Much of his work focuses on identifying risk and protective factors related to child and family adjustment and well-being. He has worked on several long-term and large-scale adoption studies, including Building Understanding and the California Long-Range Adoption Study. He has published numerous articles, book chapters and reports on adoption. His publications address a wide range of issues, including adoption and race, transracial adoption, gay and lesbian adoption, identify development, and foster care adoptions. Naomi Cahn, J.D., LL.M.