Goldberg, A. E., & Brodzinsky, D. (2024). Thinking about the birth father: Loss, longing, ambivalence, and indifference among adopted adolescents with lesbian mothers. Infant & Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2561
Logan, M., Heberle, A., & Goldberg, A. E. (2025). “I want to support her but also want to protect her”: The gendered parenting practices of LGBTQ+ parents. Children & Youth Services Review, 169.
Goldberg, A. E., Toomey, R., & Abreu, R. (2024). “Don’t Say Gay”: Implications for outness and desire to move among LGBTQ parents in Florida. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-024-00982-9
Goldberg, A. E., Silvert, L., & Farr, R. (2024). Family building desires among adopted adolescents with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents. Family Relations. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13042
Goldberg, A. E., & Gabriele-Black, K. (2024). To tell or not to tell: Disclosure experiences and perceived microaggressions among adopted adolescents with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents. Journal of Adolescent Research. Advance online publication.
Goldberg, A. E., Abreu, R., & Flores, A. (2024). Perceived impact of the parental rights in education bill (“Don’t Say Gay”) on LGBTQ+ parents in Florida. The Counseling Psychologist, 52(2), 224-266.
Goldberg, A. E., Virginia, H., McCormick, N., Logan, M., & Silvert, L. (2023). If we only knew…”: An exploratory study of parents of adopted adolescents seeking residential treatment. Children & Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107053
Goldberg, A. E., & Abreu, R. (2023). LGBTQ parent concerns and parent-child communication about the Parental Rights in Education Bill (“Don’t Say Gay”) in Florida. Family Relations. http://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12894
Goldberg, A. E. (2022). LGBTQ-parent families: Diversity, intersectionality, and social context. Current Opinion in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101517
Siegel, M., Legler, M., Fortese, N., Goldberg, A. E., & Zemp, M. (2022). Minority stress and positive identity aspects in members of LGBTQ+ parent families: Literature review and a study protocol for a mixed-methods evidence synthesis. Childhood, 9(9), 1364.
Goldberg, A. E., McCormick, N., Kironde, E., Virginia, H., & Logan, M. (2022). White parents of adopted Black children in an era of racial reckoning: Challenges, tensions, and strategies. Journal of Marriage & Family, 84, 1314-1334.
Goldberg, A. E., & Virginia, H. (2022). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents’ perspectives on their adopted children’s puberty and approaches to puberty-related communication. Journal of Family Communication, 22, 248-270.
Goldberg, A. E., Brodzinsky, D., Singer, J., & Crozier, P. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on child welfare-involved families: Implications for parent-child reunification and child welfare professionals. Developmental Child Welfare. https://org/10.1177/25161032211045257
Gabriele-Black, K. A., Goldberg, A. E., Manley, M., & Frost, R. (2021). “Life is already hard enough”: Lesbian and gay adoptive parents’ experiences and concerns after the 2016 presidential election. Couple & Family Psychology, 10, 103–123.
Goldberg, A. E., McCormick, N., & Virginia, H. (2020). Parenting in a pandemic: Work-family arrangements, well-being, and intimate relationships among adoptive parents. Family Relations. org/10.1111/fare.12528
Lee, B. R., Wyman Battalen, A., Brodzinsky, D. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2020). Parent, child, and adoption characteristics associated with post-adoption support needs. Social Work Research, 44, 21-32.
Frost, R. L., & Goldberg, A. E. (2020). “People said we were nuts … I understand what they were saying now”: The transition to parenthood in sibling group adoption. Children & Youth Services Review, 116. doi:1016/j.childyouth.2020.105209
Goldberg, A. E., Tornello, S., Farr, R., Smith, J. Z., & Miranda, L. (2020). Barriers to adoption and foster care and openness to child characteristics among transgender adults. Children & Youth Services Review, 109. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104699
Goldberg, A. E., & Garcia, R. (2020). Community characteristics, victimization, and psychological adjustment among school-aged adopted children with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents. Frontiers in Psychology, 11(372). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00372
Goldberg, A. E., Frost, R. F., Manley, M., McCormick, N. M., Smith, J. Z., & Brodzinsky, D. B. (2020). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents’ experiences with pediatricians: A mixed-methods study. Adoption Quarterly, 23, 27-62.
Frost, R., & Goldberg, A. E. (2020). Adopting again: A qualitative study of the second transition to parenthood in adoptive families. Adoption Quarterly, 23, 85-109.
Wyman Battalen, A. W., Goldberg, A. E., Brodzinsky, D., McRoy, R., & Hawkins, S. S. (2019). Heterosexual, gay, and lesbian adoptive parents’ help seeking and service satisfaction of pediatricians and mental health providers. Developmental Child Welfare, 1(3), 233-250.
Goldberg, A. E., Frost, R. F., Miranda, L., & Kahn, E. (2019). LGBTQ individuals’ experiences with delays and disruptions in the foster care and adoption process. Children & Youth Services Review, 106. doi:1016/j.childyouth.2019.104466
Moyer, A. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2019). Foster youths’ educational challenges and supports: Perspectives of teachers, foster parents, and former foster youth. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. doi: 1007/s10560-019-00640-9
Frank, E., Manley, M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2019). Parental naming practices in same-sex adoptive families. Family Relations, 68, 580-595.
Goldberg, A. E., Frost, R. F., Manley, M., & McCormick, N. M. (2019). Conceived through rape/incest?: Adoptive parents’ experiences managing uncertainty and disclosure surrounding their children’s origins. Family Process. doi: 1111/famp.12491
Goldberg, A. E., Smith, J. Z., McCormick, N., & Overstreet, N. (2019). Health behaviors and outcomes of parents in same-sex couples: An exploratory study. Psychology of Sexual Orientation & Gender Diversity. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000330
Farr, R., & Goldberg, A. E. (2018). Sexual orientation, gender identity, and adoption law. Family Court Review, 56, 374-383.
Moyer, A. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2017). “We were not planning on this, but…”: Adoptive parents’ reactions and adaptations to unmet expectations. Child & Family Social Work, 22, 12–21.
Brodzinsky, D., & Goldberg, A. E. (2017). Contact with birth family in intercountry adoptions: Comparing families headed by sexual minority and heterosexual parents. Children & Youth Services Review, 74, 117-24.
Black, K., Moyer, A. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2016). From face to face to Facebook: The role of technology and social media in adoptive family relationships with birth family. Adoption Quarterly, 19, 307-332.
Goldberg, A. E., & Garcia, R. L. (2016). Gender-typed behavior over time in children of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 854-865.
Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2016). Predictors of race, adoption, and sexual orientation related socialization among adoptive parents of young children. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 397-408
Goldberg, A. E., Sweeney, K., Black, K., & Moyer, A. (2016). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents’ socialization approaches to children’s minority statuses. The Counseling Psychologist, 44, 267-299.
Brodzinsky, D., & Goldberg, A. E. (2016). Contact with birth family in adoptive families headed by lesbian, gay male, and heterosexual parents. Children & Youth Services Review, 62, 9-17.
Ollen, E. W., & Goldberg, A. E. (2015). Parent-child conversations about legal inequalities in gay- and lesbian-parent families in Florida. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 37, 1-21.
Farr, R., & Goldberg, A. E. (2015). Contact between birth and adoptive families during the first year post-placement: Perspectives of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents. Adoption Quarterly, 18, 1-24.
Goldberg, A. E., & Gartrell, N. (2014). LGB-parent families: The current state of the research and directions for the future. Advances in Child Development & Behavior, 46, 57-88.
Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2014). Predictors of parenting stress during early parenthood in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 125-137.
Goldberg, A. E., Weber, E. R., & Moyer, A. M., & Shapiro, J. (2014). Seeking to adopt in Florida: Lesbian and gay parents navigate the legal process. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 26, 37-69
Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2013). Work conditions and mental health in lesbian and gay dual-earner parents. Family Relations, 62, 727-740.
Goldberg, A. E., Moyer, A. M., & Kinkler, L. A. (2013). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents’ perceptions of parental bonding during early parenthood. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 2, 146-162.
Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2013). Predictors of psychological adjustment among early-placed adopted children with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 27, 431-442.
Richardson, H. B., Moyer, A. M., & Goldberg, A. E. (2013). “You try to be Superman and you don’t have to be”: Gay adoptive fathers’ challenges and tensions in balancing work and family. Fathering, 10, 314-336.
Goldberg, A. E., Moyer, A. M., Weber, E. R., & Shapiro, J. (2013). What changed when the gay adoption ban was lifted?: Perspectives of lesbian and gay parents in Florida. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 10, 110-124.
Goldberg, A. E., Moyer, A. M., & Kinkler, L. A., & Richardson, H. B. (2012). “When you’re sitting on the fence, hope’s the hardest part”: Experiences and challenges of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples adopting through the child welfare system. Adoption Quarterly, 15, 1-28.
Goldberg, A. E., Kashy, D. A., & Smith, J. Z. (2012). Gender-typed play behavior in early childhood: Adopted children with lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parents. Sex Roles, 67, 503-513.
Goldberg, A. E., Downing, J. D., & Moyer, A. M. (2012). Why parenthood, and why now?: Gay men’s motivations for pursuing parenthood. Family Relations, 61, 157-174.
Kinkler, L. A., & Goldberg, A. E. (2011). Working with what we’ve got: Perceptions of barriers and supports among same-sex adopting couples in non-metropolitan areas. Family Relations, 60, 387-403.
Goldberg, A. E., Kinkler, L. A., Richardson, H. B., & Downing, J. B. (2011). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples in open adoption arrangements: A qualitative study. Journal of Marriage and Family, 73, 502-518.
Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2011). Stigma, social context, and mental health: Lesbian and gay couples across the transition to adoptive parenthood. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58, 139-150.
Goldberg, A. E., Kinkler, L. A., & Hines, D. A. (2011). Perception and internalization of adoption stigma among lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 7, 132-154. [Special issue: GLBTQ issues in foster care and adoption].
Richardson, H. B., & Goldberg, A. E. (2010). The intersection of multiple minority statuses: Perspectives of White lesbian couples adopting racial minority children. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 31, 340-353. [Special issue: Gay and lesbian parented families: Translating research into practice].
McKay, K., Ross, L. R., & Goldberg, A. E. (2010). Adaptation to parenthood during the post-adoption period: A review of the literature. Adoption Quarterly, 13, 125-144.
Goldberg, A. E. & Smith, J. Z. (2009). Perceived parenting skill across the transition to adoptive parenthood among lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 23, 861-870.
Goldberg, A. E., Downing, J. B., & Richardson, H. B. (2009). The transition from infertility to adoption: Perceptions of lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive couples. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships, 26, 938-963.
Downing, J. B., Richardson, H. B., Kinkler, L. A., & Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Making the decision: Factors influencing gay men’s choice of an adoption path. [Special issue: Lesbian and gay adoptive parents: Issues and outcomes]. Adoption Quarterly, 12, 247-271.
Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2009). Predicting non-African American lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive couples’ openness to adopting an African American child. Family Relations, 58, 346-360.
Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Heterosexual, lesbian, and gay preadoptive couples’ preferences about child gender. Sex Roles, 61, 55-71.
Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive couples’ openness to transracial adoption. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 79(1), 103-117.
Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2008). The social context of lesbian mothers’ anxiety during early parenthood. Parenting: Science & Practice, 8, 213-239.
Goldberg, A. E., & Smith, J. Z. (2008). Social support and well-being in lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive parents. Family Relations, 57, 281-294.
Goldberg, A. E., Downing, J. B., & Sauck, C. C. (2008). Perceptions of children’s parental preferences in lesbian two-mother households. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 419-434.
Goldberg, A. E., Downing, J. B., & Sauck, C. C. (2007). Choices, challenges, and tensions: Perspectives of prospective lesbian adoptive parents. Adoption Quarterly, 10(2), 33-63.
Goldberg, A. E. & Allen, K. R. (2007). Imagining men: Lesbian mothers’ perceptions of male involvement during the transition to parenthood. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, 352-365.
Goldberg, A. E. (2006). The transition to parenthood for lesbian couples. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 2, 13-42.
Selected Chapters
Goldberg, A. E., & Roe, C. (2019). The seven core issues and LGBTQ families. In S. Roszia & A. Maxon (Eds.), Seven core issues in adoption and permanency: What they are and why they matter (pp. 260-269). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Goldberg, A. E., Frost, R., & Noyola, N. (2019). Sexual minority parent families: Research and implications for parenting interventions. In J. Pachankis & S. Safren (Eds.), Handbook of evidence-based mental health practice with sexual and gender minorities (pp. 115-148). New York, NY: Oxford.
Goldberg, A. E., & Sweeney, K. (2019). LGBTQ parent families. In B. Fiese, M. Celano, K. Deater-Deckard, E. Jouriles, & M. Whisman (Eds.), APA handbook of contemporary family psychology, vol. 1 (pp. 743-760). Washington DC: APA.
Goldberg, A. E., & Gartrell, N. (2014). Children with LGBT parents: Research trends, emerging issues, and future directions. In J. Benson (Ed.), Advances in child development and behavior (pp. 57-88). New York, NY:
Goldberg, A. E., & Gianino, M. (2012). Lesbian and gay adoptive parent families: Assessment, clinical issues, and intervention. In D. Brodzinsky & A. Pertman (Eds.), Adoption by lesbians and gay men: A new dimension in family diversity (pp. 204-232). New York, NY: Oxford.
Goldberg, A. E. (2010). The transition to adoptive parenthood. In T. W. Miller (Ed.) Handbook of stressful transitions across the life span (pp. 165-184). New York, NY: Springer.
Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Gay- and lesbian-parent families: Functioning and development in context. In S. Price, C. Price, & P. C. McHenry (Eds.) Families and change: Coping with stressful life events and transitions (4th edition) (pp. 263-284). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Gay, lesbian, and bisexual family psychology: A systemic, life cycle perspective. In M. Stanton & J. Bray (Eds.), Wiley-Blackwell handbook of family psychology (pp. 576-587). Hoboken, NJ: Blackwell.
Goldberg, A. E. (2009). Lesbian parents and their families: Complexity and intersectionality from a feminist perspective. In S. Lloyd, A. Few, & K. R. Allen (Eds.), The handbook of feminist family studies (pp. 108-120). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.