & Human Development, Montclair State University

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Division of Labor in Families / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Work & Family
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Kathleen Gerson

Collegiate Professor of Sociology, New York University

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Economic Inequality / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Labor & Workforce / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Public Policy / Transition - Adolescents to Adulthood / Transition - Couples to Parenting / Work & Family
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Jennifer Glass

Professor of Sociology , University of Texas, Austin

Topics of Expertise: Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Division of Labor in Families / Economic Inequality / Feminism & Families / Labor & Workforce / Marriage & Divorce / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Work & Family
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Janet C. Gornick

Director, Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, Graduate Center CUNY

Topics of Expertise: Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Children / Division of Labor in Families / Economic Inequality / Feminism & Families / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Public Policy / Work & Family
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Jacqueline Hudak

Clinical Director, Perelman School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Division of Labor in Families / Domestic Violence & Child Abuse / Family Counseling, Therapy & Parenting Intervention / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / LGBTQ Partnering & Families / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Step-Families / Transition - Couples to Parenting / Work & Family
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Clare Huntington

Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Fordham Law School

Topics of Expertise: Adoption & Foster Care / Children / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Division of Labor in Families / Economic Inequality / Family Law / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / Work & Family
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Ellen Lamont

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Appalachian State University

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / Singles & Dating
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Ricci Levy

President and CEO, Woodhull Freedom Foundation

Topics of Expertise: Aging / Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Economic Inequality / Feminism & Families / Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Gender & Sexuality / LGBTQ Partnering & Families / Marriage & Divorce / Sexual Abuse & Misconduct / Step-Families / Work & Family
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Sigrid Luhr

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago

Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Feminism & Families / Gender & Sexuality / Labor & Workforce / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Public Policy / Transition - Adolescents to Adulthood / Work & Family
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