• M.S.W., 1986--S.U.N.Y. at Albany, School of Social Welfare, Albany, New York.
• B.A. in Sociology, minor in Women's Studies, 1979, S.U.N.Y. at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York.
• A.S. in Social Science, minor in Minority Studies, 1977, Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, New York.

Certification

• Licensed Certified Social Worker [L.C.S.W.], l986 (C), 1997(R), 2005 (LCSW) State of New York (R-034680).
• Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor [C.A.S.A.C], 1988, State of New York.
• Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor [C.A.D.C.], 2008, New York State OASAS.

Awards

• Transgender Emergence won The American Psychological Association, Division 44, as Distinguished Book of the Year, 2006
• Transgender Emergence chosen by The Society for Sex Therapy and Research as Book of Special Merit, 2006.
• Positive Difference Award, The Office of Learning Disabled Students Services Department of Student Life, University at Albany, In recognition of making a difference in a studentís experience at the University, 2003.
• Faculty Development Award from Vermont College of Norwich University (now Union Institute and University), 2003.
• Individual Development Award through The State of New York/United University Professions Professional Development Committee, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Board of Directors and Organizational Membership

• Editorial Board, Journal of Lesbian Studies (2008-present).
• Editorial Board, Canadian Online Journal of Queer Studies in Education (2008- present).
• Section Editor, Journal of GLBTQ Family Studies (2008-present).
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Transgenderism (2007-present).
• National Advisory Council, Sexual Orientation and Gender Institute, Center on Halsted, (2007-present).
• Editorial Board, Journal of GLBTQ Family Studies (2006-present).
• Member, American Family Therapy Association [AFTA] (2006-present).
• Medical Advisory Board, Intersex Society of North America (2006-2008).
• Advisory Board Member, Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project (1999-2008).
• Board Member, Family Equality Council (formerly the Family Pride Coalition (2003-2006).
• Chair, National Association of Social Workers [N.A.S.W.], New York State Chapter, Lesbian and Gay Issues Committee (1986-1994).
• Member, National Association of Social Workers [N.A.S.W.] (1986- present).
• Member, World Professional Association for Transgender Health [WPATH] (formerly the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association –HBIGDA) (2000-present).
• Member (Associate), Division 44, American Psychological Association (2002-present).
• Chair, Diversity Committee, Woodland Hill Montessori School (2002-2007).
• Contributing Editor, In the Family Magazine (2004-2005).

Professional Experience

CHOICES COUNSELING AND CONSULTING, Albany, New York: Founder and Clinical Director (1986 to present).

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, Albany, New York: Part-Time Faculty (1988 to present).

VERMONT COLLEGE OF THE UNION INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY, Distance Learning: Adjunct Faculty (1998 to present).

RAINBOW ACCESS INITIATIVE [RAI], Albany, New York: Project Manager (2000-2004), Lead Trainer and Consultant (2000- present).

EMPIRE COLLEGE, Distance Learning: Adjunct Faculty (2008 to present).

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE and the CAPITAL DISTRICT GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL, Albany, New York: Clinical Field Supervisor (2007-present).

Publications

Books:

• Transgender Emergence: Counseling Gender-Variant People and their Families. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2004.
• The Complete Lesbian and Gay Parenting Guide. NY: Berkley/Penguin Press, 2004.

Book Chapters: Professional

• Lev, Arlene Istar (in press). Sexual Issues for Transgender and Transsexual People. In Morrow, S.L. & Fassinger, R.E. (Eds.) Sex in the Margins: Erotic Lives of Sexual Minority People. (Contemporary Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychology). American Psychological Association Press.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, (in press). The Impact of Sexual Assault on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Assault Victims: Contemporary Issues  Donna Gaffney & Linda Ledray (Eds.) Civic Research Institute, New York, NY.
• Lev, Arlene Istar (2007). Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: The need for education in servicing victims of trauma Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence, ed. Nicky Ali Jackson, Ph.D. New York: Routledge.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Transgender Communities: Developing Identity through Connection In Bieschke, K., Perez, R. &  DeBord, K. (Eds.). Handbook of counseling and psychotherapy with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients (2nd Edition.). American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., 147-175, 2006.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Transgender Emergence within Families Sexual orientation and gender identity in social work practice: Working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Morrow, D.F, & Messinger, L. (Eds.) New York: Columbia University Press, 263-283, 2006.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, From Lesbian Relationship to Trans/Lesbian Relationship. Case studies on sexual orientation and gender expression in social work practice. Morrow, D.F, & Messinger, L. (Eds.) New York: Columbia University Press, 51-52, 2006
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Dean, Gwendolyn, DeFilippis, Lauren, Everham, Kim, McLaughlin, Larin, and Phillips, Cynthia, Dykes and Tykes: A Virtual Lesbian Parenting Community in Lesbian Communities: Festivals, RVs, and the Internet, Haworth Press, 81-94, 2005. [Monograph also published in journal format.].
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Disordering Gender Identity: Gender Identity Disorder in the DSM-IV-TR The Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 17 (3/4), 2005. [Monograph also published in journal format.]
• Lev, Arlene Istar and Lev, Sundance Sexual assault in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities In. Joan C. McClennen and J. Gunther (Eds.) A Professional Guide to Understanding Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence: Understanding Practice Interventions. Lewiston NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 35-62, 1999.
• Istar, Arlene Couple Assessment: Identifying and Intervening in Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships, in Violence in Lesbian and Gay Partnerships, Claire Renzetti and Charles Harvey Miley (Eds.) Haworth Press: NY, 93-106, 1996. [Monograph also published in journal format.]

Journal Articles:

• Lev, Arlene Istar (2009). Family Matters: Aging Gracefully. Journal of GLBT Family Studies 5:1–11.
• Lev, Arlene Istar (2008). More than Surface Tension. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 12(2–3), 126-143.
• Lev, Arlene Istar (2008). Family Matters: Mother as Juggler. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 4(3), 409 – 416.
• Lev, Arlene Istar (2008). Family Matters: A time of reflection. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 4(1), 125-132.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, (2006). Intersexuality in the Family: An unacknowledged Trauma. The Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, (Eds. Vernon A. Rosario & Jack Drescher), 10(1), 2006.
• Lev, Arlene Istar (2006). Gay Dads: Choosing Surrogacy. The British Psychological Society Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review, 7 (1), 72-76.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Disordering Gender Identity: Gender Identity Disorder in the DSM-IV-TR The Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 17 (3/4), 2005.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Dean, Gwendolyn, DeFilippis, Lauren, Everham, Kim, McLaughlin, Larin, and Phillips, Cynthia, Dykes and Tykes: A Virtual Lesbian Parenting Community Journal of Lesbian Studies, 9 (1/2) 81-94, 2005.
• Istar, Arlene Couple Assessment: Identifying and Intervening in Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships, Journal of Lesbian and Gay Social Services, 4 (1), 93-106, 1996.

Book Chapters: Essays

• Lev, Arlene Istar Transracial adoption should be encouraged. In M. E. Williams (Ed.) Adoption: Opposing Viewpoints.NY Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale, 93-101, 2006.
• Lev, Arlene, My Non-Conforming Family, In A Personal Touch On…Adoption, A Personal Touch Publishing: LA, pp. 268-274, 2005.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Tenuous Alliance. In A.E. Anzald™a and A. Keating (Eds.) This Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions of Transformation, NY: Routlege, 473-482, 2002.
• Lev, Arlene Istar No Place Like Home in Jess Wells (Ed.) HomeFronts: Controversies in the Nontraditional Parenting Community, LA: Alyson Publications, 137-156, 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Covenant. In C. Lake's ReCREATIONS. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Queer Press, 136-139, 1999.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Baby Butch, in Early Embraces, Lindsey Elder (Ed.), Alyson  Publications, L.A., Ca.,76-78, 1996.
• Istar Arlene The Largest Onion in The Next Step, Jean Swallow (Ed.), Alyson Publications, Los Angeles, California, 99-109, 1994.
• Istar Arlene Femme-Dyke in The Persistent Desire, Joan Nestle (Ed.), Alyson Publication, Los Angeles, California, 378-383, 1992.
• Istar Arlene The Healing Comes Slowly in Naming the Violence, Kerry Lobel (Ed.) Seal Press, Seattle, Washington,163-169, 1985.

Monthly Columns

• In A Family Way, monthly parenting column: published in CommUnity Newsletter, Albany NY; Lavender Magazine, Minneapolis MN; Rainbow Gazette Michigan/Indiana; Between the Lines, Michigan; Out in the Mountains, Burlington, Vermont; The LOFT, White Plains, NY; Lesbian Nation (www.LesbiaNation.com), The Washington Blade, Washington DC AOL: Parents on Q, (2003-present).
• Dear Ari, monthly advice column, published inAlternative Family Magazine, Van Nuys, CA; Transgender Tapestry, Waltham, MASS; and Proud Parenting Magazine, and www.PrideParenting (1999-2008).

Magazine and Newspaper Articles

• Lev, Arlene Istar, Scrutinizing would-be parents (Gay): Gays looking to adopt will have to endure rigorous home studies, Washington Blade, March, 31, 2006. (Online: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2006/3-31/arts/home/annabes.cfm).
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Gay Parents and Gender-Bending Children. Advocate Magazine, July 11, 2006 (Online: http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail.asp?id=33585&page=1)
• Lev, Arlene Istar, At an Intersection of Many Communities. Stars of David Newsletter, 22 (1), 11-13.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Transgender Emergence: Understanding Diverse Gender Identities and Expressions, Update (NASW Massachusetts), Continuing Education curricula, 31(2), pp. 9-23, 37-38, September/October, 2006.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Transgender Emergence: Understanding Diverse Gender Identities and Expressions, NASW Focus, Continuing Education curricula, pp. 11-18, 21, 24, February, 2006.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Transgender Emergence: A Family Affair, In the Association for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling, Fall, pp. 9-10, 2005.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Transgender Emergence: A Family Affair, In the Division 44 Newsletter: Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Issues: A Division of the American Psychological Association, Summer, pp. 11-12, 2005.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Family Therapy, GLBTQ Encyclopedia: www.glbtq.com: an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture, (Online: http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/family_therapy.htm), 2005.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Psychotherapy. GLBTQ Encyclopedia: www.glbtq.com: an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture, (Online: http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/psychotherapy.html), 2005.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Parenting in the Gray Area, in In the Family, 10, (1), Summer, pp. 18-21, 2004.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, The More Things Change…" in NASW NYS Update, 28 (7), pp. 1, 17, 2004.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Domestic Violence in the GLBT Community, GLBTQ Encyclopedia: www.glbtq.com: an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture, (Online: http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/domestic_violence.html), 2004.   
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Developmental Psychology GLBTQ Encyclopedia: www.glbtq.com: an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer, (Online: http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/developmental_psychology.html), 2004.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Do I? In the Family Magazine, April, 2004.
• Lev, Arlene Istar, Homestudies: A Primer in Surviving the Adoption Test And Baby Magazine, April/May, 2004.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Understanding Diverse Gender Expression and Identity, Social Work Today, June, 3, #11, pp. 24-26, 2003.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Couples in Transition: When one is trans and other is not and The Normal Lifecyle of Trans-Emerging Families. In the Family, 8, #4, pp. 18-23. 2003.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Deconstructing Assumptions about Gender and Sex. Transgender Tapestry, #101, pp. 27-28, 2003.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Unfinished Business in Visibilities Magazine., 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar It's the same -- only different. Mothering Magazine, January-February, 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Jewish Queer Adoption, in Stars of David Newsletter, 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Being a Good Gender Therapist in Transgender Tapestry #90, 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar and Moore, Barry, Social Work Embraces Transgender, in the Division 44 Newsletter: Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Issues: A Division of the American Psychological Association, Spring, p. 16, 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Transgendered Lesbian  Femme: The Magazine (November), 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Sexual Assault in the Transgender Community, Forge Newsletter, November, 1999.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Invisible Genders in In the Family Magazine, Takoma Park, MD, November, 1998.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Lesbian and Gay Parenting in Alternative Family Magazine, Van Nuys, CA, November, 1998.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Infertility in Lambda Family Circle, Albany, NY November, 1998.
• Lev, Arlene Istar The Femme Conference Review in In The Life, Kingston NY June, 1998.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Feminism and Mental Illness in Women's Building News May, 1998.

Book Reviews

• Lev, Arlene Istar (2009). Book Review: Head Over Heels. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 37:1–2.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Book Review: The Mother Dance. Visibilities Magazine, 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Book Review: Transforming families in Transgender Tapestry, # 89, Spring, 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Book Review: The Lesbian Husband in The Lesbian Review of Books, Issue VII No. 1: Fall, 2000.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Book Review: Beyond the Pale in Lesbian Review of Books, Spring, 1999.
• Lev, Arlene Istar Book Review: Gender Loving Care in In the Family October, 1999.

Interviews

• Lesbian and Gay Parenting, AMC Radio Interview, September 14, 2006.
• Lesbian and Gay Parenting, by Gianna Israel, Journal of LGBT Family Studies 2, 71-92.
• Lesbian and Gay Parenting, by Scott Sherman, The Gay Parenting Show, podcast, July, 2005.
• Lesbian and Gay Parenting, by Abigail Garner on "Fresh Fruit"—KFAI-FM), January, 2005.
• Writer, Educator, Therapist, Activist and Jewish Femme. Interview of the Lev Family. by Angeline Acain, New York Gay Parentís Guide, May, 2003.
• Lesbian and Gay Domestic Violence, In the Life magazine, Hudson Valley; April/May, 1996.

Keynote, Plenary, and All-Day Trainings, and Conference Organizing

• Full Day Training, Northeast Parent and Child Society, Clinicianís Training Day, Structural Family Therapy, Schenectady, New York, October 31, 2008.
• Keynote Speaker, Dimensions X the conference:  A Decade of Caring for Queer Youth, Working with Families of LGBTQIQ Youth, San Francisco, California, September 26, 20008.
• Plenary Speaker, American Family Therapy Academy, Family Therapyís Forgotten Bonds, Transgender Emergence, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 19, 2008.
• Keynote Speaker, Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health, Supporting Partners of Trans People, Toronto, Canada, June 27, 2008.
• Lunch and Learn Speaker, Series presented by the Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, Same-Sex Parenting: Kingston, NY, April 25; Ithaca, NY, May 2; Utica, NY, May 16; Rochester, NY, November 16; and Albany, NY, December 7, 2008.
• All Day Training , Human Rights Campaign "All Children—All Families," Transgender Families for Adoption Specialists, Washington, D.C., July 13, 2008.
• Speaker, Department of Social Work at Monmouth University, Inaugural Greta Singer Lecture in Clinical Social Work, Contemporary Clinical Practice with People who are Transgendered, West Long Beach, New Jersey, April 11, 2008.
• Trainer, The New England Gender Conference: For Therapists and Healthcare Providers, Advanced Clinical Issues, Couple and Family Issues, Northampton, Massachusetts, February, 2, 2007.
• Keynote Speaker, Pink Therapy, 2nd Biennial Conference, London, U.K., Intimate Affairs: Sexual Minorities and Relationships, Transgender Emergence: Transgender, Transsexual, and Gender-Nonconforming issues through a Family Systems Lens, June 16, 2006.
• Grand Rounds, Palmetto Memorial Hospital, Gender-Variant Children and Youth,Columbia, South Carolina, April 27, 2007.
• Keynote Speaker, NASW New Jersey Chapter, Rutgers University, LGBT Therapy in the 21^st Century, New Jersey, June 6, 2002.
• Conference Chair, Rainbow Access Initiative, Parenting in the New Millennium: Therapy with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Families, April 19, Albany, New York, 2002.
• Conference Chair, The National Association of Social Workers, Lesbian and Gay Issues Committee, Lesbian and Gay Therapy Conference, Albany, New York, November 7, 1992.

Workshops, Presentations, and Conferences

• Reading, The Womenís Building, The F-Word: Unpacking FEMINISM, Aging in Feminism, Albany NY, December 7, 2007.
• Workshop, World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Chicago, Developing an Ethical Standard of Care for Children, Youth and Families, September 8, 2007.
• Workshop, World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Chicago, Moving Beyond Gatekeeping and the Medical Model, September 7, 2008.
• Workshop, American Family Therapy Academy, Transgender Subjectivities, June 19, 2008.
• Panel Facilitator, Transforming Pride: Transgender Inclusion in Our Communities, Albany, NY, June 3, 2008.
• Workshop, Families Anonymous Conference, Lean on Me, Sex, Sexuality and Healing, Albany, NY, May 24, 2008.
• Workshop, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Toronto Canada, Gender-Variant Youth: The Role of the Healthcare Provider Caring for Adolescents, May 6, 2007.
• Workshop, American Family Therapy Academy Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Transgender Youth, June 21, 2007.
• Workshop, International Foundation for Gender Education, Moving Beyond Gatekeeping and Medical Model, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 12, 2007.
• Workshop, International Foundation for Gender Education, Gender-variance with the Family, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 12, 2007.
• Workshop, International Foundation for Gender Education, To Tell or Not Tell: Crossdressers and their Wives, April 12, 2007.
• Workshop, Philadelphia Mazzoni Center Trans-health Conference, Providerís Day, Trans-Positive Family Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 5, 2007.
• Workshop, Power of Social Work Conference, Transgender Emergence, Albany, New York, March 23, 2007.
• Workshop. Gender Identity Project, Lesbian and Gay Community Center New York City, Trans-Families: A Guide for Building Healthy Families, March 17, 2007.
• Lecture, Syracuse University LGBT Resource, Working with Gender-Variant Youth and Their Families, Syracuse, New York, October 27, 2006.
• Training, Fenway Community Health, Transgender Emergence, Boston, Massachusetts, October 24, 2006.
• Training, Boston Living Center, Transgender Emergence, Boston, Massachusetts, October 24, 2006.
• Workshop, NYS Affirmative Action Advisory Council, Civil Rights in the 21^st Century, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Saratoga Springs, New York, September 20, 2006.
• Workshop, Pink Therapy, 2nd Biennial Conference, Intimate Affairs: Sexual Minorities and Relationships, LGBT Families: Moving beyond "we have a right to exist," London, U.K., June 16, 2006.
• Workshop, Transgender Umbrella: Clinical Skills for Empowering Transgender and Gender Queer Clients, Couple and Family Therapy, Mesa, Arizona, June 3, 2006.
• Lecture, Sunshine Club, Family and Gender Issues, Hadley, Massachusetts, May 20, 2006.
• Workshop, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting Transgender Children and Youth – The Role of the Pediatrician, San Francisco, California, April 29, 2006.
• Workshop, Gender-Variant People and their Families, Therapy Issues in Working with Gender-Variant & Ambiguous Sexed Clients & Family, Topeka, Kansas, April 21, 2006.
• Workshop, NASW Massachusetts, Symposium 2006, Marlboro, Massachusetts, LGBT Families and Social Work: A New Frontier, April 6, 2006.
• Workshop, NASW Massachusetts, Symposium 2006, Transgender Emergence, Marlboro, Massachusetts April 6, 2006.
• Workshop, NASW-NYS, The Power of Social Work, LGBT Families and Social Work: A New Frontier, Albany, New York, March 24, 2006.
• Lecture, TransNYC, CUNY Graduate Center, TransSexuality: Myths and Truths about Transgender Embodiment and Eroticism, New York City, Oct. 20, 2005
• Workshop, Wildwood Programs, Transgender Issues, Albany, New York, February, 9, 2005.
• Workshop, National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference, , Clinical Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered People, Suffern, NY March 11, 2005.
• Workshop, True Colors, Inc, Sexual Minority Youth, Central Connecticut State University, TransYouth, New Britain, Connecticut, March 18, 2005.
• Lecture, Department of Psychology, University atAlbany, Transgender Emergence, Albany, New York, March 31, 2005.
• Public Talk, Voices Library Lecture Series, Hudson Valley Community College Transgender Emergence, Troy, New York, September, 8, 2005.
• Workshops, Human Development & Family Studies Program, and Division of Student & Campus Life, University of Vermont, Clinical Issues working with Transgender Youth: Developmental Issues, Burlington Vermont November, 7, 2005.
• Public Talk, Sexuality & Gender Identity Studies Steering Committee, University of Vermont, What is Transgenderism? And What Does it Have to Do with Me?, Burlington Vermont, November, 7, 2005.
• Workshop, Lesbian and Gay Family Conference, "Out" in the World, Advocating for Our Families at School and in Our Communities, and Talking to Our Children About our Families, Binghamton, New York, November, 11-12, 2005.
• Panel Presentation, University at Binghamton, Celebrating Social Work, Social Work with GLBT Clients, Binghamton, New York, March 26, 2004.
• Workshop, Transgender 2004, the 18^th Annual IFGE Conference, PA, Transitioning within Families, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2004.
• Panel Presentation, JFS Inclusion Project, Congregation Temple Beth Emeth, "Do I?,"  April, 15, 2004.
• Workshop, University of Connecticut, Rainbow Center, Transgender Emergence, Storrs, Connecticut, April 21, 2004.
• Panel Presentation, Brown Bag Lunch Discussion, University of Albany, School of Social Welfare, Gay Marriage, Albany, New York, April, 28, 2004.
• Panel, Unlocking the Closet: Sexual Minorities in Schools, College of St. Rose, Supporting Gay Parents of K- 12 Students, Albany, New York, September, 26, 2004.
• Workshop, Child Guidance Center, Lesbian and Gay Parenting, Schenectady, New York, November 9, 2004.
• Workshop, University at Albany, Middle Earth Peer Assistance, Sexuality Week, LGBT Affirmative Therapy, Albany, New York, February 12, 2003.
• Workshop, Transgender 2003, International Foundation for Gender Education Conference and The RSI Transperson Symposium, Disordering Gender Identity, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 22, 2003.
• Lecture, SUNY Albany Department of Counseling Psychologyís 13^th Annual Diversity Conference, Clinical Practice with LGBT Clients, Albany, New York, April 10, 2003.
• Panel Presentation, Legislative Lobby Day, The Pride Agenda, Albany NY, LGBT Families, April 28, 2003.
• Panel Presentation, The Multicultural Family Institute, 12^th Annual Culture Conference "Crossing Cultural Borders: Transformation and Healing," University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Gender Crossings , New Brunswick New Jersey, May 23, 2003.
• Workshop, Albany Law School Clinic, HIV/AIDS Conference, Transgender Health Care and Legal Issues, Albany, New York, July 10, 2003.
• Workshop, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, BiAnnual Conference, Revisiting the Standards of Care, Ghent, Belgium  September 11, 2003.
• Training, Middlearth Peer Counseling, SUNY Albany, LGBT Counseling Issues, October 7, 2003.
• Training, University Behavioral Health Center of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Transgender Emergence, Piscataway, New Jersey, November 7, 2003.
• Training and Discussion, Cornell University, , LGBT Parenting, Ithaca, New York, May 17, 2002.
• Workshop, Albany Medical Center, Transgender Health Care, Albany, New York, May 20, 2002.
• Training, Professional Development Program, SUNY Albany, Rockefeller College, Addiction in the Family: A Systems Approach, Albany, New York, June 3, 2002.
• Workshop, NASW New Jersey Chapter, Rutgers University, Transgender Emergence, June 6, 2002.
• Workshop, Therapeutic Foster Care Forum, Fordham University, Working Effectively with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth, New York, City, August 13, 2002.
• Workshop, New York State Council of Social Work Educators Conference. Educating Social Workers about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered People, Buffalo, New York, November 14, 2002.

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