Dr. Carin Rubenstein holds a Ph.D. in social/personality psychology from New York University, with a focus on survey research and is a member of the American Psychological Association. She has been conducting national polls for several decades and assisted Gail Sheehy in her research. Dr. Rubenstein is the coauthor of In Search of Intimacy and author of "The Sacrificial Mother" and "Beyond the Mommy Years". She has designed and analyzed dozens of national surveys for a wide range of magazines, has contributed to "The New York Times", and has appeared on dozens of national and local television