• "Speaking of Adoption" (2008) with Donna Montalbano, WOON Radio, Oct. 28
• "Speaking of Adoption" (2008) with Donna Montalbano, WOON Radio, Jan. 8.
• The American Perspective (2007) The Student Operated Press, Judyth Piazza, April 12.
• The Adoption Show : Voices Ending The Myth (2007) Michelle Edmonds, June 17.

• RT-TV Russia Today television interview (2010). April 29 regarding the Russian freeze of American adoptions.

• RT-TV Russia Today television interview (2010). April 9 Inteview regarding Artyem Savilliev, age 7, sent back to Russia alone by Torry Hansen

• RT-TV Russia Today television interview (2010). March 15 Interview regarding beating death of Nathaniel Craver, the lates n a series of Russina children adopted by Amrcans to be abused, many murdeerd.

• Morton Downey Junior Show (1989). Panel discussing open records with Joe Soll and Carol Gustavson
• Joan Rivers (1989). segment with Grace Anne Smiegel, grandmother of Lisa who was killed by Joel Steinberg
• Morton Downey Jr. Show (1988). The Dark Side of Adoption
• Geraldo Rivera Show (1988).“Private Adoption: White Knights or Flesh Peddlers?”
• Community View (1987). Interview, July. Jackson Cablevision, NJ: Jacksonville.

• Ribe, M. (2010). "Defining Ethics in Domestic and Global Adoption Practice", OPEN ARMS, OPEN MINDS: THE ETHICS OF ADOPTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, 6th Annual St Johns University adoption conference, October 14-16.



• Riben,M. (2010. "Universality of Grief Experienced by Mothers Who Lose Children to Adoption". Identity in Adoption: Glimpses Beneath the Mask. 37th New England Adoption Conference presented by Adoption Community of New England, Inc. April 17, Bellingham, Mass.

• Riben, M. (2009). "Adoption Fees: Ethical Considerations for all Parties in Adoption." Adoption Law Institute Dec. 18, Practising Law Institute, New York Center-New York, NY
• Riben, M. (2009). "The Empowerment of (American) Mothers Who Have Lost Children to Adoption" Association of Research for Mothering (ARM), Mothering and the Environment, York University, Toronto. Oct. 23

• • PART I: Who Deserves to be a Mother? Impact of Class, Age and Powerlessness

• • PART II: Adoption Loss, Pain, Irresolveable and Universal Grief

• • PART III: Healing Adoption Loss: Empowerment, Self-identification and the Adoption Industry’s Marketing and the Perpetuation of Myths

• • PART IV: Adoption as a Last Resort for Families Crisis: Exploring Alternatives

• Riben, M. (2009). "Reexamining Goals: Open Records versus Equal Access". American Adoption Congress 30th Annual National Conference, Transforming Families, Connecting Lives, April 25.

• Riben, M. 2007. "Alternative Routes to Permanancy: is adoption always the best alternatve?" The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute and Ethica, Inc. Adoption Ethics and Accountability Conference, Arlington, Virginia, October 15-16

• Riben, M. (1997). Children Caught in the Middle: Divorce, Adoption & Other Separations, Plenary session, American Adoption Congress 18th Annual Conference, Baltimore MD, April 25-28.
• Riben, M. (1995). Adoption/Surrogacy. Women, Culture and Society class, Rutgers University, Department of Women’s Studies
• Riben, M. (1989). In the “Best Interest” of All: Equal Rights for Adopted-Separated Persons, American Adoption Congress, Region 3 Conference, Inequality Must End, October 1.
• Riben, M. (1989). Adoption Loss: Its Profound Effect on Women and Society's Exclusion of Them, Celebration of Our Work: Mosaics of Inclusion, Presented at the 7th Annual NJ Research Conference on Women, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, May 23.
• Presented at countless other conferences including: Parents of Tomorrow, Adoption Forum, Council on Equal Rights in Adoption, Origins (NJ), and Concerned United Birthparents

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