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Dr. LaSala recently completed a Fulbright Fellowship during which he taught family therapy courses at Tallinn University in Estonia and where he also investigated the impacts of stigma on Estonian lesbians and gay men. Furthermore, Dr. LaSala has been keynote speaker at national and international family therapy conferences in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Italy, and has frequently lectured to therapists, social workers, and youth service providers both in the United States and abroad. He is an engaging, entertaining, informative and much sought after speaker on topics such as family therapy, solution-focused therapy, LGBT families and sexuality.

To arrange a speaking engagement with Dr. LaSala contact him at mlasala@ssw.rutgers.edu

LaSala, M. C. (2007). Old maps, new territory: Family therapy theory and gay and lesbian couples. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Family Studies. Journal of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Family Studies, Innovations in Theory, Research, and Practice, 3, 1-14.

LaSala, M. C. (2007). Too many eggs in the wrong basket: A queer critique of the same-sex marriage movement. Social Work, 53,129-132

LaSala, M. C. (2007). Parental influence, gay youth, and safer sex. Health and Social Work, 32, 49-55.

LaSala, M. C. (2006). Cognitive and environmental interventions for gay males: Addressing stigma and its consequences. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 87, 181-189.

LaSala, M. C. (2005). Queering ideas: The descriptive and theory building potential of qualitative research with lesbian and gay families. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 18, 61-72.

LaSala, M. C. (2004). Monogamy of the heart: A qualitative study of gay male couples. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 17, 1-24.

LaSala, M. C. (2004). Comparing monogamous and nonmonogamous relationships. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 85, 405-412.