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ABOUT THE RESEARCHERS Catherine T. Coyle, Ph.D.
Catherine Coyle earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (area of Human Development) at the University of Wisconsin. She is a registered nurse and holds a master's degree in psychiatric nursing. She has taught at both Edgewood College and the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Dr. Coyle has developed a healing program for men who have been hurt by abortion and has scientifically documented its effectiveness. She is the author of the book, Men and Abortion: A Path to Healing, which is based on her research and is available from Life Cycle Books (1-800-214-5849). Dr. Coyle is an associate of the International Forgiveness Institute and continues to pursue research in the areas of both forgiveness and post abortion trauma. She has published several papers and given numerous presentations concerning these topics. Vincent M. Rue, Ph.D.
Dr. Rue is the Co-Director of the Institute for Pregnancy Loss in Jacksonville, Florida, an independent non-profit research & treatment center. He serves as Co-Director with his wife, Dr. Susan Stanford-Rue. Dr. Rue received his Ph.D. in Family Relations from the University of North Carolina in 1975. For 25 years Dr. Rue has been a practicing psychotherapist and has served on the faculty of California State University at Los Angeles and United States International University in San Diego. In 1981 Dr. Rue provided the first clinical evidence of postabortion trauma, identifying this psychological condition as "Postabortion Syndrome" in testimony before the U.S. Congress. During the Reagan Administration, he was a special consultant to the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. C. Everett Koop on abortion morbidity. Currently, Dr. Rue serves as a litigation consultant assisting numerous state offices of the Attorney General in abortion related statutory challenges. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and a Member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. As a lecturer, he has been invited to speak throughout the United States, and has also presented in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Dr. Rue has authored one book and numerous professional journal articles on the topic of postabortion trauma and has been the principal investigator of the International Pregnancy Loss Research Project. Priscilla Coleman, Ph.D.
Dr. Coleman is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Bowling Green State University. Prior to her employment with BGSU, she was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of the South in TN for 4 years. Dr. Coleman received her Ph.D. in Life-Span Developmental Psychology from West Virginia University in 1998. A major concentration of her research has been the psychological outcomes among women who have experienced abortion. Additional research has focused on mother-child interaction, attachment, and the development of competency beliefs across the transition to parenting. She has published numerous articles in psychology and medical journals and she has presented her research to national and international audiences. She is also serving on the editorial board for a new international medical journal, Current Womens' Health Reviews.
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© C.T. Coyle & V.M. Rue 2005