Publications and Presentations
I authored a book on surrogacy and egg donation based on my own infertility journey. It serves as a tool to help parents talk about the special way their child came into their lives. With pride and honesty, a young boy explains in child friendly terms how his parents used assisted reproductive techniques to build his family. The goal of the book is to get parents talking openly and honestly to their children about their unique conception story. Based on the theme that relationships are more important in families than genetic connection, this book opens the door for parents to have their own forthright discussions with their children.
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Presentations
April 2018
Human Resources Association of the Treasure Valley: The Future is Here. Are you Ready?
Boise, ID, speaker
- “The Future Is Integrated: Encouraging Emotional and Physical Wellness”
March 2018
City of Boise Employee Lunch and Learn
Boise, ID, speaker
- “The Opioid Epidemic”
May 2017
Fourth Annual Jefferson Infertility Counseling Conference: When It Takes More Than Two to Make a Baby
Philadelphia, PA, speaker
- “Telling Kids Their Story”
February 2017
2017 Idaho Perinatal Conference
Boise, ID, speaker
- “Psychological Assessment of Donors and Surrogates”
February 2016
2016 Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy Conference
Long Beach, CA, speaker
- “Is It Worth the Risks: Ethical Decision Making in Surrogacy— Reflections of a Psychologist on a Surrogacy Tragedy”
April 2016
2016 The Donor Egg Meeting
Isle of Palms, SC, speaker
- “Psychological Assessment of Donors and Surrogates”
June 2015
2015 Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy Conference
Long Beach, CA, speaker
- “Psychological Assessment of Donors and Surrogates: What They Can and Cannot Tell Us, and Who Owns the Reports?”
October 2014
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Honolulu, HI, speaker
- “The Use of Motivational Interviewing With Recipient Couples”
October 2014
Women’s Therapy Center
Berkeley, CA, speaker
- “And Baby Makes More: What Every Therapist Should Know About Donor-Assisted Families”
February 2014
2016 Idaho Perinatal Conference
Boise, ID, speaker
- “Genetic Loss and Donor Conception: A Story of Grief, Hope, and Moving On”
March 2013
American Society of Reproductive Medicine
Costa Mesa, CA, conference organizer and speaker
- Organized 2013 international conference on ethics in reproductive medicine entitled “What Keeps Us Up at Night: Contemporary Ethical Issues in Reproductive Medicine”
October 2010
Resolve Teleseminar, nationally broadcast
- Lecturer on “Ten Tips for a Successful Surrogacy”
February 2006
Family Practice Residency, Boise, ID
- Lecturer on adolescent depression and treatment
July 2005
Intermountain Hospital, Boise, ID
- Lecturer on adolescent depression and treatment
