In Memorial.

I joined the National Coalition For Men because the current social and political climate is distinctly hostile to boys, men, and fathers.  Boys, men, and fathers need more groups to make public their plight and initiate social change.

Gordon E. Finley

Department of Psychology

Florida International University

University Park Campus

Miami, Florida  33199 USA

Faculty Website:  http://psych.fiu.edu/FacultyStaffPages/Finley/Finley.htm

Education

B.A.                  1962, Sociology and Anthropology, Antioch College

M.A.                 1965, Social Relations, Harvard University

Ph.D.                1968, Social Relations, Harvard University

Teaching Experience

1964‑67             Resident Tutor, Lowell House, Harvard College

1966-67             Non‑resident Tutor, North House, Radcliffe College

1967‑69             Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia:  Undergraduate survey courses and graduate seminars in developmental psychology.

1969‑71             Assistant Professor, University of Toronto (Cross‑appointed to Psychology and Behavioral Science, School of Medicine): Undergraduate courses on social and personality development, graduate seminars on social‑cognitive development, and lectures on growth and development to first‑year medical students.

1971‑72                 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley: Undergraduate survey and laboratory courses in developmental psychology and a graduate proseminar in human development.

1972‑                     Professor, 1976‑; Associate Professor, 1972‑76; Florida International University: Undergraduate courses in Infancy, Infancy and Childhood, Developmental Psychology Laboratory, Life‑Span Cognitive Development, Human Growth &  Development (Life‑Span), Psychology of Aging, Psychology of Parenting & Parenthood; Psychology of Adoption; graduate seminars in Culture and Childhood, Psychology of Adulthood and Aging, Life‑Span Cognitive Development, Proseminar in Parent-Child Relations, Research Seminar in the Psychology of Adoption, Research Seminar in the Psychology of Divorce, and Research Seminar in the Psychology of Fatherhood.

1973-74             On leave for field work in Guatemala

1985‑90            Director, Gerontological Studies Certificate Program

1995                 FIU Teaching Incentive Program Award

2004–present.  Honors Research Affiliate, The Honors College, FIU.

2004                 Sabbatical Awarded, Fall Semester Full-Pay, University of British Columbia

Publications

Finley, G.E., Layne, 0., & Kagan, J. (1967).  The child’s differential attention to regular and distorted human forms and faces.  In C.F. Hereford and L.  Natalicio (Eds.).  Memorias del X Congreso de la Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología.  (93‑110).  Mexico City:  Trillas.

Finley, G.E., & Layne, 0. (1971).  Play behavior in young children:  A cross‑cultural study.  Journal of Genetic Psychology, 119, 203‑210.

Finley, G. E., & Frenkel, 0.J.  (1972).  Children’s tachistoscopic recognition thresholds for and recall of words which differ in connotative meaning.  Child Development, 43, 1098‑1103.

Finley, G.E., Kagan, J., & Layne, 0.  (1972).  The development of young children’s attention to normal and distorted stimuli:  A cross‑cultural study.  Developmental Psychology, 6, 288‑292.

Bragg, B.W., Ostrowski, M.V., & Finley, G.E.  (1973).  The effects of birth order and age of target on use of persuasive techniques.  Child Development, 44, 351‑354.

Finley, G.E., & Humphreys, C.A. (1974).  Naive psychology and the development of persuasive appeals in girls.  Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science, 6, 75‑80.

Finley, G.E.  (1974).  [Review of B.R. McCandless and E.D. Evans, Children and youth:  Psychological development.]  Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 8, 333‑336.

Finley, G.E., & Solla, J.  (1975).  Birth order and field dependence-independence:  A failure to replicate.  Journal of Genetic Psychology, 126, 305‑306.

Ardila, R., & Finley, G.E. (1975).  La psicología en Latinoamerica:  Una bibliografia.  [Special Issue], Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 9 (3‑4), 171 pp.

Finley, G.E., French, D., & Cowan, P.A. (1975).  Egocentrism and popularity.  In A.L. Angelini (Ed.)  Anais do XIV

Congresso Interamericana de Psicologia (p. 654).  Sao Paulo:  Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo.

Finley, G.E.  (1975).  Developmental changes in children’s social schemata.  Journal of Genetic Psychology, 127, 297‑303.

Suarez, F., Barba, V., Vicente‑Romeu, J., & Finley, G.E.  (1975).  El concepto de conservación de Piaget en cuatro submuestras Panameñas.  In G. Marin (Ed.)  Memorias del XV Congreso Interamericano de Psicología (pp. 97‑98).  Bogota:  Editorial Orbita.

Finley, G.E., & Cheyne, J.A. (1976).  Birth order and susceptibility to peer modeling influences in young boys.  Journal of Genetic Psychology, 129, 273‑ 277.

Finley, G.E.  (1976).  Character and cognition in cultural context. [Review of W.H. Holtzman, R. Diaz‑Guerrero, &                          J.D. Swartz, Personality development in two cultures.]  Contemporary Psychology,  21 (6), 418‑419.

Finley, G.E., Solla, J., & Cowan, P.A. (1977).  Field dependence‑independence, egocentrism, and conservation in young children.  Journal of Genetic Psychology, 131, 155‑156.

Kagan, J., Klein, R.E., Finley, G.E., & Rogoff, B.  (1977).  A study in cognitive development.  In L.L. Adler (Ed.).  Issues in Cross‑Cultural Research,  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 285, 374‑388.

Finley, G.E.  (1978).  [Review of B.G. Myerhoff & A. Simic (Eds.).  Life’s ­career‑aging:  Cultural variations on growing old].  Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 9 (4), 505‑507.

Finley, G.E.  (1978).  Fear of crime and some consequences for the elderly.  In, Research into crimes against the elderly, Hearings before the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Part II. U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 84‑87.

Delgado, M., & Finley, G.E.  (1978).  The Spanish‑speaking elderly:  A bibliography.  Gerontologist, 18 (4),  387‑394.

Kagan, J., Klein, R.E., Finley, G.E., Rogoff, B., & Nolan, E. (1979).  Estudio transcultural del desarrollo cognoscitivo:  Un resumen.  Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 13 (1‑2), 129‑130.Finley, G.E. (1979).  [Review of P.H. Leiderman, S.R. Tulkin, & S. Rosenfeld (Eds.)  Culture and infancy: Variations in the human experience.]  International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 3 (3), 369‑372.Finley, G.E. (1979).  [Review of E.E. Werner, Cross‑cultural child development.]  Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 13 (1-2), 135-137.

Finley, G.E.  (1979).  Cross‑cultural methodology and ethological universals.  Commentary on I. Eibl‑Eibesfeldt, Human ethology ‑ concepts and implications for the sciences of man.  Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2 (1), 32‑33.

Kagan, J., Klein, R.E., Finley, G.E., Rogoff, B., & Nolan, E.  (1979).  A cross‑cultural study of cognitive development.  Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 44 (5, Serial no. 180), 77 pp.

Finley, G.E., & Marin, G. (Eds.) (1979).  Avances en psicología contemporánea.  Mexico City: Trillas, 320 pp.

Finley, G.E., & Delgado, M.  (1979).  Formal education and intellectual functioning in the immigrant Cuban elderly.  Experimental Aging Research, 5 (2), 149‑154.

Finley, G.E. (1979).  Collaborative issues in cross‑national research.  International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 3 (1), 5‑13.

Finley, G.E., & Delgado, M.  (1979).  Category width and memory in younger and older adults, Gerontologist, 19 (5, Part II), 72.

Finley, G.E.  (1980).  The 5th annual SIETAR conference in Mexico City:  An evaluation.  International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 4 (1), 5‑14.

Finley, G.E.  (1981).  [Review of H.C. Triandis and A. Heron (Eds.), Handbook of cross‑cultural psychology: Volume IV, Developmental psychology.] Journal ­of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 12 (4), 499‑501.

Finley, G.E., & Delgado, M.  (1981).  La psicología del envejecimiento.  Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología, 13 (3), 415‑432.

Finley, G.E.  (1981).  Aging in Latin America.  Spanish‑Language Psychology, 1 (3), 223‑247.

Field, T., Huston, A., Quay, H., Troll, L., & Finley, G.E. (Eds.) (1982).   Review of human development, New York:  Wiley‑Interscience, 664 pp.Finley, G.E.  (1982).  Modernization and aging.  In T. Field, A. Huston, H. Quay, L. Troll, & G.E. Finley (Eds.)  Review of human development (pp. 511‑523).  New York: Wiley‑Interscience.

Vicente, J., Moriera, Y., Moran, G., Comfort, J.C., & Finley, G.E.  (1983).  Personality correlates of ordinal family position in Panamanian adolescents. Journal of Social Psychology, 120, 7‑12.

Finley, G.E. (1983).  Fear of crime in the elderly.  In J.I.Kosberg (Ed.) Abuse and maltreatment of the elderly: Causes and interventions (pp. 21‑39).  Littleton, Mass.:  John Wright ‑ PSG.

Finley, G.E.  (1983).  American retirement abroad.  In D. Landis & R.W. Brislin (Eds.) Handbook of intercultural training, Vol. 3 (pp. 276‑291). New York: Pergamon. (Summarized in Aging International, 1982, IX (3), p. 19).

Gomez, V., & Finley, G.E.  (1984).  Attitudes towards the elderly as a function of modernization in the Dominican Republic.  In N. Serrano (Ed.)  Resumenes del XIX ­Congreso Interamericano de Psicologia (p. 73).  Quito:  Comite Organizador.

Clark, M.C., Levitt, M.J., & Finley, G.E.  (1984).  Perceived control, social support, and noninstitutional relocation of the elderly:  An annotated bibliography.  Psychological Documents, 14 (1), 9‑10 (Ms. No. 2619).

Finley, G.E., Gomez, V., & Comfort, J.C.  (1984).  Attitudes toward the elderly as a function of modernization in the Dominican Republic.  XXIII International Congress of Psychology Abstracts, 2, 286.

Finley, G.E. (1985).  To respond or not to respond:  Reacting to correspondence as an arena of intercultural relations. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 9 (3), 339‑340.

Levitt, M.J., Antonucci, T.C., Clark, M.C., Rotton, J.R., & Finley, G.E. (1985‑ 86).  Social support and well‑being:  Preliminary indicators based on two samples of the elderly.  International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 21 (1), 61‑77.

Finley, G. E. (1985).  Memory improvement in the elderly:  Progress and prospects.  In J.M. Salazar (Ed.) Resumenes del XX Congreso Interamericano de Psicología (p. 126).  Caracas:  Gráficas Roche.

Levitt, M. J., Clark, M.C., Rotton, J.R., & Finley, G.E. (1987).  Social support, perceived control, and well‑being:  A study of an environmentally stressed population.  International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 25 (4), 247‑258.

Finley, G. E., & Sharp, T. (1988).  Name retrieval of the elderly in the tip‑of‑the‑tongue paradigm.  (Summary).  Proceedings of the Second Cognitive Aging Conference, 2, 21.

Finley, G. E., & Sharp, T. (1989).  Name retrieval by the elderly in the tip‑of‑the‑tongue paradigm:  Demonstrable success in overcoming initial failure.  Educational Gerontology, 15 (3), 259‑265.

Finley, G. E., & Sharp, T. (1989).  El recuerdo de nombres por parte de personas viejas de acuerdo con el         paradigma de tenerlo en la punta de la lengua:  Exito demonstrable en la superación de la falla inicial.   (Special Issue on Psicología Gerontológica).  Cuadernos de  Psicología, 10 (1), 44‑52. (translated and reprinted).

Finley, G. E., & Delgado, M. (1989).  Category breadth and memory in younger and older adults.  Journal of Genetic Psychology, 150 (1), 119‑120.

Lavigne, V.D., & Finley, G.E. (1990). Memory in middle‑aged adults. Educational Gerontology, 16 (5), 447-461.

Finley, G. E., Sharp, T., & Agramonte, R. (1990).  Recall and recognition memory for remotely acquired information in dementia patients.  Journal of Genetic Psychology, 151 (2), 267-268.

Finley, G. E., Ardila, A., & Rosselli, M. (1991).  Cognitive aging in illiterate Colombian adults:  A reversal of the classical aging pattern?  Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 25 (1), 103-105.

Finley, G. E., & Rothberg, S. (1991).  Retrieval strategies of older and younger adults for recalling names and misplaced objects.  Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 25 (2), 221-222.

Finley, G. E. (1992).  Aging in Latin America.  In P. Krishnan & K. Mahadevan,(Eds.) The elderly population in developed and developing world: Policies, problems and perspectives (pp. 322-350).  New Delhi: B.R.        Publishing Corporation. (reprinted)

Finley, G. E. (1992).  Modernization and aging. In P. Krishnan & K. Mahadevan, (Eds.) The elderly population in developed and developing world: Policies, problems, and perspectives (pp. 87-105).  New Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation.  (reprinted)

Finley, G. E., Janovetz, V., & Rogers, B. (1992).  Parental age and parenting quality as perceived by late adolescents.  Miami, FL:  Florida International University, Department of Psychology.  (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 344 141).

Finley, G. E., Stephenson, D., Williams, S., & Janovetz, V. (1993).  Father’s age and the paternal feelings and attitudes of first-time fathers.  Society For Research in Child Development Meeting Abstracts, 9, 350.

Finley, G. E. (1993).  How men feel about fatherhood may depend on their age. (Interview – What’s New in Research), The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter. 9(6).  pp. 1, 5.

Note.  My research on father’s age was included in various media presentations for Father’s Day.  Those I know about include:  National Public Radio (All Things Considered, 6/18/93, 5:50 – 5:55 p.m.); The Boston Globe (6/20/93); El Nuevo Herald (6/21/93); Channel 7 TV News (6/16/93); WINZ Radio News (6/16/93); WIOD Radio News (6/16/93); and WIOD Weekend Magazine with Dave Graveline (6/20/93, 9:05 – 9:25 a.m.).

Williams, S.M., & Finley, G.E. (1996).  Parental age and parenting quality: Comparing the USA and Trinidad. Miami, FL.  Florida International University, Department of Psychology.  (ERIC Document  Reproduction Service No. ED 385 787).

Finley, G. E. (1997).  The psychology of adoption.  In M. R. Maluf (Ed.) Conferences of the XXVI Interamerican  Congress of Psychology (pp. 53-54).  Sao Paulo: Artcolor.

Williams, S.M., & Finley, G.E. (1997).  Father contact and perceived affective quality of fathering in Trinidad.  Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 31 (2), 315-319.

Finley, G. E.  (1998).  Parental age and parenting quality as perceived by late adolescents. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 159 (4), 505-506.

Finley, G. E. (1998).  Parental age and university students’ perceptions of parental acceptance-rejection. Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 32 (2), 241-244.

Roth, W. E., & Finley, G.E. (1998).  Adoption and antisocial personality:  Genetic and environmental factors associated with antisocial outcomes. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 15 (2), 133-149.

Finley, G. E. (1998).  On individual difference, choice, selection, and complexity in adoption research. Adoption Quarterly, 1 (4), 83-91.

Finley, G. E. (1999).  Children of adoptive families.  In W.K. Silverman & T. H. Ollendick (Eds.).  Developmental issues in the clinical treatment of children and adolescents. (pp. 358-370)  Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Finley, G. E. (2000). [ Review of V. Phares, “Poppa” psychology: The role of fathers in children’s mental well- being.] Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62 (2), 575-576.

Chiang, Y. Y., & Finley, G. E. (2000). Relationships between adoptee infant temperament and anti-social outcomes in  adulthood. American Psychological Society Abstracts, 12, 91.

Schwartz, S. J., & Finley, G. E. (2000). Father involvement and affective quality of fathering: Retrospective measures for university students. American Psychological Society Abstracts, 12, 84.

Finley, G. E. (2000). Adoptive families: Dramatic changes across generations. National Council on Family Relations Report, 45 (2), F10-F12. [Special section on “Visions for families: Continuity and change across cohorts and generations.”]

Finley, G. E. (2001). On rededication and change. Adoption Quarterly, 4 (3), 1-3.

Finley, G. E. (2001). Mothers who kill. The Miami Herald, 9/11/01, B6.

Finley, G. E., & Chiang, Y. Y. (2001). Adoptive family divorce: A new perspective on adoptee risk and protective factors. Adoption Quarterly, 4 (4), 1-3.

Finley, G. E. (2001). Reduce false-abuse reports. The Miami Herald, 12/28/01, B6.

Finley, G. E. (2001). On the internationalization of adoption research, practice, and policy. Adoption Quarterly, 5 (1), 1-3.

Burrow, A. L., & Finley, G. E. (2001). Issues in transracial adoption and foster care. Adoption Quarterly, 5 (2), 1-4.

Finley, G. E. (2002).  Mothers who kill. The Miami Herald, 7/30/02, B6.

Finley, G. E. (2002). Family and state in the context of abuse and neglect: An input-output analysis. Adoption Quarterly, 5 (4), 1 – 6.

Finley, G. E., & Aguiar, L. J.  (2002). The effects of children on parents: Adoptee genetic dispositions and adoptive parent psychopathology. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 163 (4), 503 – 506.

Finley, G. E. (2002).  Birth father rights and legislative interventions.  Adoption Quarterly, 6 (1), 1 – 5.

Finley, G. E. (2002). The best interest of the child and the eye of the beholder. [Review of C. Panter-Brick & M.T. Smith (Eds.) Abandoned children.] Contemporary Psychology, APA REVIEW OF BOOKS, 47 (5), 629 – 631.

Finley, G. E. (2003).  Equal rights for fathers.  The Tampa Tribune, 2/3/03, Nation/World, 14.

Finley, G. E. (2003).  Open and transracial adoption: Wherein lies the best interest of the child?  Adoption Quarterly, 6 (3), 1 – 2.

Finley, G. E. (2003).  Reform family court.  The Miami Herald, 10/13/03, A28.

Finley, G. E. (2003).  Adoption:  In whose best interest?  Adoption Quarterly, 7 (1), 1 – 6.

Finley, G. E. (2003). Father-child relationships following divorce. In J.R. Miller, R.M. Lerner,  L.B. Schiamberg, & P.M.  Anderson (Eds.).  Encyclopedia of human ecology, Volume 1: A – H.  Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 291 – 293.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Be family friendly.  The Miami Herald, 1/26/04, A20.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Debate on divorce overdue.  The Washington Times, 3/9/04, A18.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Focus on divorce.  The Miami Herald, 3/22/04, A18.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  So, who’ll pay the alimony?  The Washington Times, 4/2/04, A18.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Equality in divorce court.  The Washington Times.  5/5/04, A18.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Treat fathers fairly.  The Miami Herald.  5/22/04, A22.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Men forgo marriage.  USA TODAY.  6/25-27/04, A8.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Dead accurate on child support!  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  7/12/04.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Debtor’s prison is no place for fathers.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  8/23/04.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  The new trinity.  The Washington Times, 10/17/04, B2.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Paradigm shift in divorce reform – Kerry’s liberal burden.  The Washington Times, 10/23/04, A 14.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Alternative to Nader.  The Miami Herald, 10/25/04.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Churches need to turn attention to divorce.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/28/04.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Divorced fathers need investment advice, too.  The Wall Street Journal, 11/03/04, A15.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Perfectionist mothers?  Fathers can help.  The Christian Science Monitor, 11/29/04.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Post-divorce families.  The Washington Times, 12/03/04.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Blame ‘feminist revolution’ [Equality for Boys and Men], USA TODAY, 12/07/04, A12.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Parents’ responsibility vs. children’s rights.  The Washington Times, 12/12/04.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Equality in divorce.  The Washington Times, 12/15/04.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Gender profiling of men.  The Miami Herald.  12/19/04.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  The gender gap in divorce.  The Washington Times, 12/27/04.

Mira, S., & Finley, G. E. (2004).  Harms to children and parents inherent to abuse investigations.  Children of Divorced, Separated, and Never-Married Families, 19 (1), 22 – 23.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Fatal design flaw:  Self-selection.  Post-publication Peer Review to:  D. A. Christakis, et al., Early television exposure and subsequent attentional problems in children.  Pediatrics, 113, 708 – 713. Burrow, A. L., Tubman, J. G., & Finley, G. E. (2004).  Adolescent adjustment in a nationally collected sample identifying group differences by adoption status, adoption subtype, developmental stage and gender.   Journal of Adolescence, 27 (3), 267 – 282.

Feigelman, W., & Finley, G. E. (2004).  Youth problems among adoptees living in one-parent homes: a comparison with others from one-parent biologic families.  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74 (3), 305 – 315.

Burrow, A. L., & Finley, G. E. (2004).  Transracial, same-race adoptions, and the need for multiple measures of adolescent adjustment.  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74 (4), 577 – 583.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Divorce inequalities.  Special issue on Inequalities and Families, National Council on Family Relations Report, 49 (3), 9 – 10.

Finley, G. E., & Schwartz, S. J. (2004). The father involvement and nurturant fathering scales:  Retrospective measures for adolescent and adult children.  Educational and Psychological Measurement, 64 (1), 143 – 164.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  America is un-American to divorced fathers.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1/07/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Missing ‘Rite of Passage’ leads to coddled adults.  The Wall Street Journal, 1/12/05, A11.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Let fathers share.  The Miami Herald. 1/25/05, 22A.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Women and science:  Good questions or shameful bias?  The Washington Post, 1/29/05, A24.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Fathers’ role.  The Orlando Sentinel.  3/6/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Harvard, steer away from being ‘P.C.’.  The Christian Science Monitor, 3/7/05.

Finley. G. E. (2005).  Overhaul divorce laws.  The Miami Herald, 3/8/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  System can’t be called ‘workable’.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 3/12/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Gender studies aim to improve quality of life.  The Los Angeles Times, 3/26/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Mothers not held accountable.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/1/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  What about the children?  The St. Paul Pioneer Press, 4/10/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  The true costs of health care.  The New York Times, 4/17/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Child-support, alimony reform.  The Daytona Beach News-Journal, 4/19/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Male pill:  Rx for men’s rights.  Newsday, 4/25/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Parenthood as rehabilitation for convicts.  The Christian Science Monitor, 5/4/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Gun law flaws.  The Miami Herald, 5/10/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Lesson from ‘runaway bride’.  The Washington Times, 5/13/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Man overboard.  The Denver Westword, 6/2/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Child-support payments are far too high.  Florida Today, 6/13/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Every mother’s sum.  The Seattle Times, 6/26/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Law protects women but victimizes many men.  San Francisco Daily Journal and Los Angeles Daily Journal, [Letter/Op-Ed Column], 7/13/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Fatal flaws:  VAWA 2005.  The Washington Times, [Op-Ed Commentary], 7/19/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Summing up divorce.  The Orlando Sentinel, 11/5/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Gender bias.  The Miami Herald, 11/24/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  PBSgate.  [Op-Ed Commentary], Posted on [www.mediaradar.org] and a number of other websites around 11/25/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  States Must Do More.  The New York Times, 12/04/05.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  We are neglecting and damaging our men.  The Wall Street Journal, 12/27/05, A21.

Finley, G. E., & Kruk, E. A. (2005).  Social movements and paradigm shifts.  Children News:  Children’s Rights Council, Winter, 1 & 6.

Schwartz, S. J. & Finley, G. E. (2005).  Fathering in intact and divorced families: Ethnic differences in retrospective reports. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67 (1), 207 – 215.

Finley, G. E. (2005, September 28).  “Why can’t a father be more like a mother?”  [Review of the book The good father:  On men, masculinity, and life in the family].  PsycCRITIQUES — Contemporary Psychology:  APA Review of Books, 50 (no. 39), Article 5.  Retrieved [[9/28/05]] from the PsycCRITIQUES database.

Schwartz, S. J. & Finley, G. E. (2005).  Divorce-related variables as predictors of young adults’ retrospective fathering reports. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 44 (1/2), 145 – 163.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Ruling cheats men.  The Miami Herald, 1/13/06, A. 24.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Boys, men and Band-Aids.  The Washington Times, 1/23/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Women molest, too.  The Miami Herald, 2/22/06, A 22.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Base custody on research.  Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, 2/23/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Debra Lafave:  The case against female sexual predators.  [Op-Ed Commentary] Posted on [http://mensnewsdaily.com] and a number of other web sites around 3/25/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  The case against female sexual predators.  [Op-Ed Commentary].  The Tampa Tribune, 3/28/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Kids need two parents.  The Detroit News, 4/4/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Female sexual predators:  The veiled epidemic.  [Op-Ed Commentary].  Posted on [www.therealitycheck.org] and a number of other web sites around 4/18/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Statistics make a case to support joint custody.  The Albany Times Union, 4/30/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  The health of fatherhood.  [Op-Ed Commentary].  Distributed to members of Congress and staff by the Men’s Health Network at the annual health screenings to celebrate Men’s Health Week, June 12-18, 2006.  Also posted on a number of web sites including [http://mensnewsdaily.com].

Finley, G. E. (2006).  There is legal inequality in One Woman’s Word:  Rape allegations at Duke are a specific case in point.  [Op-Ed Commentary].  The Houston Chronicle, 6/15/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Support win-win initiative, not lose-lose status quo.  The Grand Forks Herald, 9/30/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Good programs deserve tax dollars.  Delaware State News, 10/8/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  GENDER ALERT:  Is the U.N. a Worldwide Threat to the Health and Wellbeing of men?  [Op-Ed Commentary].  Men’s News Daily, 10/15/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Test babies’ DNA.  The Miami Herald, 10/31/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Listen to the children of divorce.  The Grand Forks Herald, 11/3/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Reforming adoption law.  The Washington Times, 11/22/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Making the World a Better Place – One Billboard at a Time.  [Op-Ed Commentary]. Men’s News Daily, 11/27/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Good policing vs. good politics.  Detroit Free Press Online, 12/02/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Father snubbed.  The Miami Herald, 12/07/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006). Create equal parenting rights.  The Detroit News, 12/12/06.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Joint custody.  In N. Salkind (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Human Development, Volume 2, pp. 745 –747.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

 

 

Finley, G. E., & Schwartz, S. J. (2006).  Parsons and Bales revisited:  Young adult children’s characterization of

the fathering role.  Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 7 (1), 42 – 55.

 

Schwartz, S. J. & Finley, G. E. (2006).  Father involvement, nurturant fathering, and young

adult psychosocial functioning: Differences among adoptive, adoptive stepfather, and non-adoptive stepfamilies.  Journal of Family Issues, 27 (5), 712 – 731.

 

Finley, G. E. (2006).  “The myth of the good divorce.”  [Review of the book Between Two Worlds:  The Inner

Lives of the Children of Divorce.  PsycCRITIQUES–Contemporary Psychology:  APA Review of Books, 51(no. 35), Article 17.  Retrieved [8/30/06] from the PsycCRITIQUES database.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  One woman’s word.  The Chicago Tribune, 1/5/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Shared parenting may save lives.  The Sun-Sentinel, 1/7/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Oprah’s academy: a reminder that all children need education.  The Christian Science Monitor, 1/9/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007). In the company of men.  [Op-Ed Commentary]. Men’s News Daily, 1/20/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  The Duke scandal.  The Washington Times, 1/22/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Wives pay alimony.  The Miami Herald, 1/24/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Spanking ban gets a hand, takes a hit.  The Los Angeles Times, 1/24/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Mandatory DNA Testing.  The Tampa Tribune, 2/4/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Test at birth.  The Concord Monitor, 2/9/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Child-support case.  The Kansas City Star, 2/18/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Vilsack cares.  The Miami Herald, 3/1/07.Finley, G. E. (2007).  Did you notice the high legal fees? The Northwest Indiana Times, 4/4/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  The disappearing gender pay gap.  The Washington Post, 4/16/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Gender-Based Tax Policy: Its premise is false.  The Minneapolis Star Tribune, 5/6/07.Finley, G. E. (2007).  Investing more in America’s youth.  The Christian Science Monitor, 8/27/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  What’s best for this child?  The Miami Herald, 9/3/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  After faculty role in Duke case, pick colleges carefully.  The Christian Science Monitor, 9/18/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Fear of divorce stunts many young adults’ decision to marry.  USA TODAY, 9/18/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Eliminate DCF, balance budget, achieve justice.  The Miami Herald, 10/7/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  The boy crisis.  The Pasadena Star-News, 10/13/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Cheapened degree.  The Chicago Tribune, 10/16/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Males are victims of domestic violence, too.  The Christian Science Monitor, 10/23/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Campus P.C. censorship is killing free speech.  The Wall Street Journal, 10/24/07.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Gender pay gap myths and 2008.  [Op-Ed Commentary] The Washington Times, 11/18/07.

Finley, G. E., & Schwartz, S. J. (2007).  Father involvement and long-term young adult outcomes:  The differential contributions of divorce and gender.  Family Court Review, 45 (No. 4), 573 – 587.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  “Divorce: The rest of the story.” [ Review of the Book by Clarke-Stewart, A., & Brentano, C. Divorce:  Causes and consequences.]  PsycCRITIQUES—Contemporary Psychology:  APA Review of Books, 52, (no. 33), Article 155, August 15, 2007.

Finley, G. E. (2008).  Speak out for boys.  The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/3/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). Assessing Iowa Presidential Caucus Results.  The Washington Times, 1/5/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). Hillary: “No Woman is Illegal.” [Op-Ed Commentary] MensNewsDaily,1/14/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). Hillary is playing gender politics.  [Op-Ed Commentary] South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 1/21/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). One path to the presidency.  [Op-Ed Commentary] Intellectual Conservative, 1/28/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008).  South Carolina’s effect on the Obama campaign.  The Christian Science Monitor, 1/30/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008).  Candidates should anticipate future gender dynamics. The Christian Science Monitor, 2/7/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008).  Hillary: Determination vs. Defiance.  [Op-Ed Commentary] MensNewsDaily, 6/2/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008).  The state vs. parental rights.  The Christian Science Monitor, 6/5/08.

 

Finley, G. E. (2008).  Tim Russert and Fatherhood: A Father’s Day Tribute. [Op-Ed Commentary] MensNewsDaily,  6/15/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). COMMENTARY:  A father’s legacy.  The Washington Times, 6/17/08, A23.

Finley, G. E. (2008). Facing reality on domestic violence. [Op-Ed Commentary] www.ifeminists.net, 7/10/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). Pay gap vanished. The Washington Times, 7/17/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). Obama/Biden: Escalating the war on fathers and families. [Op-Ed Commentary] Intellectual Conservative, 8/ 26/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). Parents divorce, and arbitrary judges make things worse [Letter of the day]. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, 9/13/08.

Finley, G.E. (2008). Bailouts and taxes.  The Washington Times, 9/18/08

Finley, G. E. (2008). Macy’s DisRESPECT for Men.  [Op-Ed Commentary] MensNewsDaily, 9/21/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). Just say ‘no’ to bailouts. The Christian Science Monitor, 9/22/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008). Let the guilty pay.  The Wall Street Journal, 9/30/08.

Finley, G. E. (2008).  Domestic violence awareness month 2008 – California Leads the Way.  [Op-Ed Commentary]             MensNewsDaily, 10/17/08.

Finley, G. E., Mira, S. D., & Schwartz, S. J. (2008).  Perceived paternal and maternal involvement:  Factor      structures, mean differences, and parental roles.  Fathering, 6 (No.1), 62 – 82.

Finley, G. E. (2008, July 16). Parental rights: An endangered species? [Review of the Book Taken into custody:

The war against fathers, marriage, and the family]. PsycCRITIQUES—Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 53 (No. 29), Article 3.  Retrieved July 16, 2008, from the PsycCRITIQUES database.

Finley, G. E. (2009). DIVORCE Costs men more.  The Miami Herald, 1/11/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009). Stimulus opposition.  The Washington Times, 2/07/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009). Stimulus plan illustrates ‘haste makes waste.’ The Wall Street Journal, 2/10/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009). Keep men employed.  The Miami Herald, 2/13/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009). Demography and economy: The good, the bad, and the ugly.  [Op-Ed Commentary], The Reality Check and other web sites around 3/25/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009).  Child support.  The Miami Herald, 4/8/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009). No time for Lifetime [Letter of the Day].  The Washington Times, 5/22/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009).  ill over health care.  The Washington Times, 6/23/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009).  Abandon all hope ye who enter here.  The Washington Times, 8/3/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009).  The male plight.  USA TODAY, 8/5/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009). Debating healthcare reform.  The Miami Herald, 8/11/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009). All in the family.  The New York Times, 11/10/09.

Finley, G.E. (2009).  When family ties die.  The Washington Times, 11/24/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009).  Improve family law.  The Miami Herald, 11/24/09.

Finley, G. E. (2009). Males and seniors will lose under ObamaCare. [Op-Ed Commentary], The Reality Check and other web sites around 12/22/09.

Schwartz, S. J., & Finley, G. E. (2009).  Mothering, fathering, and divorce: The influence of divorce on reports of and desires for maternal and paternal involvement.  Family Court Review, 47 (No. 3), 506 – 522.

Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Ravert, R. D., Kim, S. Y., Weisskirch, R. S., Williams, M. K., Bersamin, M., & Finley, G. E. (2009).  Perceived parental relationships and health-risk behaviors in college-attending emerging adults. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71 (August), 727 – 740.

Finley, G. E. (2010).  A woman’s inalienable right to murder? [Op-Ed Commentary], MensNewsDaily and other web sites around 1/10/10.

Finley, G. E. (2010). Obamacare is actually ‘politicalcare.’ The Washington Times, 1/12/10.

Finley, G. E. (2010). Obama, Pelosi and Reid: Step down. The Washington Times, 1/28/10.

Finley, G. E. (2010). The gender silent majority. [Op-Ed Commentary], MensNewsDaily and other web sites around 2/2/10.

Finley, G. E. (2010).  Equal opportunity better than ardent feminism.  The Washington Times, 2/17/10.

Finley, G. E. (2010). Fathers matter.  The Miami Herald, 2/21/10.

Finley, G. E. (2010). Reidgate: Where did Harry go wrong?  [Op-Ed Commentary], MensNewsDaily and other websites around 2/25/10.

Finley, G. E. (2010).  Power over academic loans and freedom.  The Washington Times, 2/26/10.

Finley, G. E. (2010).  ‘Ideologizing’ America’s universities.  [Letter of the Day].  The Washington Times, 3/31/10.

Finley, G. E. (2010).  Unpaid internships can have long-lasting benefits.  The Wall Street Journal, 4/16/10.

Schwartz, S. J., & Finley, G. E. (2010).  Troubled ruminations about parents:  Conceptualization and validation with emerging adults.  Journal of Counseling and Development, 88 (No. 1), 80 – 91.

Finley, G. E. (2010).  Boys to men: Rites of passage and a place of my own.  [Review of the Book Sport, beer, and gender: Promotional culture and contemporary social life].  PsycCRITIQUES – Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 55 (No.12), Article 8.  Posted March 24, 2010.

Finley, G. E., & Schwartz, S.J. (In press).  The divided world of the child:  Divorce and long-term psychosocial adjustment.   Family Court Review.

Finley, G. E. (In press).  Asynchronous Development (Between Partners).  In M. Craft-Rosenberg, Encyclopedia of Family Health. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Finley, G. E. (In press).  Roles and functions of the families: Divorce. In M. Craft-Rosenberg, Encyclopedia of Family Health. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Finley, G. E. (In press).  Divorce: Loss of Family Members.  In M. Craft-Rosenberg, Encyclopedia of Family Health.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Finley, G. E. (Under Contract). Fatherhood and Psychology.  Oxford, England: Wiley-Blackwell.

Reid, M., & Finley, G.E. (Submitted).  Trends in African-American and Caribbean father’s nurturance and involvement.

Finley, G. E., & Schwartz, S. J. (In preparation).  Post-divorce family form, paternal and maternal nurturance,  identity, and young-adult high risk behaviors.

Finley, G. E., & Schwartz, S. J. (In preparation).  Post-divorce fathering:  A new look at family policy from the perspective of young adult children of divorce

Research in Progress

The father and mother nurturance and involvement scales: Retrospective measures and young adult outcomes. The feelings and attitudes of first-time adoptive fathers compared to biological fathers.

Papers and Posters Presented

Finley, G.E., Layne, O., & Kagan, J. (1966).  The child’s differential attention to regular and distorted human forms and faces.  X Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Lima.

Finley, G.E. (1967).  A cross‑sectional and cross‑cultural study of young children’s attention to familiar and incongruous stimuli.  Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New York.

Finley, G.E. (1969).  Attitude‑recognition consistency as a stimulus processing mechanism in children.  Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Long Beach.

Finley, G.E., & Humphreys, C.A. (1971).  Egocentrism and the development of persuasive skills.  Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis.

Finley, G.E., French, D., & Cowan, P.A. (1973).  Egocentrism and popularity.  XIV Interamerican Congress of    Psychology, Sao Paulo.

Suarez, F., Barba, V., Vicente‑Romeu, J., & Finley, G.E. (1974).  El concepto de conservación de Piaget en cuatro submuestras Panameñas, XV Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Bogota. Chairperson, Symposium on Human Development.

Kagan, J., Klein, R.E., Finley, G.E., & Rogoff, B. (1975).  A study in cognitive development.  Conference on Issues in Cross‑Cultural Research, The New York Academy of Sciences, New York.

Finley, G.E. (1976).  Studies of cognitive development in Guatemala and their application to Yucatan. Research Planning Conference, Universidad de Yucatan, Merida.

Finley, G.E. (1976).  The Interamerican Society of Psychology and the XVI Interamerican Congress of Psychology.  Open Meeting of the APA Committee on International Relations, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Finley, G.E. (1977).  Fear of crime and some consequences for the elderly.  Testimony before the Governor’s Commission on Criminal Justice, Task Force on Crime and the Elderly, Miami Beach.

Finley, G.E. (1978).  The preparation and evaluation of manuscripts designed for journals with an intercultural focus.  Meeting of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research.  Phoenix.

Finley, G.E. (1978).  Collaborative issues in cross‑national research.  Paper presented as part of a symposium on Scientific and Professional Collaboration in Psychology between North and South.  American Psychological Association, Toronto

Finley, G.E. (1979).  The psychology of aging:  A review of the literature (Invited review) XVII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Lima.

Finley, G.E., & Delgado, M. (1979).  Category width and memory in younger and older adults.  Meetings of the Gerontological Society, Washington, D.C..

Finley, G.E. (1981).  Modernization and aging. XVIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Santo Domingo.

Finley, G.E. (1981).  Aging in Latin America.  XVIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Santo Domingo.

Finley, G.E. (1982).  Cross‑cultural aging:  Issues in the design of a cognitive and sensory test battery.  VI Congress of the International Association for Cross‑Cultural Psychology, Aberdeen.

Gomez, V., & Finley, G.E. (1983).  Attitudes toward the elderly as a function of modernization in the Dominican Republic.  XIX Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Quito.

Levitt, M.J., Clark, M.C., Rotton, J., & Finley, G.E. (1983).  Social support and well‑being in an at‑risk elderly population.  Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco.

Finley, G.E., Gomez, V., & Comfort, J.C. (1984).  Attitudes toward the elderly as a function of individual modernity in the Dominican Republic.  XXIII International Congress of Psychology, Acapulco.

Finley, G.E. (1985).  Memory improvement in the elderly: Progress and prospects.  XX Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Caracas.

Finley, G.E. (1985).  Participant, Discussion Session:  Crossing Boundaries ‑‑ Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cross‑Cultural Studies of Aging.  Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans.

Finley, G.E., & Sharp, T. (1987).  Name retrieval in the elderly in the tip‑of‑the‑tongue memory paradigm.  XXI Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Havana.

Finley, G.E., & Sharp, T. (1988).  Name retrieval in the elderly in the tip‑of‑the‑tongue paradigm.  Second Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta.

Finley, G.E., Janovetz, V., & Rogers, B. (1990).  University students’ perceptions of parental acceptance‑rejection as a function of parental age.  Conference on Human Development, Richmond.

Finley, G.E. (1991).  Age of parent, the experience of parenthood, and children’s perceptions of their parents.  Invited Address, XXIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Finley, G.E., Janovetz, V., & Rogers, B.  (1991).  Parental age and parenting quality as perceived by late adolescents.  American Psychological Association, San Francisco.

Finley, G.E., Stephenson, D., Williams, S., & Janovetz, V. (1993).  Father’s age and the paternal feelings and attitudes of first-time fathers.  Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans.

Williams, S.M., & Finley, G.E. (1994).  Parental age and parenting quality:  Comparing the USA and Trinidad.  American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.

Finley, G.E. (1997).  Stages in the adoptive family life-cycle.  Second Annual Conference on Adoption. Children’s Home Society of Florida.

Finley, G.E. (1998).  The adoptive family life-cycle: Developmental and clinical Psychological Association.

Finley, G.E. (1998). Discussant, Symposium on adoption in a global context. National Council on Family Relations.

Finley, G. E. (1998). Presider, Symposium on parental rights in the context of biological, stepparent, adoptive, and grandparent-led families: Current policy developments: National Council on Family Relations.

Finley, G.E. & Aguiar, L. (1998). The effects of children on parents: Adoptee genetic dispositions to psychopathology and psychopathology in the adoptive parent.   National Council on Family Relations.

Finley, G.E. & Aguiar, L. (1999). Adoption: Genetic risk for adoptee psychopathology as a function of age of birthfather and birthmother. Society for Research in Child Development.

Finley, G. E. (1999). Unheard voices: Adoptive fathers on the adoption process and adoptive fatherhood. International Conference on Adoption Research.

Finley, G. E. (1999). Discussant, Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop on Adoption. National Council on Family Relations.

Finley, G. E. (1999). Adoptive and biological fathers= enjoyment of first-time fathering. National Council on Family Relations.

Chiang, Y. Y. & Finley, G. E. (2000).  Relationships between adoptee infant temperament and anti-social outcomes in adulthood.  American Psychological Society.

Schwartz, S. J., & Finley, G. E. (2000).  Father involvement and affective quality of fathering: Retrospective measures for university students. American Psychological Society.

Chiang, Y.Y. & Finley, G. E. (2000). The relationship between adoptee infant temperament and young adult behavior. American Psychological Association.

Schwartz, S. J., & Finley, G. E. (2000). Adoptive, adoptive-step, divorced, intact, and step-fathers: Young adults= retrospective perceptions of instrumental fathering. Paper session on AMotherhood and Fatherhood in Multiple Perspectives.@ National Council on Family Relations.

Finley, G. E., & Aguiar, L. J. (2000). Adoptive parental age and patterns of psychopathology in young adult adoptees. National Council on Family Relations.

Schwartz, S. J., & Finley, G. E. (2001). Gender difference in reported versus desired father involvement: A Retrospective study. Society for Research in Child Development.

Finley, G. E., & Schwartz, S. J. (2001). Father hunger, divorce, family court, and the reconstruction of the essential father. Society for Research in Child Development.

Finley, G. E., (2001). Adoptive families in the Americas. American Family Therapy Academy: MEETING OF THE AMERICAS – The Family in a World without Borders.

Finley, G.E., (2001). Conversation Hour: Psychosocial problems. Interamerican Society of Psychology.

Finley, G. E., (Invited Keynote Address, 2001), Fathers, children, and divorce: Toward human well-being. Interamerican Society of Psychology.

Chiang, Y. Y. & Finley, G. E. (2001). Is adoptee status a risk or protective factor for the experience of adoptive parental divorce? National Council on Family Relations.

Finley, G. E. & Schwartz, S. J. (2001). Father involvement in childhood/adolescence and young adult psychosocial outcomes. National Council on Family Relations.

Feigelman, W., & Finley, G. E. (2002). Adoptees whose parents divorced: Are they in double jeopardy for youth problems compared to children reared in one-parent biologic families? 2002 Add Health Users Workshop.

Finley, G. E. (2002). Discussant, Symposium on adoption practice and its influence on adopted child and adolescent outcomes: A Cross-National Perspective. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development.

Feigelman, W., & Finley, G. E. (2002). Adoptees whose parents divorced: Are they in double jeopardy for youth problems compared to children reared in one-parent biologic families? American Public Health Association.

Finley, G. E., & Feigelman, W. (2003).  Adoptive status and gender as determinants of parent-child relationships in adolescence.  2003 Add Health Users Workshop.

Finley, G. E., Burrow, A. L., & Heller, H. (2003).  Adoptive and biological children: Who feels closest to father and who to mother?  National Council on Family Relations.

Mira, S., & Finley, G. E. (2003).  Harms to children and parents inherent to abuse investigations.  National Council on Family Relations.

Burrow, A. L., Tubman, J. G., & Finley, G. E. (2004).  Adolescent adjustment: Identifying group differences by adoption status, adoption subtype, developmental stage and gender.  Society for Research on Adolescence.

Burrow, A. L., & Finley, G. E. (2004).  The transracial adoption outcome controversy in the context of multiple measures of adolescent adjustment.  Society for Research on Adolescence.

Finley, G. E. (2004).  Post-divorce fathering:  The perspective of young adult children of divorce.  University of British Columbia School of Social Work and Family Studies, Colloquium Series.

Heller, H., & Finley, G. E. (2004).  Implications of visible vs non-visible adoptions upon sexual behavior.  National Council on Family Relations.

Finley, G. E. (2005).  Conversation Hour (with Florence Kaslow & Lita Linzer Schwartz) on The Impact of a Son’s Divorce on Parents/Son, Grandparent/Grandchild(ren) Relationships.  American Psychological Association.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Panel Member:  Developing the field:  Where we’ve been, what we do, and what we need in order to further develop the field of men’s studies.  American Men’s Studies Association.

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Panel Member:  Moving society toward shared parenting.  National Family Law Reform Conference, American Coalition for Fathers & Children.

 

 

Finley, G. E. (2006).  Panel Member:  Best Interests of the Child.  Shared Parenting in the 21st Century:

Exploring the Best Interests of Children, Children’s Rights Council.

Mira, S., Mira, M., Rodriguez, D., & Finley, G. E. (2006).  The Development of Nurturant Mothering and Mother Involvement scales.  National Council on Family Relations.

Sheehan, T., Toca, I., Mira, S., & Finley, G. E. (2006).  Parental nurturance and child academic outcomes:  An exploratory analysis.  National Council on Family Relations.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  Divorce reform:  Shared parenting and child support.  Center for Parental Responsibility,             Minneapolis.

Finley, G. E. (2007).  The new gender divide in higher education: Long-term social and occupational             implications.  Third National Men’s Equality Conference:  Boys and the Boy Crisis, Washington DC.

Finley, G. E., & Schwartz, S. J. (2007).  Father involvement and long-term divorce outcomes by gender. American Psychological Association.

Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Ravert, R. D., Kim, S. Y., Weisskirch, R. S., Williams, M. K., & Finley, G. E.(2008).  Relationships with Parents and Health Risk Behaviors in Emerging Adults. National Council on Family Relations.

Finley, G. E., & Schwartz, S.J. (2009).  The divided world of the child:  Divorce and long-term psychosocial adjustment.  Association for Psychological Science.

 

Awards and Grants

1963-1967        National Institute of Mental Health, Predoctoral Fellow

1964                 Social Science Research Council sponsored Institute of Cognitive Development, University of Minnesota.

1965                 Interuniversity Project for Behavioral Sciences Grant (University of Chicago) for field work among the Mayan Indians of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

1968‑1969        Educational Research Institute of British Columbia Grant.

1969‑1971         Canada Council Grants.

1972‑1976         FIU International Affairs Center Grants.

1973‑1974         On leave from FIU for field work among the Mayan Indians of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, supported by a W.T. Grant Foundation award to J. Kagan.

1975‑1976         National Institute of Mental Health Small Grant.

1975‑1980         FIU Foundation Grants.

1977                 National Institute of Aging sponsored Workshop on Research Needs in Aging.  University of Chicago.

1980‑1981         FIU/FAU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems Grant: South Miami Beach

Redevelopment ‑ Impact on the Elderly, Co-Investigator.

1981‑1985         FIU Latin American and Caribbean Center Grants.

1981‑1998         FIU College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Awards. (Intermittent)

1982‑1984         Agency for International Development Grant: Food intake and cognitive functioning, Co-Investigator, field work in rural Mexico.

1985-1986         Southeast Florida Center on Aging Small Grant.

1988                  FIU Provost’s Summer Research Award: Father’s Age (Life Stage) as a Determinant of Fatherhood.

1989                 FIU Provost’s Summer Research Award: Parental Age and the Quality of Parenting:  Is Older Better?

1991-1992        William T. Grant Foundation, Officers’ Discretionary Award: Impact of parental age on parenthood and children’s perceptions of parents.

1995                 FIU Teaching Incentive Program Award.

1998-1999        College of Arts and Sciences Grant-in-aid Program.

1999-2003        Travel awards from Sponsored Research of the College of Arts and Sciences.

2004                 Sabbatical Awarded, Fall Semester Full-Pay, University of British Columbia

 

Research Interests

Fatherhood; Fathers, Children, and Divorce; False Abuse Investigations; Cross-Cultural Comparisons.

Professional Activities

Consulting Editor:  Journal of Cross‑Cultural Psychology, 1974‑1990.

Executive Secretary for the United States and Canada:  Interamerican Society of Psychology, 1974‑76.

Secretary General: XVI INTERAMERICAN CONGRESS OF PSYCHOLOGY, December 12‑17, 1976.

Editor: Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 1977‑82.

Board of Editorial Commentators:  Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1978‑82.

Treasurer:  International Association for Cross‑Cultural Psychology, 1981‑82.

Vice President for the United States and Canada, Interamerican Society of Psychology, 1983‑85.

Member, Awards Committee, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section,  Gerontological Society of America, 1986-88.

Consulting Editor: Revisita Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 1983-                                       1999.

Consulting Editor:  International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 1988‑present.

Chair, Adoption Focus Group, National Council on Family Relations, 1997- 2000.

Editor, Adoption Quarterly, 2000 – 2003.

Member, Ethics Advisory Committee, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, 2001 – 2004.

Consulting Editor, Adoption Quarterly, 2003 – 2006.

Member, Annual Press Awards Committee, Council on Contemporary Families, 2003 – 2004.

Consulting Editor, Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 2004 – 2007.

Member, Board of Directors, Dialogue on Sustainable Community, 2005 – present.

Member, Coordinating Committee, MediaRadar, 2005 – 2006.

Member, Board of Advisors, American Coalition for Fathers and Children, 2005 – present.

Member, Committee on Men’s Studies, On Step Institute, 2006 – present.

Member, Board of Advisors, Men’s Health Network, 2006 – present.

Member, Advisory Board, Fathering, 2007 – 2010.

Member, Steering Committee, Symposium on The Future of Men, 2008 – present.

Scholar, Institute for the American Family, 2008 – present.

Trustee, Foundation for Male Studies, 2010 – present.

Manuscript and Proposal Reviewer (Ad Hoc, 1970 to present):  American Psychologist; Child Development; Experimental Aging Research;  Journal of Cross‑Cultural Gerontology; Journal of Gerontology; Psychology and Aging; Adoption Quarterly; Journal of Marriage and the Family; Family Relations; Journal of Clinical Child Psychology; Psychology of Men and Masculinity; Journal of Family Issues; National Research Council (Canada); National Science Foundation; Social Science Research Council;  Program Committee, Society for Research in Child Development; Behavioral and Social Sciences Program Selection Committee, Gerontological Society of America; Program Reviewer, Behavioral & Social Sciences Section, International Association of Gerontology; Program Reviewer, National Council on Family Relations.

Current Professional Society Memberships

American Psychological Association (Divisions:  Family; Men & Masculinity)

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

FIU Committee Experience

1972‑2009:        During these years I have served one or more times on the following committees in the following capacities:

Chair:

Department of Psychology

Curriculum

Personnel Practices

Recruiting

Executive (Secretary)

Search and Screen for the Chair of the Department

Ad Hoc Committee on Tenure and Promotion Guidelines

College of Arts and Sciences

Search and Screen Committee for the Dean of the College (Vice Chair)

University‑Wide

Committee for the Study of the Elderly

Undergraduate Academic Certificate Program in Gerontology

Graduate Academic Certificate Program in Gerontology

Adoption Working Group

Member:

Department of Psychology

Recruiting

Curriculum

Executive

Planning for Ph.D. in Life‑Span Development

Advising and Scholarship

Community Psychology M.S.

Undergraduate Studies

Graduate Studies

Developmental Ph.D. Program

Merit Criteria

College of Arts and Sciences

International Affairs

College Council on International Studies

Human Resources

University Wide

Ad hoc Faculty Task Force on the School of Public Affairs and Service

Provost’s Committee on Possible Long‑term Care Facility on Bay Vista Campus

Graduate Professional Certificate Program in Gerontology

Faculty Senate