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AUSTIN CHILD CUSTODY SERVICES dba

William G. Austin, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Northwest Colorado Psychological Services dba
http://www.child-custody-services.com/ 
1575 Steamboat Court
Evergreen, CO 80439
303-670-6767 voice
303-217-8990 fax

e-mail address: wgaustinphd2@yahoo.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name:                                William G. Austin, PhD.

Present Employment:          Private Practice
                                          Austin Child Custody Services, DBA
                                          Northwest Colorado Psychological Services, DBA
                                          Licensed Psychologist, CO & NC
                                          Forensic Psychology

Practice Limited to Child Custody Evaluation, Trial Consultation, and Related Services
Evaluation Services are Offered throughout Colorado
Consultation Services are Offered throughout the United States and Internationally


Child Custody Consultant: Family Law International:  www.familylawint.com

Austin Website:    www.child-custody-services.com

E-mail:    wgaustinphd2@yahoo.com

Mailing Address:    P.O. Box 3939
                             Evergreen, CO 80437
                             (303) 670-6767 voice
                             (303) 217-8990 fax

Central Office Location:    710 Kipling
                                        Suite 306
                                        Lakewood, CO 80215
      
Date of Birth:                     August 19, 1947

LICENSURE:

Licensed Psychologist, Colorado
License #2021, Issued: December 12, 1995

Licensed Psychologist, North Carolina
Health Services Provider Psychologist
License #929, Issued May 12, 1983

EDUCATION AND CLINICAL TRAINING:

Post Doctoral
1)     Certificate of Post-doctoral Retraining in Clinical Psychology
        University of Virginia, 1982
        Institute of Clinical Psychology and School/Clinical Child Program
        (Approved by the American Psychological Association)
        Program was full-time for three years (1979-1982) with an internship approved
        by the American Psychological Association and a total of 84-credit hours
        Major Professor: Peter Sheras, Ph.D.

2)    Clinical Psychology Residency (General), 1981-1982
       Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
       University of Virginia Medical Center
       (Approved by the American Psychological Association)

3)    Psychology & Law Residency, 1977-1979
       Russell Sage Foundation Resident Fellow in Law & Social Science
       School of Law
       University of Virginia

GRADUATE SCHOOL

1)    Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974
       Social Psychology
       Major Professor: Elaine Hatfield, Ph.D.

2)    M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972
       Social Psychology
       Major Professor: Eliane Hatfield, Ph.D.

UNDERGRADUATE

1)    B.A. Western  Michigan University, 1969, Cum Laude
       University Interdepartment Major in Social Science

2)    Non-degree study, Harvard University, 1968, Social Science

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

June, 1996 - Present   

Private Practice in Clinical, Medical & Forensic Psychology
Austin Child Custody Services
Northwest Colorado Psychological Services

1982 - 1996 

Private Practice in Clinical Psychology
Austin Psychological Services
Wilmington, North Carolina

1982 - 1984

Director of Psychological & Forensic Services
Southeastern Mental Health Center
Wilmington, North Carolina

1981 - 1982

Resident in Clinical Psychology
Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
University of Virginia Medical Center

1974 - 1981

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Virginia

1977 - 1979

Russell Sage Foundation Resident Fellow in Law and Social Science
School of Law
University of Virginia

EDITORIAL BOARDS

Consulting Editor:     Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices
                                Family Court Review

SPECIALIZED FORENSIC SERVICES
Child Custody Evaluation
Parental Responsibility Evaluation
Child and Family Investigator Evaluation
Work Product Review
Trial Consultation for Attorneys
Appellate Consultation
Colleague Case Consultation

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: (National and Regional)
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
American Psychological Association (Since 1975)
    Division 7: Developmental Psychology
    Division 8: Social Psychology
    Division 41: Psychology & Law
    Division 40: Clinical Neuropsychology
Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
Society of Personality Assessment
American Bar Association, Associate Member
National Council on Family Relations
American Psychology-Law Society

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

University of Virginia
Department of Psychology
Assistant Professor
1974 - 1981

University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Department of Psychology
Lecturer, Part-time Faculty, 1984-86

Professional Presentations/Workshops

Gatekeeping and Child Custody Evaluation: Theory, Measurement & Applications. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 47th Annual Conference, June 3, 2010 (with James R. Flens, Psy.D., ABPP and H. D. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., ABPP).

Intimate Partner Violence and Child Custody: Evaluation and Expert Testimony. Invited Lecture. Mississippi College of Law, Jackson, MS, April 12, 2010.

Intimate Partner Violence, High Conflict, and Crafting Safe and Effective Parenting Plans. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Regional Training Conference: Interventions for Family Conflict: Stacking the Odds in Favor of Children. Reno, NV, November 7, 2009 (with Leslie Drozd, Ph.D. & James R. Flens, Psy.D., ABPP)

Expert Testimony in Family Law Litigation: Forensic Roles, Issues, and Child Custody Evaluation. Lecture at University of Pennsylvania Law School, October 19, 2009.

Assessing Partner Violence, Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section, Family Law Institute. Breckenridge, CO, August 8, 2009 (with Susan K. Bryant, Esq.)

Relocation, Custody Evaluation, and the Very Young Child:  Attachment and Risk Assessment, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 46th Annual Conference: Children, Courts and Custody: Back to the Future or Full Steam Ahead? New Orleans, May 29, 2009 (with S. Margaret Lee, Ph.D. and Jeff Atkinson, J.D.)

Child Custody Evaluation and Relocation: Legal and Psychological Perspectives. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 46th Annual Conference: Children, Courts and Custody: Back to the Future or Full Steam Ahead? New Orleans, May 29, 2009 (with Jeff Atkinson,  J.D. and S. Margaret Lee, Ph.D.)

Expertise, Ethics, and Helpfulness to the Court: Promises and Perils in the Role of Child and Family Investigator.
All day Workshop sponsored by Boulder Interdisciplinary Committee conference, Arvada, CO, March 6, 2009 (with Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D., ABPP).

Social Capital and Integrated Approach to Child Custody Evaluation: Application to Relocation. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Eighth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations. Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2008 (with Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D., ABPP).

Legal and Clinical Issues in Cases of Relocation. Reconceptualizing Child Custody: Past, Present, and Future - Lawyers and Psychologists Working Together. Cosponsored by American Psychological Association (APA) and American Bar Association (ABA).  Chicago, May 3, 2008 (with Professor Jeffrey Atkinson)

Considerations in Giving Ethical Mental Health Testimony. Panel workshop: "Evaluators Under Fire: The Limits of Conclusions & Recommendations,"Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Colorado Chapter. University of Denver Sturm College of Law, January 11, 2008 (with Bill J Denver Fyfe, Ed.D., Steve Epstein, Esq., and Hon. Carol Glowinsky)

Fact or Fiction in Child Custody Evaluation? Assessing the Credibility of Self-Report Data
. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 44th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. (with James R. Flens, Psy.D., ABPP & H. D. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., ABPP

Child Custody Evaluation and Expert Testimony. Mississippi College of Law, November 9, 2006. Jackson, MS.

Relocation and Child Custody: Research & Forensic Evaluation. Mississippi College of Law. November 10, 2006. Jackson, MS.

Application of Gatekeeping to Child Custody Evaluation. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Seventh International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations. October 20, 2006, Atlanta, GA (with Melisse Eidman, LCSW, Kirkpatrick, H. D., Ph.D. ABPP & Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D.).

Custody Evaluation and Parenting Plans for Relocation: Risk Assessment for High Conflict or Partner Violence. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 43rd Annual Conference, June 1, 2006, Tampa, FL. (with Leslie M. Drozd, Ph.D.).

Controversial Issues in Child Custody Evaluation. All day pre-conference training institute. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 43rd Annual Conference, May 31, 2006, Tampa, FL (with Lorraine Martin, M.S.W., David M. Martindale, Ph.D., ABPP, Nancy Olesen, Ph.D.)

Parenting Evaluation for the Relocation Case in Light of the New Case Law. 2006 Family Issues Conference, Colorado State Judicial Department, Vail, CO, May 19, 2006.

Partner Violence in Contested Parenting Cases
. 2006 Family Issues Conference, Colorado State Judicial Department, Vail, CO, May 18, 2006.

Evaluation of the Relocation Case and Crafting Long Distance Parenting Plans. Association of Multidisciplinary Professionals Serving Families, Colorado Springs, CO, March 10, 2006.

Domestic Violence and Parenting Plans
, Plenary Address for Association of Family and Conciliation Court-Arizona, Sedona, AZ, February 4, 2006.

Relocation from the Evaluator's Perspective in the Shadow of Spahmer and Ciesluk. Workshop, Child and Family Investigator's Workshop, Sponsored by 9th Judicial District of Colorado and Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs, CO, December 16, 2005.

Considerations in Crafting Parenting Plans. Workshop, Child and Family Investigator's Workshop, Sponsored by 9th Judicial District of Colorado and Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs, CO, December 16, 2005.

Relocation from the Evaluator's Perspective in the Shadow of Spahmer and Ciesluk. Workshop, Domestic Salon, 4th Judicial District of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, October 4, 2005.

A Practical, Research-Based Approach to Evaluating the Relocation Case. Workshop for Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Regional Training Conference. September 23, 2005, Breckenridge, CO.

Custody Evaluation Task Force Open Forum, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Regional Training Conference. September 23, 2005, Breckenridge, CO.

Relocation from the Evaluator's Perspective in the Shadow of Spahmer and Ciesluk. Workshop, Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Committee monthly meeting,  Denver, CO, September 11, 2005.

Your Honor May I? - A discussion regarding "Relocation." Plenary Session, Family Law Institute, Colorado Bar Association, Breckenridge, CO, August 5, 2005 (with Jennifer Weaver, J.D. & Hon. Lael Montgomery).

Considering Children's Preferences in Custody Disputes, Workshop for Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 42nd Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, May 21, 2005 (with Dianna Gould-Saltmann, J.D. & Lyn R. Greenberg, Ph.D.)

Custody Evaluation Standards Task Force, Workshop for Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 42nd Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, May 21, 2005, Co-Chair of Task Force (presentation with Lorraine Martin, M.S.W. & David Martindale, Ph.D., ABPP)

Evaluating the Child Custody Relocation Case: An Integrated Approach, presentation at Family Issues Conference, Colorado state judicial conference, Vail, CO, May 5, 2005.

Evaluating the Child Custody Relocation Case: An Integrated Approach, Invited Plenary address to the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, California Chapter, Annual Meetings, February 12, 2005, Sonoma, CA.

Assessment of Partner Violence within the Context of a Child Custody Evaluation: Research, Subtypes, and Risk Assessment,
with Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D. Invited Workshop for Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, California Chapter, Annual Meetings, February 11, 2005, Sonoma, CA.

The Investigation Component in Child Custody Evaluations.
Core skills workshop, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Sixth International Child Custody Symposium, October 14-16, 2004, Nashville, TN (with Jonathan Gould, Ph.D. & David Martindale, Ph.D., ABPP).

An Integrated Approach to Evaluating the Relocation Case. Family Law Institute,
Colorado Bar Association, Steamboat Springs, CO, August 7, 2004.

Considering Child Preferences in Custody Decisions: Research, Assessment and Issues. Workshop, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 41st Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX, May 13, 2004 (with Nadia Abdelazim, J.D., M.S.W. & H. D. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., ABPP).

Does Therapeutic Jurisprudence Compromise the Mental Health Community? William G. Austin, Ph.D., Andrew Loizeaux, Psy.D., Cheryl Providence, Ph.D., & Magistrate Louis Gresh. State of Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee, Vail, May 8, 2004.

Mediator's Role for the Child Custody Relocation Case, Workshop, Association for Conflict Resolution, Denver, July 12, 2003.

Removal - Evaluation and Determination, Workshop, State of Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee, Vail, CO, May 3, 2003 (with Magistrate Jann Dubois)

A Practical Approach to Evaluation and Conflict Resolution in Child Custody Relocation Cases, Pre-Conference all day Institute, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts: Fifth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, November 7, 2002, Tucson, AZ. (with Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D. & Leslie Ellen Shear, J.D.)

Use of Collateral Sources of Information: Evaluator or Investigator? Workshop, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts: Fifth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, November 8, 2002, Tucson, AZ (with H.D Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.)

Update on Research and Professional Developments, Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee (State IDC), Spring Conference, with William Fyfe, Ed.D., May 5, 2002, Vail, CO.

Approaching  Relocation Cases: Risk Assessment, Research, and Practical Problem Solving.
Workshop presented at "Serving the Best Interests of the Child," Sponsored by Office of the Child's Representative, State of Colorado, January 10, 2002, Steamboat Springs, CO.

Evaluating and Litigating the Removal Case (with Rick Loman, J.D.), Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee (State IDC) on children and divorce, Spring Conference, Challenging Conventional Wisdom on Divorce, Parenting Time and Removal, Breakout Session, May 5, 2001, Vail, CO. [Co-Sponsored, MDIDC and Colorado Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.]

Relocation: Risk Assessment and Bridging the Gap between the Law and Science, Panel: Handling of a Relocation Case: Substantive Law and Mental Health Perspective.
American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, April 19, 2001, Kansas City.

Psychological and Legal Considerations in Relocation Cases. Association of Family & Conciliation Court, Kiawah, SC, Fourth International Congress on Child Custody Evaluations, November 10, 2000, Workshop.

Relocation: From File to Trial. (With Linda Elrod, J.D., Larry Fong, Ph.D., Lori Nachlis, J.D.). Association of Family & Conciliation Courts, New Orleans, 37th Annual Conference: Alienation, Access & Attachment, May 31, 2000, All Day Training Institute.

Newsletter Articles and Other Manuscripts

Recent Professional Papers

Austin, W. G., & Flens, J. R. (2009). Team Approach to Child Custody Evaluation and Forensic Quality Control. Unpublished paper.

Austin, W. G. (2009). The Psychological Scientist-Practitioner Model in the Forensic Context: Application to Child Custody and Relocation Disputes. Colorado Psychologist.

Austin, W. G., & Lee, S. M. (2008). Child Custody Evaluation: Overview of Forensic Procedures, Issues, and Ethics. Unpublished paper.

Austin, W. G. (2008, November 28). Comments on the revised draft of Uniform Relocation of Children Act. Prepared for the meetings of a committee of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Grapevine, TX.

Austin, W. G. (2008, October 11). Comments on initial Draft of the Uniform Relocation of Children Act. Prepared for the meetings of a committee of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Grapevine, TX.

Martindale, D. M., Martin, L., & Austin, W. G. (2005, Summer). Comment on Trubitt's "The incorporation of play therapy modalities in a comprehensive child custody evaluation." AFCC News, 24(3), 8-9.

Austin, W. G. (2005, February). Considering the Process of Support for the Other Parent and Gatekeeping in Parenting Evaluations. Colorado IDC News: The Newsletter  of the State of Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee, 7(1), 10-13.

Austin, W. G. (2003, Winter). In memoriam: "The Little Green Book," 1988-2002. MDIC News (The Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Committee Newsletter), 3-5.

Austin, W. G. (2002). Symbiosis between Law and Science in Child Custody: Issues Raised by In re Marriage of Martin (2002). Colorado IDC News: The Newsletter  of the State of Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee, 4 (2, Summer), 1,3-5,11.

Austin, W. G. (2001, Relocation in Parental Responsibility Cases: Bridging the Gap between Law and Science. Paper presented to Senate Judiciary Committee, Colorado State Senate, Sixty-third General Assembly, February 12, 2001 regarding Senate bill 029 to modify C.R.S. §14-10-131 on relocation. [Note the bill was passed by both houses on May 5, 2001.]

Austin, W. G. (2001). The Evaluation Role of the Special Advocate: Expert Status, Prediction, and Perils. Colorado IDC News:  The Newsletter of the State of Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee, 3, (1, Spring), 3-5, 7 and Colorado Psychological Association Bulletin, 34, (4, April), 5, 9-10, 15.

Austin, W. G. (1999). A Risk Assessment Approach to Mental Health Evaluations for the Parental Responsibility Relocation Case.  Colorado IDC News: The Newsletter of the State of Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee, 2 (1, Spring), 6-11.  Also appearing in Parental Responsibility: A Professional's Guide to Practice,  Proceedings of 23rd Annual Conference on Children and Divorce, Sec. 2, Removal: Children's Needs, Parents Needs. Breckenridge, CO: September, 1999.  Colorado Bar Association:  CLE in Colorado, Inc.

Austin, W. G. (1999).  Expert Testimony on the Ultimate Issue:  A Conservative
View. MDIC News (The Metropolitan Denver Interdisciplinary Committee on Children & Divorce Newsletter), (October), 1, 6.


FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY LEGISLATIVE, APPELLATE & OTHER ACTIVITIES

Advisory Committee on Child & Family Investigator qualifications to the Colorado Supreme Court

Uniform Law Commission, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Observer and Representative for Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Uniform Relocation of Children Act, October 10-11, 2008, Grapevine, TX.

Relocation in Parental Responsibility Cases: Bridging the Gap between Law and Science,
       Presentation to Senate Judiciary Committee, Colorado State Senate concerning Senate
       Bill 029 on behalf of the State of Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee, 63rd General 
       Assembly, State of Colorado, February 12, 2001 [provided the technical basis and
       research for legislative change in C.R.S. § 14-10-129 concerning relocation of the primary
       residence of a child]. This testimony is cited in the Colorado Supreme Court Decision: In
       re Marriage of Ciesluk
, 113 P.3d 135, 139, 141 (Colo. 2005).

Warshak, R. A., Sanford, S. L., Kelly, J. B., Bray, J. H. et al., Amici Curiae Brief of , on Behalf
       of LaMusga Children, In the Marriage of LaMusga, Supreme Court of California, Case No.        S107355, April 2003. [co-Amicae Curae]

Shear, L. E., Fuller, M. G., Olesen, N. M., Stettman, P. P., Lamb, M. E. et al. (2004).
       Amici Curiae brief, In re the Marriage of LaMusga, Supreme Court of California.
       [co-Amicae Curae]

Consultant to Florida Chapter of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, The
      Parenting
Plan Task Force, Empirically Based Parenting Plans:
      What Professionals Need to Know, 2
010.

MODEL STANDARDS FOR CUSTODY EVALUATION

Co-Chair for the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts,
     Model Standards of Practice for Child Custody Evaluation (2006).


WORKING GROUP OF APA & ABA


Member of joint working group on "Abuse, Neglect and Endangerment" of the American Psychological Association and the American Bar Association (appointed by the president of APA)

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY PUBLICATIONS

CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION MODEL STANDARDS

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (2006, May). Model standards of practice for
     child custody evaluation.
Madison, WI: Author; Martindale, D. M., Martin, L., Austin,
     W. G. et al. (2007). Model standards of practice for child custody evaluation. Family
     Court Review, 45(1),
70-91.

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Austin, W. G. (2010, in preparation). Risk assessment, child custody evaluation, and    relocation law in the United Kingdom. Child and Family Law Quarterly.

Austin, W. G. (2009). Responding to the Call to Child Custody Evaluators to Justify the Reason for their Professional Existence: Some Thoughts on Kelly and Ramsey (2009). Family Court Review, 47 (3), 544-551.

Austin, W. G. (2008). Relocation, research and forensic evaluation: Part I: Effects of residential mobility on children of divorce. Family Court Review, 46(1), 136-149.

Austin, W. G. (2008). Relocation, research and forensic evaluation: Part II: Research support for the relocation risk assessment model. Family Court Review, 46(2), 347-365.

Austin, W. G. (2002). Guidelines for Utilizing Collateral Sources of Information in Child Custody Evaluations. Family Court Review, 40, 177-184.

Austin, W. G. (2001). Partner Violence and Risk Assessment in Child Custody Evaluations. Family Court Review, 39, 483-496. Also published in Austin, W. G. (2005). Partner Violence and Risk Assessment in Child Custody Evaluations. In N. Ver Steegh (Ed.), Essays from the Family Court Review (pp. 104-117). New York: Blackwell. Originally published in Family Court Review, 39 ( 2001).

Austin, W. G. (2000).  A Forensic Psychology Model of Risk Assessment for Child Custody Relocation Law.  Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 38, 186-201. 

Austin, W. G. (2000).  Relocation Law and the Threshold of Harm: Integrating Legal and
Behavioral  Perspectives. Family Law Quarterly, 34, 63-82.         

Austin, W. G. (2000). Risk Reduction Interventions for the Child Custody Relocation Case.  Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 33, 65-72.

Austin, W. G. (2000).  Assessing Credibility in Allegations of Martial Violence in the High-Conflict Child Custody Case.  Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 38, 462-477.

Austin, W. G., & Gould, J. W. (2006). Exploring three Functions in Child Custody Evaluation for the Relocation Case: Prediction, Investigation, and Making Recommendations for a Long-Distance Parenting Plan. Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices, 3, 65-110.

Austin, W. G., & Kirkpatrick, H. D. (2004). The Investigation Component in Forensic Mental Health Evaluations: Considerations in the Case of Parenting Time Evaluations. Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices, 1:2, 23-43.

Gould, J. W., Kirkpatrick, H. D., Austin, W. G., & Martindale, D. (2004). A Framework and Protocol for Providing a Forensic Work Product Review: Application to Child Custody Evaluations. Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices, 1(3), 37-64.

Kirkpatrick, H. D., & Austin, W. G. (2005). Response to Amundson, Lux, and Hindmarch: Critique of investigative practices article. Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices, 2(4), 85-93.

Austin, W. G., Williams, T. A., III, Worchel, S., Wentzel, A. A. & Siegel,  D. (1981).
Effect of mode of adjudication, presence of defense counsel, and favorability of verdict on observer's evaluation of a criminal trial, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 11, 281-300.

Austin, W. G. (1979). The concept of "dessert" and its influence on simulated decision 
makers' sentencing decisions, Law & Human Behavior, 3, 163-186.

Austin, W. G., Friedman, J.D., Martz, R.A. Hooe, G.S., & Ball, K.P. (1978). Responses to favorable sex discrimination,  Law & Human Behavior, 1, 283-298.

Austin, W. G. & Williams, T.A., III. (1977). A survey of judges' responses to simulated legal cases: A research note on sentencing disparity. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. 68, 306-310.

Book Chapters

Austin, W. G. (2010, in preparation).  Relocation and child custody evaluation: Research,  forensic model and practical application. In L. Drozd & K. Kuehnle (Eds.), Parenting Plan Evaluations: Applied Research for the Family Court. Oxford University Press.

Austin, W. G. (2010). Relocation and forensic mental health evaluation in Colorado: Issues involving very young children. In R. M. Smith (Ed.), The role of the child and family investigator and the child's legal representative in Colorado (pp.  ). Denver: Colorado Bar Association.

Austin, W. G. (2009). The child and family investigator's evaluation for the relocation case. In R. M. Smith (Ed.), The role of the child and family investigator and the child's legal representative in Colorado (pp. C9-1 - C9-24). Denver: Colorado Bar Association.

Austin, W. G., Thomas, S., & Arnold, A. (2009). Domestic violence: Assessment of the issue of intimate partner violence by the Child and Family Investigator. In R. M. Smith (Ed.), The role of the child and family investigator and the child's legal representative in Colorado (pp. C17-1 - C17-27). Denver: Colorado Bar Association.

Shuman, D. W. & Austin, W. G., &. (2008). Return of the ultimate issue issue: Talking to the court in child sexual abuse cases. In M. Connell & K. Kuehnle (Eds.). Critical issues in child sexual abuse assessment. New York: Wiley.

Austin, W. G. (2007).The child and family investigator's evaluation for the relocation case. In R. M. Smith (Ed.), The role of the child and family investigator and the child's legal representative in Colorado. Denver: Colorado Bar Association (pp. C9-1 - C9-24). Denver: Colorado Bar Association.

Abidin, R., & Flens, J. R., & Austin, W. G (2006). The Parenting Stress Index. In R. P. Archer (Ed.), Clinical assessment instruments in forensic settings: Uses and limitations (pp. 297-328). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Austin, W. G. (2006).The child and family investigator's evaluation for the relocation case. In R. M. Smith (Ed.), The role of the child and family investigator and the child's legal representative in Colorado. Denver: Colorado Bar Association (pp. C9-1 - C9-20. Denver: Colorado Bar Association.

Austin, W. G. (2005). The child and family investigator's evaluation for the relocation case. In R. M. Smith (Ed.), The role of the child and family investigator and the child's legal representative in Colorado (pp. C9-1 - C9-28). Denver: Colorado Bar Association.

Austin, W. G. (2005). Partner Violence and Risk Assessment in Child Custody Evaluations. In N. Ver Steegh (Ed.), Essays from the Family Court Review (pp. 104-117). New York: Blackwell. Originally published in Family Court Review, 39 ( 2001).

Austin, W. G., & Gould, J. W. (2006). Exploring three Functions in Child Custody Evaluation for the Relocation Case: Prediction, Investigation, and Making Recommendations for a Long-Distance Parenting Plan. In P. M. Stahl & L. M. Drozd (Eds.), Relocation issues in child custody cases (pp. 63-108). New York: Hawthorne. [Originally published in Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practices, 2006, 3, 65-110.]

Austin W. G. & Tobiasen, J. (1984). Legal justice and the psychology of conflict resolution. In R. Folger (Ed.), The Sense of Injustice: Social Psychological Perspectives.  New York: Plenum.

Austin, W. G. & Utne, M.D. (1974). Sentencing: Discretion and justice in judicial decision making. In B.D. Sales (Ed.),  Psychology in the legal process.  New York: Spectrum, 363-394.

Austin, W. G., Walster, E., & Utne, M.K. (1976).  Equity and the law:  Effects of a harmdoer's "suffering in the act" on liking and assigned punishment.  In L. Berkowitz & E. Walster (Eds.), Advances in experimental social psychology, Vol. 9.  New York: Academic Press, 163-189.

Other Psychology & Law Publications

Austin, W. G. (1976). Making sense of affirmative action. ASA Footnotes, 4 (November), 2.

Austin, W. G. (1976). Some observations on the study of psychology and law. American Legal Studies Newsletter, 3 (November), 7-12.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY


Austin, W. G. (1987). Anxiety disorders.  In C.R. Reynolds & L. Mann (Eds.),
     Encyclopedia of special education, Vol. 1, 104-107. New York: Wiley.

Austin, W. G. (1987). Childhood psychoses. In C.R. Reynolds & L. Mann (Eds.),
     Encyclopedia of special education, Vol. 1, 311-313. New York: Wiley.

Austin, W. G. (1987). Psychoneurotic disorders. In C.R. Reynolds & L. Mann (Eds.),
     Encyclopedia of special education, Vol. 3, 1273-1275. New Work: Wiley.

Austin, W. G. &  Tobiasen, J. (1982). Moral evaluation in intimate relationships. In
     J. Greenberg & R. Cohen (Eds.), Equity and justice in social behavior.  New York.
     Academic Press, 25-68.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

BOOKS

Worchel, S., & Austin, W. G. (1986). (Eds.), The psychology of intergroup relations. Chicago: Nelson-Hall.

Austin, W. G. & Worchel, S. (Eds.) (1979). The social psychology of intergroup relations. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Collaborator on Walster, E., Walster, G.W. & Berschied, E. (1978). Equity: Theory and research.  Boston, Allyn & Bacon.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Austin, W. G. (1986). Justice in intergroup conflict. In S. Worchel & W.G. Austin (Eds.) The psychology of intergroup relations. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 153-175.

Austin, W. G & Hatfield, E. (1980). Equity theory, power, and social justice. In G. Mikula (Ed.) Gerechtigkeit and soziale interaction.  Ben Switzerland: Huber, 25-68.  Justice and social interaction.  Bern Switzerland: Huber, 25-68.  Justice and social interaction.  New York: Springer-Verlag, 25-68.

Austin, W. G. (1979). Justice, freedom and self interest in intergroup relations. In W.G. Austin & S. Worchel (Eds.), The social psychology of intergroup relations.  Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole, 121-143. (Honorable mention award in the 1977 Gordon Allport intergroup relations competitions sponsored by the Society for the psychological Study of Social Issues & Division 9 of APA.)

Austin, W. G. (1977). Equity theory and social comparison processes. In J. Suls & R. Miller (Eds.), Social Comparison Theory: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives. Hemisphere, CA, 279-305.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Austin, W. G., McGinn, N.C. & Susmilch, C. (1980). Internal standards revisited: Effects of social comparisons and expectancies on judgments of fairness and satisfaction, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 16,  426-441.

Austin, W. G. (1980). Friendship and fairness: Effect of type of relationship and task performance on choice of distribution rules. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 6 402-48.

Austin, W. G. (1979). Sex differences in bystander intervention in a theft.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37, 2110-2120.

Friedman, J. D. & Austin, W. G. (1978). Observers' reactions to an innocent victim: Effect of characterological information and degree of suffering.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 4, 569-574.

Austin, W. G. & McGinn, N.C. (1977). Sex differences in choice of distribution rule. Journal of Personality, 45, 374-394.

Austin, W. G. (1975). Observer's reactions to transrelational justice. Sociometry. 38, 474-496.

Austin, W. G. & Walster, E. (1974). Participants' reactions to "equity with the world," Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 10, 528-548.

Austin, W. G. & Susmilch, C. (1974). Comment on Lane and Messe's confusing clarification of equity theory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 30, 208-216.

Austin, W. G. & Walster, E. (1974). Reactions to confirmations and disconfirmations of expectancies of equity and inequity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 30, 208-216.

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