Family Experts
Below is a list of UDM experts in the area of Family. Feel free to contact our faculty directly. For assistance contacting faculty or arranging interviews, please call UDM's Media Relations office at 313-993-1254. Please note that the views of these experts are their own and may not reflect the views of their colleagues or the University of Detroit Mercy.
Phone area code is 313 except where noted. If you are conducting an in-person interview in the expert's office, be sure to ask faculty members on which campus they are located.
Children experts
Abuse of
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Adolescents
Libby Balter-Blume (LA&E)
Phone:
blumelb@udmercy.edu
Assessment
Steven Abell (LA&E)
Phone:
abellsc@udmercy.edu
Caring for Infants
Libby Balter-Blume (LA&E)
Phone:
blumelb@udmercy.edu
Childhood Drug Abuse
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Early Childhood Education
Libby Balter-Blume (LA&E)
Phone:
blumelb@udmercy.edu
Gifted
John Freeman (LA&E)
Phone:
freemajc@udmercy.edu
Parenting
Libby Balter-Blume (LA&E)
Phone:
blumelb@udmercy.edu
Psychology
Douglas MacDonald (LA&E)
Phone:
macdonda@udmercy.edu
Sexual Abuse
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Joan Urbancic (HP)
Phone:
urbancjc@udmercy.edu
General experts
Adult Survivors of Incest
Joan Urbancic (HP)
Phone:
urbancjc@udmercy.edu
Co-dependency
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Divorce and its Effects
Carol Weisfeld (LA&E)
Phone:
weisfecc@udmercy.edu
Domestic Violence
Joan Urbancic (HP)
Phone:
urbancjc@udmercy.edu
Gender Behavior Differences
Carol Weisfeld (LA&E)
Phone:
weisfecc@udmercy.edu
Health
Janet Baiardi (HP)
Phone:
baiardjm@udmercy.edu
Suzanne Mellon (HP)
Phone:
mellonsk@udmercy.edu
Marital Relationships
Carol Weisfeld (LA&E)
Phone:
weisfecc@udmercy.edu
Siblings
Mary E. Hannah (LA&E)
Phone:
hannahme@udmercy.edu
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