Susan Ayers-Lopez

Biographic Data

ID304012
NAMESusan Ayers-Lopez
GIVEN NAMESSusan
FAMILY NAMEAyers-Lopez
SIGNATUREAYERS-LOPEZ S
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Texas at Austin
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS63
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1985
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX4

  • Birth Mothers' Perspectives on Their Relationship With the Birth Father 12 to 20 Years After Adoption

    Open AccessCynthia A French, Susan M Henney et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2014Cited by: 1References: 16

    This study investigates birth mothers' perspectives on their relationships with birth fathers after adoption placement. A total of 125 birth mothers were interviewed 12 to 20 years postplacement about the nature of their relationship with the birth father and their satisfaction with their contact with the birth father both at the time of placement and currently. These interviews were part of a larger longitudinal study of birthparents, adoptive p…

  • In search of innovation: A national qualitative analysis of child welfare recruitment and retention efforts

    Open AccessRebecca J Gomez, Rebecca Gomez et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2010Cited by: 12References: 16

  • Birth Mothers' Perceptions of Their Parented Children's Knowledge of and Involvement in Adoption

    Susan M Henney, Susan Ayers-Lopez et al.ARTICLEAdoption Quarterly2007Cited by: 3References: 4

    An examination of birth mothers' perceptions of the relationship between the children she is parenting and the children she placed for adoption offers unique insight into the life course of openness. In the present study, 94 birth mothers from the United States participated in a semi-structured interview, discussing their oldest parented children's knowledge of and experience with their siblings placed for adoption. Results show that 59 birth mot…

  • Evolution and resolution: Birthmothers' experience of grief and loss at different levels of adoption openness

    Open AccessSusan M Henney, Susan Ayers-Lopez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2007Cited by: 23References: 8

    This article explores birthmothers' experiences of grief and loss over time across the continuum of openness in adoption. Data were collected by structured interview at two points in time: 4-12 years postplacement (169 birthmothers) and 12-20 years postplacement (127 birthmothers). At Wave 1 a majority of the birthmothers were experiencing moderate to high degrees of grief. However, by Wave 2 a similar majority reported feeling some or no feeling…

  • The Impact of Openness on Adoption Agency Practices: A Longitudinal Perspective

    Susan M Henney, Ruth G Mcroy et al.ARTICLEAdoption Quarterly2003Cited by: 8References: 4

    This article reports the results of a longitudinal study of the changing openness-related practices of private U.S. adoption agencies. Staff from private adoption agencies were interviewed at three points in time, in 1987–89, 1993, and 1999, about their current practices and attitudes regarding openness in adoption and any changes that may have taken place since the previous interview. From 1993 to 1999 agencies continued a trend toward offering …

  • Family and Peer Systems in Early Adolescence: New Models of the Role of Relationships in Development

    Open AccessCatherine R Cooper, Susan Ayers-Lopez et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence1985Cited by: 16References: 8

    This paper proposes a reconsideration of the role of family experiences in early adolescent peer relations. Although early models of family-peer relations stressed either their dissimilarity or their inevitably competitive quality, current research indicates greater integration and continuity between them. Recent findings suggest that the picture of early adolescent peer relations as universally successful in providing adolescents with the experi…