Program in Family Studies at Montclair State University. His research includes a strong commitment to understanding and strengthening marginalized families, with his most recent work focused on step-families headed by same-sex couples. Much of this research focuses on identifying how factors in the social world (e.g., stigma, stereotypes, policy) influence everyday family life and how both impact various indicators of individual (e.g., depression, happiness) and family well-being (stability).