Speaking Events

Abbie Goldberg has given numerous invited keynotes, talks, and workshops around the world, to a variety of audiences, including legal professionals, medical professionals, therapists, teachers and school administrators, and families. Sample titles of recent presentations include:

• Maybe Baby: Parenting Routes and Strategies for LGBTQ Prospective Parents
• From Family Trees to Heritage Week: Supporting Adoptive Families in School
• Beyond the Binary: Making Higher Education Work for Trans Students
• From Two Daddies to Divorce: Supporting Same-Sex Couples in Separation
• Moving Beyond “The Kids are All Right”: 20 Years of Research on LGBT Families
• From Placement to Puberty: Lesbian and Gay Adoptive Families Over Time
• “So You Want to Get a Divorce…”: LGBTQ Affirming Practice for Lawyers and Mediators
•  Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Early Childhood Education
• Adoptive Families and Schools: Developing Successful Partnerships

Comments from recent workshop and training participants include:

• “Learning about [trans] students’ experiences was eye opening. . .the different vignettes helped to  give me ways to make my interactions more inclusive.”
• “[I have] a new perspective on trans individuals. Moving forward [I will] be more open minded and accepting, find ways to be more supportive to this community on campus, be more mindful in terminology used, [and will] create safe spaces for the trans community [here].
  

  Giving a keynote at the International Conference on Adoption in Porto, Portugal (2026)

• “I found this extremely useful to me as a graduate student.  I identify as pert of the LBGTQ community and I learned a great deal.” 
• “I really liked the topic of putting adoption competency training within schools and the great need to support our families.”
• “At home it will help me navigate through my children’s education.  At work, it will help me advocate for families.”
• “I really valued having a conversation about different age groups and inclusion, and what I can do when teaching.”
• “Thank you for sharing ways to represent, respect, and include the families that make up our communities.”

Comments from recent talk attendees include:

• “Dr. Goldberg was warm and engaging, I really enjoyed the talk.”
• “Abbie is a natural presenter and truly knows her stuff.”
• “I loved her presentation style and her content.”
• “So appreciative of this research – the intersection of adoption and teacher ed issues are so critical yet scant.”
• “I found it very helpful to hear teacher’s experiences and suggestions. Plus the links to additional materials that Prof. Goldberg shared were great.”
• “This information will help me to be a competent, adoption-informed therapist.”

For information about Dr. Goldberg’s domains of expertise, or to inquire about her availability and fee for a speaking event or workshop, please contact her.