Family Court Review
An Interdisciplinary Journal
Sponsored by AFCC — Association of Family
and Concilition Courts
Published in cooperation with the
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Editor in Chief
Barbara Babb, University of Baltimore School of Law Emeritus
Social Science Editor
Michael Saini, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Former Editors
Meyer Elkin (1963-1986)
Stanley Cohen (1986-1991)
Hugh McIsaac (1991-1996)
Andrew Schepard (1996-2015)
Family Court Review Editorial Board, 2025-2026
Members Serving through 2028
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Chioma Ajoku, J.D., PH.D., ABPP | Cuny Graduate Center Brooklyn, NY |
| Naomi Cahn, J.D. | George Washington University School of Law Washington, D.C. |
| Leslie M. Drozd, Ph.D. | Independent Practice Newport Beach, CA |
| Gregory Firestone, Ph.D. | College of Public Health University of South Florida Tampa, FL |
| Jay Flens, PsyD, ABPP | Private Practice Valrico, FL |
| Theo Liebmann, J.D. | Professor, Child Advocacy Clinic, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Hempstead, NY |
| David Martindale, Ph.D. | Private Practice Forensic Psychological Consulting |
| Jennifer McIntosh, PhD, AM | Professor of Systemic Practice & Family Therapy, La Trobe University / The Bouverie Center |
| Paul Meller, Ph.D. | Associate Professor Department of Psychology Hofstra University Hempstead, NY |
| Leonard Ngaosuvan, Ph.D | Faculty of Education Kristianstad University |
| Kelly Browe Olson, J.D., L.L.M. | Director of Clinical Programs and Associate Professor, U.A.L.R. Bowen School of Law Little Rock, AR |
| Stacey Platt, J.D. | Clinical Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL |
| Aaron Robb, Ph.D., LPC-S | Forensic Counseling Services Frisco, TX |
| Michael Saini, Ph.D., M.S.W. | Associate Professor and Chair of Law and Social Work, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario |
| Robert A. Simon, Ph.D. | Independent Practice Del Mar, CA |
| Philip Stahl, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. | Self-Employed Independent Practice San Diego, CA |
| Amy Wilson, Ph.D. | Clinical Psychologist Charlottesville, VA |
Members Serving through 2027
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Amy Applegate, J.D. | Clinical Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law Bloomington, IN |
| Nicholas Bala, J.D., L.L.M. | Faculty of Law, Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario |
| Milfred “Bud” Dale, Ph.D (ABPP), J.D. | Licensed Psychologist and Attorney Topeka, KS |
| Gloria Danziger, J.D., M.Phil. | Former Senior Fellow Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts University of Baltimore School of Law Baltimore, MD |
| Gary A. Debele, J.D., M.A. | Attorney, Messerli Kramer Minneapolis, MN |
| Robin Deutsch, Ph. D. | Director, Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Boston, MA |
| William Fabricius, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ |
| Anthony J. Ferraro, Ph.D., CFLE | Department of Applied Human Sciences Kansas State University Manhattan, KS |
| Barbara Glesner Fines, J.D., L.L.M. | Dean, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law Kansas City, MO |
| Kathleen McNamara, Ph.D., PLLC | Psychologist Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Jessica Greenwald O’ Brien, PhD | William James College Director of the Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law Newton, MA |
| Shely Polak PhD, MSW, RSW, Acc. FM. | Clinic Director Mackenzie Clinic: Family Counseling and Social Work Services |
| Donald Saposnek, Ph.D. | University of California Santa Cruz, CA |
| Matthew J. Sullivan, Ph.D. | Forensic Family Psychology Santa Cruz, CA President of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2019-2020 |
| Sharlene Wolchik, Ph.D. | Professor, Psychology Arizona State University Tempe, AZ |
Members Serving through 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hon. Liberty Aldrich | Executive Director, Children’s Law Center New York, NY |
| Alexandra Crampton | Associate Professor, Dept. of Social and Cultural Sciences Milwaukee, WI |
| Lindsey Sank Davis, Ph.D. | William James College Newton, MA |
| Donna Erez-Navot, J.D. | Director of Mediation Clinic and Associate Director of Institute for Dispute Resolution Levin College of Law – University of Florida |
| Lyn Greenberg, Ph.D., A.B.P.P | Forensic and Clinical Psychology Board Certified, Couple and Family Psychology Los Angeles, CA |
| Clare Huntington, J.D. | Professor, Fordham University School of Law New York, NY |
| Melinda Stafford Markham, Ph.D., CFLE | Applied Human Sciences Department Kansas State University Manhattan, KS |
| Daniel O’Leary, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Clinical Psychology State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY |
| Patricia Papernow, PhD | Psychologist Hudson, MA |
| Daniel Pickar, Ph.D., ABPP | Child & Family Clinical and Forensic Psychology (Independent Practice) Santa Rosa, CA |
| Dona Playton, J.D. | Dyekman Professor of Law University of Wyoming College of Law Laramie, WY |
| Brittany Rudd, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Public Health Michigan State University |
| Hon. Cathy Hollenberg Serrette | Judge, 7th Judicial Circuit, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, MD |
| Jana Singer, J.D. | Professor, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Baltimore, MD |
| Bruce Smyth, Ph.D. | Associate Professor Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute Australian National University Australia |
| Jeffrey Wittmann, Ph.D. | Child Custody Forensics Albany, NY |
Ex-Officio Members
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bryan Altman | AFCC Executive Director |
| Robert E. Emery | Department of Psychology Gilmer Hall University of Virginia |
| Janet R. Johnston, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University San Jose, CA |
| Marsha Kline Pruett, MSL, PhD, ABPP | Former Social Sciene Editor of FCR,Smith College School of Social Work Northampton, Massachusetts USA |
| Peter Salem, M.A. | Former Executive Director, AFCC Madison, WI |
| Andrew Schepard, J.D. | Sidney and Walter Siben Distinguished Professor of Family Law and Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law Hempstead, NY |