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Biography:
I have worked as a professional harpist for 58 years, as an artificial intelligence software engineer for a decade, and as an attorney and legal scholar for 18 years. I hold Bachelor's Degrees in Harp from Manhattan School of Music, Computer Science and Religion from Barnard College (Columbia University), and a J.D., magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law. My 2006 law review on "parental alienation syndrome" is cited in the U.S., Europe, and South America in legal proceedings and legal and mental health literature.
Current research areas:
Sexual violence, child abuse, children's legal rights, First Amendment rights balancing Second Amendment rights, reproductive rights, history of legal enslavement of women, protecting legal fora from "hired gun" expert witnesses, children's experience of "reunification therapy," the harp's repertoire from the viewpoint of the commissioned solo pieces for the annual Conservatoire de Paris Concours from 1825-2002; curating interesting music programs.
Recent publications:
“Response to Brand and McEwen (2016) Editorial: Advocacy for Violations of Legal Rights Is Not Advocacy for Justice,” Jrnl. Trauma & Dissociation,1-5 (2017).
“The Evidentiary Admissibility of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Science, Law, and Policy,” 26 Child. Legal Rts. J. 1 (2006).
“Silencing the Victim: The Politics of Discrediting Child Abuse Survivors,” ETHICS AND BEHAVIOR, 8(2), 125-140, (1998).
Other activities:
Harp performances as a soloist, in chamber and orchestral music, recordings, Broadway.