Newswise — Rockway Institute, a national center for LGBT psychology research, education and public policy, has a wide range of experts available on a variety of LGBT topics. On marriage and relationships, especially the effects of legal status on same-sex relationships, we can offer the following highly knowledgeable sources:
Robert-Jay Green, PhD, executive director of Rockway Institute and Distinguished Professor at the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), Alliant International University, San Francisco. Green has more than 30 years experience in counseling lesbian and gay couples, and has extensive experience on the stresses facing same-sex couples as they cope with minority status, resolve relationship ambiguity, and develop support networks. Contact Green at [email protected] or 415-955-2121.
Esther Rothblum, PhD, professor of women's studies at San Diego State University. Rothblum recently published results of a three-year follow up study on the effect of civil unions in Vermont on same-sex couples and a comparison of relationship quality between same-sex and opposite-sex couples. Contact Rothblum at [email protected] or 415-407-9013 (cell).
Julie Shulman, PhD, assistant professor at Sonoma State University. Shulman has conducted research on psychological stress on same-sex couples and has presented at professional meetings about relationship quality among same-sex couples. Contact Shulman at [email protected] or 707-664-3395.
Dr. Kate O'Hanlan, a cancer surgeon in private practice in the Bay Area, California. O'Hanlan is a gynecologic surgeon and former associate Director of Gynecologic Cancer Surgery at Stanford University. An expert on health issues facing lesbians and gay men, Dr. O'Hanlan was president of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association and wrote the group's report "Homophobia as a Health Hazard." She has been active in urging professional organizations to confront discrimination in medicine against lesbians and gay men. She testified in 2007 before the Judiciary Committee of the California Assembly in support of gender-neutral civil marriage. Contact O'Hanlan at [email protected] or 650-851-6669.
Amity Buxton, PhD, founder of the Straight Spouse Network. Buxton is a researcher, author, and educator who has counseled heterosexual and gay, lesbian, and bisexual spouses in mixed-orientation marriages since 1986. Her research interests include therapy needs for straight spouses in mixed-orientation marriages, coping strategies and stages of couples in post-disclosure, mixed-orientation marriages, and the impact on children of one parent's "coming out" in a heterosexual marriage. Her unique perspective on Prop. 8 is discussed in an essay published Nov. 3 in Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amity-p-buxton/a-straight-spouses-perspe_b_140626.html). Contact Buxton at [email protected] or 510-595-1005.
Should you have difficulty reaching any of these experts, contact Rick Moore, Rockway Institute communications, at [email protected] or 415-314-8952.
ABOUT THE ROCKWAY INSTITUTE: A National Center for LGBT Psychology Research, Education & Public Policy
The nonpartisan Rockway Institute brings together scientific research and professional expertise to counter antigay prejudice and inform public policies affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The Institute's view is that public opinion, policies, and programs should be shaped by the facts about LGBT lives, not by political ideology. A primary goal is to organize the most knowledgeable social scientists, mental health professionals, and physicians in the United States to provide accurate information about LGBT issues to the media, legislatures, and courts. The Institute also conducts targeted research projects to address the nation's most pressing LGBT public policy questions.
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