Chioma Ajoku, JD, PhD, ABPP, is a private practitioner in New York State and the owner of Forensic Psych Solutions. The focus of her practice is forensic evaluations and child/adolescent therapy. Dr. Ajoku graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a BA in Psychological and Brain Sciences. She then obtained a dual degree, MA/JD (psychology/law), from Duke University and Duke University School of Law, and was admitted to the NYS Bar. She subsequently obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the CUNY Graduate Center via the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Additionally, Dr. Ajoku completed her clinical internship year at Rutgers University in Piscataway as the Adolescent Forensic Track intern. Afterward, she completed a Child and Family Forensic Postdoctoral Fellowship at William James College. Dr. Ajoku is licensed to practice psychology in New York State. Currently, she serves on the Mental Health Professionals Certification Committee for the First and Second Judicial Departments of New York. She also serves on the AFCC Continuing Education Committee, the AFCC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and the board of AFCC-NY.
Mindy F. Mitnick, EdM, MA, is a Licensed Psychologist specializing in complex custody evaluations and cases with child
abuse allegations. She provides training on the use of expert witnesses in child abuse and divorce cases, effective
interviewing techniques with children, interventions in high-conflict divorce, and the impact of psychological trauma.
She served on the AFCC task force that developed the 2019 Guidelines for Parenting Coordination, the AFCC Task Force
on Guidelines for Court-Involved Therapy and was co-chair of the Minnesota Child-Focused Parenting Time Guide
Working Group. She is the immediate Past President of AFCC.
John A. Moran, PhD, is a licensed forensic/clinical psychologist with 35 years of experience serving as a courtappointed
expert. He is on the Board of Directors of Overcoming Barriers, Inc., (OCB) and served as clinical director of
three OCB residential family camps. He organizes multi-day intensive interventions for families responding to parent
child contact problems. He is the author of two books — Overcoming the Coparenting Trap: Essential Skills When a Child
Resists a Parent, and Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions. He has authored articles and chapters
for professional publications and provides training to behavioral health professionals, attorneys and judges at local,
regional, and national conferences. He is a former past president of the Arizona Chapter of the Association of Family
and Conciliation Courts.
Stephanie Tabashneck, PsyD, JD, is a psychologist and attorney in Boston. Her practice areas include forensic
psychological assessment, substance use issues, child custody, and criminal forensic evaluations. Dr. Tabashneck
presents regionally and nationally on psychology and law topics, including at events organized by the American Bar
Association, the Federal Judicial Center, the American Psychiatric Association, the Association of Family and
Conciliation Courts, the Massachusetts Trial Courts, and the New York Office of Attorneys for Children.
Nancy Ver Steegh, JD, is a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law where she teaches courses on family law,
domestic violence, and mediation. Her scholarship explores domestic violence in the context of child-related decision
making and the implications for dispute resolution processes. She was a consultant to the Battered Women’s Justice
Project on the development of the SAFeR system. She serves on the editorial board of the Family Court Review and is a
former president of AFCC.