Anne Braff Brodzinsky, Ph.D.

Anne Braff Brodzinskyis a parent by birth, by adoption, and through step-parenting. As a graduate student in psychology she became part of the Rutgers research team led by her husband, Dr.
David Brodzinsky, that has done the definitive research on how children of various
ages–adopted and not–perceive and understand adoption’s process, permanency, and
relationships. Out of this research and in dedication to her daughter, Anne wrote
the adoption classic The Mulberry Bird. Directed at children no younger
than 5 and up to about age 10, this story of a mother bird’s struggle to find the
best way to provide her much-loved baby with the care he needed, was beloved in its
1986 edition and, after Anne’s doctoral research into how birthparents resolve the
experience of adoption, The Mulberry Bird has been carefully revised in its
1996 edition to reflect more openness in adoption and the empowerment of birthfamilies.
Anne’s New Jersey practice includes many adoption triad members. Contact Dr. Brodzinsky
(Eastern time) at her office (201) 762-3860.

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