| Robert E. Emery | |
| Birth Name: | Robert Edgar Emery |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1952 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Fields: | Psychology |
| Workplaces: | University of Virginia |
| Education: | Brown University Stony Brook University |
| Thesis Title: | Marital discord and child behavior problems |
| Thesis Url: | http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1983-52112-001 |
| Thesis Year: | 1982 |
| Doctoral Advisors: | )--> |
| Known For: | Research and writings on divorce |
| Spouse: | Yes |
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| Children: | Five |
Robert Edgar Emery (born August 30, 1952) is a professor of psychology and director of the Center for Children, Families, and the Law at the University of Virginia.[1] His research focuses on topics related to family relationships, such as divorce and family violence, and their effects on children's mental health.[2] Books that he has authored include Marriage, Divorce, and Children’s Adjustment, Renegotiating Family Relationships: Divorce, Child Custody, and Mediation, The Truth about Children and Divorce: Dealing with the Emotions So You and Your Children Can Thrive, and Two Homes, One Childhood: A Parenting Plan to Last a Lifetime.[3] [4] [5] He is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, as well as of Divisions 12, 37, and 43 of the American Psychological Association.[6]