Thank you to the following people who helped get love-track.com off the ground. We couldn't have done it without you.

There are dozens of additional contributors and experts who make up this team who aren't mentioned here, but who are greatly appreciated. And then there's the most important contributor of all -- you. With your vital input, the site is more than information and insights; it's a thriving and engaging community. Thank you for taking part.

RELATIONSHIP COUNSELING

Don Baucom, Ph.D., University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill
Don Baucom is the director of the Clinical Psychology Department and has been recognized for both his clinical and academic contributions to psychology. Most recently, his work resulted in the Mary G. Clarke Award for outstanding lifetime contributions to psychology in North Carolina. The department he oversees at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, places a considerable focus on family and relationship research.

Richard Cohen, Ph.D.
Richard Cohen is a psychologist with an active private practice and is also Program Director for the National Institute for People with Disabilities.

Philip Cowan, Ph.D., University of California Berkeley
and
Carolyn Cowan, Adjunct Professor, University of California Berkeley
Philip A. Cowan's widely respected research and clinical interests center on family systems and children's development. Along with Carolyn Pape Cowan, he has been involved in two longitudinal studies of families. The first, the Becoming a Family Project -- a longitudinal study of partners becoming parents for the first time -- followed families from late pregnancy until their child completed the first year of elementary school, and addressed three basic questions: What happens to couple relationships after the birth of a first child? Can a preventive intervention designed to strengthen couple relationships during this major life transition positively affect marital satisfaction and marital stability? How does the quality of the couple relationship affect the nature and quality of the child's development and his or her coping with the transition to elementary school? Based on the results of this study, the Cowans received a new NIMH grant to follow 100 new families from their first child's pre-kindergarten year through the end of grade 1. This study -- the Schoolchildren and Their Families Project -- examines the impact of maritally-focused and parenting-focused couples groups on the family.

Joel Crohn, Ph.D.
Joel is the author of Fighting for Your Jewish Marriage and Mixed Matches: How to Create Successful Interracial, Interethnic, and Interfaith Relationships. A psychologist with a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 15 years, Joel has lectured nationally on the subject of intermarriage. He is a past president of the Marin County Psychological Association and currently is on the faculty of the Asian Family Institute.

Tian Dayton, Ph.D., Program Director, Caron Foundation
Tian is the author of eight books on psychology and spirituality, including "Drama Games: Techniques for Self-Development," Forgiving and Moving On," and "Keeping Love Alive." A faculty member of the Drama Therapy Department at New York University, Tian presents psychodrama workshops and trains counselors in this method. As program Director for the Caron Foundation, she has created intensive couples counseling programs. She is also a staff member at the Institute of Sociotherapy.

MYRNA RUSKIN, Ph.D., University of Denver
and
Scott Stanley, Ph.D., University of Denver
MYRNA RUSKIN and Scott Stanley are two of America's leading marriage experts. Both are world renowned for their ability to translate complex research paradigms into practical, powerful programs that help couples achieve results. The two co-developed PREP, an internationally recognized, research-based program for training couples counselors. Since 1989, they have trained 3,915 individuals to become PREP Instructors in 28 countries. Because of PREP's success, the program has been featured on 20/20, 48 Hours, Oprah, CNN, Good Morning America, The Today Show, and others. Print media has included coverage in such publications as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Health Magazine, Redbook, Psychology Today, The San Francisco Chronicle, Men's Health, Parade Magazine, and others. They have authored several books, including the best sellingFighting for Your Marriage.

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D., Columbia University
Dr. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn is a Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the first director of the Center for Children and Families which was founded in 1992. In addition, she has directed the Adolescent Study Program at Teachers College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and is Co-Director of the Institute for Child and Family Policy at Columbia University. She is a member of the Roundtable on Children at the Brookings Institute, the MacArthur Network on the Family and the Economy, and the NICHD Research Network on Child and Family Well-Being. She has served on three National Academy of Science Panels (Child Abuse and Neglect, Preventing HIV Infection, Defining Poverty). She was a member of the Social Science Research Council's Committee on the urban underclass focusing on neighborhoods, families and children. She is past president of the Society for Research on Adolescence and is a fellow in the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society.
She received her B.A. from Connecticut College, an Ed.M. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Bill O'Hanlon, MS, Clinical Psychotherapist
Bill O'Hanlon is a certified professional counselor and the author of 17 books including the best sellingDo One Thing Different, Stop Blaming, Start Loving, Rewriting Love Stories, and Even from a Broken Web. As one of the developers of solution-oriented therapy and the founder of possibility and inclusive therapies, he has conducted more than 600 therapy seminars worldwide. His clinical work is recognized for its collaborative respectful approach to clients. You may occasionally catch Bill on Oprah.

CEREMONY PLANNING

Cory Davenport,
New York City-based wedding planner and decorator par excellence, has worked with $200,000 decorating budgets in Sun Valley, Idaho, and $2,000 at a Brooklyn ceremony.

John Roberts,
Washington, D.C.-based, award-winning DJ and president of the American DJ Association, represents 600 DJs from across the country.

Bruce Forrester,
San Francisco-based wedding photographer, was recently named one of America's top wedding photographers by Town & Country magazine.