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Curriculum Vitae:  Mirah Riben

Published Books

●     Riben, M. (2007)The Stork Market: America’s Multi-Billion Dollar Unregulated Adoption Industry, Dayton, NJ: Advocate Publications

●     Riben, M. (1988) shedding light on...The Dark Side of Adoption, Dayton, NJ: Advocate Publications

Honors and Awards

●     1997-1998. Who’s Who in American Women, 20^th edition

●     Golden key National Honor Society, Rutgers University Chapter, in  Recognition of Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement

●     Dean’s list, University College, 1998

●     Recipient of an academic scholarship, University College, 1999-2000

●     1989 “Outstanding Achievement Award to an Author”, People Searching News, Florida. Jone Carlson, Editor

●     Dean’s List, Middlesex County College, 1982-1983 academic year

Publications

Volunteer History

●     Vice President of Communication, Origins-USA.org, 2008 –200

●     Public Relations Chair and member of the Board of Directors, Origins-USA, August 2007- Aug 2008

●     President, University College Literary Society, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 1999-2000.

●     Editor in Chief, The Podium: A Publication of University College Literary Society, Vol. III, 2001

●     Assistant Editor, The Podium: A Publication of University College Literary Society, Vol. II, 2000

●     Secretary, University College Governing Association, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 1999-2000

●     Director-at-Large, American Adoption Congress, 1988-1989

●     Co-founder, Origins, the original Origins, a NJ-based national organization for women who lost children to adoption, 1978 – 1995

●     La Leche League Leader, 1977 - 1981

Speaking Engagements

Radio and Television Presentations:

●     "Speaking of Adoption" with Donna Montalbano, WOON Radio Jan. 8, 2008. Judyth Piazza, The American Perspective, The Student Operated Press, April 12th, 2007

●     The Adoption Show - Voices Ending The Myth, Michelle Edmonds, June 17, 2007

●     Joan Rivers, May 4,1990 segment #1170: with Grace Anne Smiegel, grandmother of Lisa who was killed by Joel Steinberg

●     Morton Downey Junior Show, 1989, panel discussing open records with Joe Soll and Carol Gustavson

●     Morton Downey Jr. Show, 1988, The Dark Side of Adoption

●     Geraldo Rivera Show, 1988,“Private Adoption: White Knights or Flesh Peddlers?”

●     Community View. (1987) Interview, July. Jackson Cablevision, NJ: Jacksonville.

Conference Presentations:

●     Riben, M. (2014) The Cmplexities of Adoption. Brandies at Concordia, Monroe, NJ

●     Riben, M. (2009). “Reexamining Goals: ‘Open records’ versus ‘equal access’.” American Adoption Congress. 30th Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, April 22 – 25.

●     Riben, M. (2007). Alternative Routes to Permanency: Is Adoption Always the Best Choice? Adoption Ethics and Accountability Conference sponsored by The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute and Ethica, Inc. October.

●     Riben, M. (1997). Children Caught in the Middle: Divorce, Adoption & Other Separations, Plenary session, American Adoption Congress 18^th Annual Conference, Baltimore MD, April 25-28

●     Riben, M. (1995). Adoption/Surrogacy. Women, Culture and Society class, Rutgers University, Department of Women’s Studies

●     Riben, M. (1989). In the “Best Interest” of All: Equal Rights for Adopted-Separated Persons, American Adoption Congress, Region 3 Conference: Inequality Must End, October 1.

●     Riben, M. (1989). Adoption Loss: Its Profound Effect on Women and Society's Exclusion of Them, Celebration of Our Work: Mosaics of Inclusion, Presented at the 7th Annual NJ Research Conference on Women, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, May 23.

●      Presented at countless other conferences including: Parents of Tomorrow, Adoption Forum, Council on Equal Rights in Adoption, Origins (NJ), and Concerned United Birthparents. 

Teaching

●     Substituted at Staten Island College for Phyllis Chelser, Professor of Women’s Studies

●     Guest lectured at Rutgers University, Women’s Studies.

Employment

●     Advocate Publications, 2007-present

●     Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. 1990 - 2003

●     Volitant Publishing Corp., New York. 1969-1973

Education

            Associate Degree-equivalent in Sociology, University College Honors Program, 

             Rutgers, the State University of NJ. 1994-2001

Organizational Memberships

●     Lifetime member Origins-USA.org

●     Lifetime member Bastard Nation, Bastards.org

●     Member American Adoption Congress (AAC)

●     Member Adoptive Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform (aPEAR)