Biography
Donald C. Hubin is the Chair of the National Board of National Parents Organization (NPO) and a member of the Board of the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP). He is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at The Ohio State University, and the Founding Director Emeritus of the Ohio State Center for Ethics and Human Values. Don has published numerous law review articles, including, e.g., Parental Rights and Due Process, in The Journal of Law and Family Studies, Daddy Dilemmas: Untangling the Puzzles of Paternity, in The Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, Reproductive Interests: Puzzles at the Periphery of the Property Paradigm, in Social Philosophy and Policy, Fatherhood, in the International Encyclopedia of Ethics; and Fractured Fatherhood, in Journal of Family Theory & Review, Procreators’ Duties: Sexual Asymmetries, in Oxford Handbook of Reproductive Ethics. Dons published papers are available free at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Donald-Hubin-2/research.
Don He is lead author of the NPO Ohio Parenting Time Report Cards, the 2022 NPO Child Support and Shared Parenting Report Card, and the 2025 NPO Shared Parenting Report Card.

Plenary title
Effective Research-Based Advocacy

Abstract
The most effective tool for shared parenting advocacy is research. Much of the opposition to presumptions of equal shared parenting relies on unfounded speculation and anecdotes. Unfortunately, these can be rhetorically effective with those not familiar with the research on the benefits of shared parenting and legal presumptions of shared parenting for mothers, for fathers, and (most importantly) for children.  The response to these attacks on shared parenting—attacks that amount to fear mongering based on the exploitation of isolated tragic cases—is not to fight fire with fire. An effective response requires reliance on the best research available to show the value of shared parenting and legal presumptions of shared parenting and to debunk the arguments opponents offer against such presumptions.  In this presentation, we will explore the resources available for finding and presenting the best research available issues related to shared parenting and for conducting original research in support of shared parenting advocacy.