Qualitative research by Dr. Susan Branco, assistant professor of counselor education, on Colombian transnational adoptee reunions with birth families was published in Adoption Quarterly, an international peer-reviewed journal solely addressing adoption related scholarship.

The research article, titlted "Liberating Our Ancestors: Colombian Transnational First Family Reunion Experiences" (Branco, S. F., Stella, S., Langkusch, A., 2023) is accessible by clicking here.     

Branco also presented two in-person sessions at the annual conference of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors in St. Petersburg, Florida. The presentations discussed inclusive genograms and relational cultural theory applications with families.