“The Emotional Roller Coaster of DNA Testing” with Janice Lovelace

DNA testing sounds like fun but what happens when the returned results are unexpected and cause emotional ups and downs? How do you handle previously unknown relatives? What about unexpected parentage, including donor conception? How do you react to non-responsive matches?

Janice Lovelace, Ph.D. is a genealogical researcher, author and lecturer, with over thirty years of experience. Dr. Lovelace is a frequent speaker at national and regional genealogy conferences on health and genetics, ethnic minority genealogy, and research methodology. She authored the National Genealogical Society’s continuing education course African American Roots: A Historical Perspective and is an instructor at the Midwest African American Genealogical Institute (MAAGI).

She has served as a national board member of Association of Professional Genealogists (2019-2020) and her local society’s board. She belongs to the National Genealogical Society (NGS) and several local societies. Please note this program will not be recorded. JGS of Pittsburgh members receive free…