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BUSINESS ADDRESS
The College of New Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY 10805
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HOME ADDRESS
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Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 462-5837
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. 1978 St. Louis University
(1973-1978)
M.A. 1973 St. Louis University
(1970-1973)
M.Div. 1973 Concordia Seminary
(1969-1973) St. Louis, MO
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
College of New Rochelle (1981-present)
New Rochelle, NY
Professor, Graduate Gerontology Program
Tenured 1985
Concordia College (1973-1981)
Bronxville, NY
Associate Professor
Tenured 1979
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Living with Grief: Children and Adolescents. (with Amy Tucci), 2008, Washington, DC: The Hospice Foundation of America.
Living with Grief: Before and After Death.
2007, Washington, DC: The Hospice
Foundation of America.
Death, Dying and Bereavement: Major
Themes in Health and Social Welfare (4 Volumes – edited). 2006,
London: Routledge.
Pain Management at the End-of-Life: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice.
2006, Washington, DC: The Hospice Foundation of America.
Living with Grief: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life
(with Charles Corr and Bruce Jennings),
2005, Washington, DC: The Hospice Foundation of America.
Living with Grief: Alzheimer’s Disease, 2004, Washington, DC: The Hospice Foundation of
America.
Living
with Grief: Coping with
Public Tragedy (with M. Lattanzi-Licht).
2003, Washington, DC: The Hospice Foundation of America.
Living with Grief: Loss in Later Life. 2002,
Washington, D.C.: The Hospice Foundation of America.
Disenfranchised
Grief: New Directions,
Challenges and Strategies for Practice, 2002, Champaign, IL. Research
Press
Caregivers
and Loss: Family Needs and
Professional Responses, (with J. Davidson), 2001, Washington, DC:
The Hospice Foundation of America.
Living
with Grief: Children,
Adolescents and Loss, 2000, Washington, DC:
The Hospice Foundation of America.
Men
Don’t Cry, Women Do: Transcending
Gender Stereotypes of Grief. (with
T. Martin) 1999, Philadelphia: Brunner Mazel.
Living
with Grief- At Work, At School, At Worship (with
J. Davidson), 1999, Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis.
Older
Adults with Developmental Disabilities (with
C. Lavin), 1998, Farmingdale, NY: Baywood.
Living
with Grief: Who We Are, How We Grieve (with
Joyce Davidson), 1998, Washington DC: Taylor and Francis.
AIDS,
Fear and Society: Challenging the Dreaded Disease, 1997,
Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis.
Living
with Grief: When Illness is
Prolonged, (1997), Washington, DC:
Taylor and Francis.
Living
with Grief After Sudden Loss, 1996,
Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis.
Children
Mourning, Mourning Children, 1995,
Washington DC: Taylor and Francis.
Living
with Life-Threatening Illness: A Guide for Individuals, Families and
Caregivers, 1993, Lexington, MA:
Lexington Press.
Death
and Spirituality (with John
Morgan), 1993, Farmingdale, NY: Baywood Press.
Disenfranchised
Grief 1989, Lexington, MA:
Lexington Press.
Journal Articles
“Caring for the Carer: The Lessons of Research” Grief Matters:
The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement, Pps. 4-7, Autumn,
2006.
“Grief: The Constant Companion of Illness” Anesthesiology Clinics,
24(1): 205-212. (2006).
"Fulfillment as Sanders' Sixth Phase of Bereavement: The Unfinished Work
of Catherine Sanders" Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying,
52,141-149. (2006).
“The Florida Clergy End-of-Life Education Enhancement Project: A
description and evaluation. (A Clergy Perspective)” Healing Ministry,
12(4):33-40. (with D. Abrams, S. Albury, L. Crandall, and R. Harris).
(2005).
"The Florida Clergy End-of-Life
Education Enhancement Project: A description and evaluation." American Journal of Hospice & Palliative
Medicine, 22(3). (with D. Abrams, S. Albury, L. Crandall, and R.
Harris). (2005).
“Ethics, End-of-Life Decisions and Grief”. Mortality, 10: 83-90.
(2005).
“Estimating Goodwill: An Application of Pine’s Procedures for Hospices.”
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 21: 289-293
(2004).
“The Spiritual Gifts – and Burdens – of Family Caregiving”. Generations, 27(4); 45 –48 (Winter, 2003-4).
“The Paradox of Ageing with Developmental Disabilities: Increasing Needs, Declining Resources.”
Ageing International, 28:135-154, (2003).
“Spirituality, Loss
and Grief”. Bereavement Care,
21, 3-6 (Spring 2002)
“Challenging the
Paradigm: New Understandings
of Grief”. Grief
Matters: The Australian Journal
of Grief and Bereavement, 4(2), 31-34, (Winter 2001)
“Master Concepts in
the Field of Death, Dying and Bereavement: Coping vs. Adaptive Strategies” (with C. Corr). Omega, 43,3, 183-199
(2001).
“Masculine Responses to Loss: Clinical Implications” (with T.
Martin). The Journal of Family Studies. 4:143-158 (1998).
"Grief in the
Artic Circle." The Forum Newsletter, 23(4): 7-8 (1997).
"Dealing with
Diversity: The Coming Challenge to American Business," Business
Horizons, 39 (3): 67-71 (1996).
"Coping with Life
Threatening Illness: A Task Based Approach." Omega,
32:111-122 (1995).
"Caregiver
Distress: If It Is So Ethical, Why Does It Feel So Bad?" AACN
Clinical Issues, Critical Care Nursing (August 1994).
"Current Models of
Death, Dying and Bereavement." Critical
Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 6 (3): 345-552 (1994).
"The Great Gray
Marketplace." The Futurist, July-August (1992).
"The Monkey's Paw:
The Role of Inheritance and the Resolution of Grief "Death
Studies, 16:45-58 (1992).
"The Therapeutic
Bookshelf" Omega, 21:321-326 (1990).
"Risky Business:
Observations on the Nature of Death in Hazardous Sports" (with Eric
and Catherine Schwartz). Omega, 21:215-223 (1990).
"The Awareness of
Mortality." Gerontological Review, 2:19-29 (1989).
"The Meaning and
Significance of Great-Grandparenthood: Continuity and Crisis." The
Gerontologist, 28:192-197 (1988).
"Bereft and
Bereaved," in 0. Mangolis, et.al. (Eds.), Grief
and the Loss of an Adult Child, 85-94 (1988).
"The Dread
Disease." The Forum Newsletter, 11 (3): 4 (1987).
"Silent Sorrow:
Responses to Death of Significant Others." Death
Studies, 11:455-470 (1987).
"The Emergence of
Gerontology" (with Denise Smith-Fraser). ASA
Connections, July-August (1986).
"The Goals of
Master Level Gerontology Students" (with Denise Smith-Fraser). Gerontology
and Geriatrics Education, 7:75-84 (1986).
"Loss Upon Loss:
The Impact of Death After Divorce." Death
Studies, 10: 441-450 (1986).
"Spiritual Support
for the Suffering: Clergy Attitudes toward Bereavement" (with Michael
Jendreski). Loss, Grief and Care, 1: 155-160
(1986).
"Clergy
Understandings of Grief, Bereavement and Mourning" (with Michael
Jendreski). Research Record, 2:105-114(1985)
"Adolescent
Attitudes and Beliefs Toward the Elderly." International
Journal of Aging and Human Development. 22:123-133 (1986).
"The Church and
the Elderly: The Impact of Changing Age Strata on Congregations." International
Journal of Aging and Human Development, 22:291-300(1986).
"Expectation of
Death, Participation in Planning Funeral Rituals and Grief
Adjustment." Omega, 15:119-130(1984).
"The Funeral
Service: Grace in Grief." Currents
in Mission and Theology, 9: 235-238 (1982).
"The Social
Organization of Terminal Care in Two Pediatric Hospitals." Omega,
12:347-356 (1982).
"Recent
Bereavement and Registration for Death Studies Courses." Omega,
12:51-60 (1981).
"Pastoral Care of
the Dying Child." Journal of
Pastoral Counseling, 15:34-40 (1980).
"Assigning Blame:
The Restoration of the 'Sentimental Order' Following Accidental Death. Omega,
9:287-292. (1978).
"Models of
Ministry: A Tale of Two Congregations" (with V. George). Lutheran
Education 120:84-92. (1984).
"Parish, School
and Mission: Models of Ministry" (with V. George). Lutheran
Education, 117:12-17(1981).
"Resources for the
Parish on Death and Dying." Currents
in Mission and Theology, 6:165-168 (June 1979).
"Counseling to the
Family of the Dying Child." Currents
in Mission and Theology, 4: 288-291 (October 1977).
"More for Less:
The Social Impact of the Energy Crises." Academy,
32:81-86 (Fall, 1975).
Popular
and Trade Magazines
"When a Friend is Suffering" Catholic Digest, (November, 2007), Pps. 47-52.
"When Your Child Is Grieving" Parenting, 29 (Winter, 2007), Pps. 44-45.
"Rituals: How We Cope with Death – and Life" Exceptional Parent, 35(7) (July), p. 69.
"Help in the Hour of Need" Lutheran Witness, 125 (April) , 15-17, (2006).
“New Understandings of Grief” Counseling Today,
48:5 (November), p.56. (2005).
"Utilizing Media in Death and Dying Courses". The Forum Newsletter, 31 (2), 8. (2005).
"Masculine
Mourners as Doubly Disenfranchised: How to Help" Maddvocare
Spring, 1995.
"Sensitivity To
Adult Children's Needs Can Build Loyalty to a Firm." American
Funeral Director (December 1994).
"Pros and Cons of
Aftercare Services." The
American Funeral Director (April 1992).
"Grief Coping with
Hidden Sorrow." Bereavement
Magazine (May 1992).
"When a Sibling
Dies." The American Funeral Director (November 1988).
"Children and
Death." The American Funeral Director (April, May 1988).
"Growing Up
Together: The Funeral Business and Death Studies Movement." The
American, Funeral Director (October 1987).
"Clergy and
Funeral Directors: Uneasy Partners." The
American Funeral Director (Feb, Mar, Apr 1987). Series of 3 articles.
Book Chapters
"Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Dying." In D. Balk, The Handbook of Thanatology. Northville, Ill.: ADEC, 2007.
"Religion, Spirituality, and Assessment and Intervention" In D. Balk, The Handbook of Thanatology. Northville, Ill.: ADEC, 2007.
"The Death Awareness Movement: Description, History and Analysis." In C. Bryant, Handbook of Death and Dying. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage, 2003.
"Death System", "Grief: Acute", "Grief: Disenfranchised", "Grief: Gender" Entries
in the Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, R. Kastenbaum (Ed.), N.Y.:
Macmillan, 2003."Anticipatory grief" in Palliative and End-of-Life Pearls, J. Heffner & I. Byock (Eds.), Philadelphia:Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 2003.
"Spirituality and
Anticipatory Grief" In T. Rando, Clinical
Dimensions of Anticipatory
Mourning, Champaign, IL. Research
Press, 1999.
“Mourning
Psychosocial Loss: Anticipatory Grief in Alzheimer’s, ALS and Irreversible
Coma.” In T. Rando, Clinical
Dimensions of Anticipatory Mourning, Champaign, IL: Research Press, 1999.
"The Cruel
Paradox: Children Who are Living with Life-Threatening Illness." In C. Corr and D. Corr, Handbook of Childhood Death and Bereavement, NY:
Springer (1996).
"The Effects of
Parental Illness and Loss on Adult Children." In I. Deitch and C.
Ward Howell, Counseling the Aging and their Families, Alexandria, VA: American
Counseling Association (1997).
"Friends,
Teachers, Movie Stars: The Disenfranchised Grief of Children." In E.
Grollman, Bereaved Children and
Teens: A Support Guide for Parents and Professionals, Boston: Beacon
Press (1996).
"The Awareness of
Mortality in Midlife: Implications for Longer Life." In J. Kauffman Awareness
of Mortality, Farmingdale, NY: Baywood (1995)
"Suffer the Little
Children: The Child and Spirituality in the AIDS Crisis." In B. Dane
and C. Levine, AIDS and the New Orphans:
Coping with Death, Westport CT: Auburn House (1994).
"Grief Education:
Educating About Death for Life." In
Responding to the AIDS Crisis:
Innovations
in Child Welfare Services.
G. Anderson (ed.), NY: Child Welfare League
(1989).
"Grief"
Invited contribution to the Encyclopedia
of Death (R. Kastenbaum,
editor) (1989).
"Death and the
Elderly." In R. Pacholski (ed.), Researching
Death, pp.175-189. Lakewood, OH: Forum for Death Education and
Counseling (1985).
"The Crumbling
Taboo: The Rise of Death Education." Coping
with Death on Campus:
New
Directions in Student Services,
31:85-95 (1985).
"Christianity and
Sociology." In R. KoIb (ed.), Christian
Wisdom in Services to God's Word, pp.65-70 (1985).
"The Rediscovery
of Death." In C. Corr, J. Stillion and M. Ribar (eds.), Creativity
in Death Education and Counseling, pp.39-52. Lakewood, OH: Forum for
Death Education and Counseling, pp.231-244 (1982).
"Staff Interaction
with a Dying Patient: Critical Variables and Unresolved Issues." In
R. Pacholski, and C. Corr (eds.), Priorities
in Death Education and Counseling pp.231-244 (1982).
Videos
and Audio Tapes
"Clergy to
Clergy" Hospice Foundation of America (6 Audio Tapes), 1997.
"Diversity in the
Elementary School Classroom," Implications for Teachers,
Instructorvision, (Video) 1994.
"Teaching in the
Ethnically Diverse Classroom," Instructorvision, (Video) 1992.
"AIDS and the
Classroom," Instructorvision, (Video) 1992.
SELECTED
SCHOLARLY PAPERS OR MAJOR PRESENTATIONS
National Hospice Foundation of America Teleconference on Grief 1994, 1996-2008
International Speakers Tour – Invited to do a
series of workshops through Australia and New Zealand, July 25 – August
30, 2006.
“Grief and Intellectual Disabilities”. Keynote to
the American Association of Mental Retardation, Annual Conference,
Washington, DC, December, 2005.
"Family Grief: Beyond Gender". Keynote to Association for
Death Education and Counseling Conference (ADEC), April 2004.
Keynote, Roselyn Carter
Institute, October, 2000.
Guest, Nightline,
July 21, 1999.
Invited
Presenter/Participant, AIDS in Africa:
Policy and Research Seminar, University of Southern Illinois, July,
1999.
"Transformative
Grief Empowering Growth in Loss." Keynote to New England Institute of
Loss. Stamford, CT, 1996.
"Doubly
Disenfranchised: The Masculine Griever." Keynote at Kings College
Conference on Loss. London, Ontario, 1994.
"Disenfranchised
Grief Implications for Counselors." Bereavement Conference. May 1992.
"Mind, Mourning
and Self Toward a Sociology of Grief" Association of Death Education
and Counseling. Boston, April 1992.
"Disenfranchised
Grief" Keynote Presentation at Kings College Conference on Loss.
London, Ontario. May 1991.
"Disenfranchised
Grief." Workshop at Mt. Ida College. April 1991
"The Terrible
Threat: Coping with Life-Threatening Illness." Paper presented to the
Association for Death Education and Counseling. Duluth, MA. April 1991.
"Saying Goodbye:
Themes of Loss in Religious Life." Keynote Presentation at the Third
Age Institute. Fordham University, NY, October 1989.
"Disenfranchised
Grief Foster Care of HIV-Positive Children." Catholic Charities. NY,
May 1989.
"Coping with
Caregiver Loss" NY State Hospice Association. Albany, NY. April 1989.
"The Diminishment
of Ritual." Paper presented to the Association for Death Education.
Baltimore, MD April 1989.
"New Trends in
Disenfranchised Grief." Paper presented to the Association for Death
Education and Counseling. Baltimore, NM, April 1989.
"Patient
Perspective in Reoccurring Illness." Paper presented to the
Foundation of Thanatology. NY, December 1988.
"Psychosocial
Needs of AIDS Survivors." National Funeral Directors Association. New
Orleans, October 1988.
"The Dying
Patient." Workshop at Lenox Hill Hospital. NY, November 1988.
Workshop on Grief to
the California Funeral Directors Association. Monterey, CA, June 1988.
"Pastoral Concerns
of AIDS," Address to Northern Ontario Teleconference. April 25,
1988.
"Psychosocial
Concerns of AIDS Survivors." Conference of the National Foundation of
Funeral Service. Chicago, March 1988.
"Coping with
Stress." Presentation to the NY State Funeral Directors Association.
Utica, NY, June 1987.
"Religious Value
and Death Education and Counseling: Implications for the Elementary and
Secondary School Teacher." Presented to a symposium of the Foundation
of Thanatology. NY, November 1987.
"Particular Pain:
A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective on Grief." Paper presented to
the Annual Meeting of the Association on Death Education and Counseling.
London, Ontario, May 1987.
"The Demise of
Last Rites: What's a Clergyman to Do?" Paper presented to a symposium
of the Foundation of Thanatology. NY, October 17, 1986.
"The Shameful
Stigmas: Disease, Social Response and Self-Concept." Paper presented
to a symposium of the Foundation of Thanatology. NY, June 13, 1986.
"Individualizing
Grief." Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the NY State
Hospice Association. April 1986.
"Risky Business:
Hazardous Sports and Individual Responsibility." Paper presented to
the Forum for Death Education and Counseling. Atlanta 9, 1986.
"The Dread
Disease." Paper presented to the Forum for Death Education and
Counseling Atlanta, April 20, 1986.
"A Time to
Certify" (with Denise Smith-Fraser). A paper presented to the State
Association of Gerontological Educators. NY, October 1985.
"Seeking
Significance." Paper presented to a symposium of the Foundation of
Thanatology. NY, November 1985.
Crypto-Widowhood and
Real Grief Implications of Psychological and Social Death for
Bereavement." Paper presented to a symposium on Alzheimer's Disease
of the Foundation of Thanatology. NY, June 16, 1985.
"Disenfranchised
Grief." Paper presented to a symposium on Death Education of the
Foundation of Thanatology. NY, April 25,
1985.
"Loss Upon Loss:
Death After Divorce." Paper presented to the Seventh Annual Meeting
of the Forum for Death Education and Counseling. Philadelphia, April 1985.
"The Awareness of
Mortality." Paper presented to the Seventh Annual Meeting of the
Forum for Death Education and Counseling. Philadelphia, April, 1985.
"Neglected Issues
in Death Education." Paper presented to a Symposium on Death
Education of the Foundation of Thanatology. NY, March, 1985.
"Building
Coalitions with Private Industry: Academic Gerontology in the Corporate
World"(with Denise-Smith-Fraser). Paper presented to the Association
of Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). Washington, DC, February 1985.
"Spiritual Support
for the Suffering: Clergy Attitudes toward Bereavement." Paper
presented to a Symposium of the Foundation of Thanatology. November 1984.
"Student Goals and
Gerontology Needs" (with Denise Smith-Fraser). Paper presented to the
State Association of Gerontological Educators (SAGE). October 1984.
"Bereft and
Bereaved: Grief in Non-Traditional Relationships." Paper presented by
invitation to a symposium of the Foundation of Thanatology. NY, March
27,1984.
"Masters'
Practitioners in Gerontology: A Descriptive Survey" (with Denise
Smith-Fraser). Roundtable
presentation of New York State Association of Gerontological
Educators. NY, October 6, 1983.
"Presenter-Symposium
on Death and the Aged" (with Dennis Ryan). Northeastern
Gerontological Society. Newport, RI, May 6, 1983.
"The Church and
the Elderly: The Impact of Changing Age Strata on Congregations. "
Paper presented to the Northeastern Gerontological Society. Newport, RI,
May 6, 1983.
"Adolescent
Attitudes and Beliefs toward the Elderly: The Impact of an Oral History Project." Paper
presented at the NY State Sociological Association. Geneva, NY, October
15-16, 1982.
"The Rediscovery
of Death: An Analysis of the Emergence of the Death Studies
Movement." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Forum for
Death Education and Counseling. San Diego, CA, September 27, 1982.
"Staff Interaction
with Dying Patients: Critical Issues and Unresolved Variables." Paper
presented at the Forum for Death Education and Counseling Annual Meeting.
Boston, MA, November 7, 1981.
"Participation in
Funeral Rituals and Grief Adjustment." Paper presented to the New
York State Sociological Association. Oswego, NY, October 10, 1981.
"Integrating
Research into the Undergraduate Social Work Curriculum: An Empirical
Evaluation" (with Mary Bricker-Jenkins and Barbara Cavallo). Paper
presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work
Education. Louisville, NY, March 9, 1981.
"The Discovery of
Old Age." Paper presented to the Tri-District Pastoral Conference of
the LEMS. NY, October 18,1980.
Directed Workshop on
Ministry to the Dying and Bereaved. Atlantic Pastoral Conference, 1978.
INSTITUTIONAL
GRANTS (FUNDED)
Capital Funds Grant,
1989. (Hayden, funded for $25,000) Mt. Tremper Lutheran Camp.
Opportunities
Fellowship Grant Programs, 1986 (for College of New Rochelle, funded for
$25,600). (Renewed, 1987)
Capital Funds Grant,
1986 (Hayden Foundation, funded for $200,000).
NRIC Research Grant,
1983. Clergy Attitudes Toward Funerals and Knowledge of Bereavement.
Capital Improvement
Grant, 1983 (for Community Agency, funded for $20,000).
NEH Youth Grant, 1980
(Study on the Impact of an Oral History Project on Adolescent Attitudes
Toward the Elderly).
NRIC Research Grant,
1980 (Study on Bereavement).
Delinquency Prevention
Grant - Division for Youth, 1979 (for Community Agency, funded for
$25.000).
Capital Improvement
Grant, 1979.
Workshop on Care for
Elderly, 1978.
Capital Improvement
Grant, 1978 (for Community Agency, funded for $50,000).
Grant for Development
of Social Work Program, 1977.
Library Development
Grant, 1976.
Learning Center,
Queens, 1975.
Death Studies Resource
Center, 1975.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Senior Consultant, Hospice Foundation of America, 1993-present.
Editor, Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying, 1999-present.
Appeared as Commentator on CNN and Nightline
Associate Editor, Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying, 1994-1999.
Editor, Journeys: A Newsletter for Bereaved, 1995-present.
Scientific Advisory Committee, The Center for the Advancement of Health, for Project on Death in
America Study of the Health Consequences of Grief, 2001-2003.
Advisory Committee, Last Passages, (End-of-Life Care for
persons with intellectual disabilities) 2002–present
Site Selection Panel, Rosalynn
Carter Institute (for Johnson & Johnson Caregiving Initiative)
2001-present
Advisory Committee,
Consultant, PBS Series, Bill Moyers,
On our Own Terms
Editorial Board, Death
Studies, 1994-present.
Editorial Board, The
Journal of Family Studies, 1996-2003.
Editorial Board, Illness,
Crisis and Loss, 1995-present.
Editorial Board, Healing
Ministry, 2000 – present.
Editorial Board, American Journal of Hospice &
Palliative Medicine, 2000 – present.
Consultant, Leake and
Watts (Specialized Foster Care), 1989-1995.
Keynoter, Workshop
Leader (Over 30 programs annually for regional conferences)
Editorial Board,
National Kidney Foundation, 1992-1995.
Guest Instructor,
Association for Death Education and Counseling. Intermediate Death
Education Course (with C. Corr), 1990-1992, and 1997; Advanced Death
Education Course, 1997-1999.
Guest Instructor, White
Plains Hospital Hospice, September-December, 1987 (10-week in service
course).
Consultant, NYC Board
of Education. In service Education Consultant (Presentations to Guidance
Counselors, Educational Evaluators, and School Psychologist on Loss and Grief, Adolescent
Suicide).
Guest Instructor,
Foundations Course, National Foundation for Funeral Service, Evanston, IL,
1985-present.
Member Advisory
Council, American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, Inc.,
1986-present.
Consultant, Thomas M.
Quinn & Sons, 1985-present.
Consultant, IBM
Pre-retirement Seminars, 1984-1993.
Consultant, Fordham
University Third Age Center, Study on Employment Opportunities for Public
Assistance Recipients, 1984.
Consultant for a
re-organization study for the Atlantic Districts LCMS, 1981.
Consultant for Study of
Lutheran Parochial Schools, 1980-1981
Participant in Seminar
on Death Education, University of Rhode Island, Summer, 1975.
Research Assistant:
Elderly Care Research Center, Detroit, NH, E. Kahana, Director, 1971-1972.
Clinical Practicum,
Memorial Hospital, NY, Summer 1971.
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (NY State 002440-1)
Fellow in Thanatology, ADEC
Certified Grief Counselor, ADEC
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
American
Counseling Association
American Sociological
Association (Section Membership in Aging)
Gerontological Society
Association for Death
Education and Counseling
International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE
1996-1999 Chair,
International Work Group on Dying, Death and Bereavement
1995-2001 Elected to
Board of Directors, International Work Group on Dying, Death and
Bereavement
1993-1994 President,
Association for Death Education and Counseling
1992-1993 First Vice
President, Association for Death Education and Counseling
1991-1992 Elected
Second Vice President of Association for Death Education and Counseling
1987-1989 Board of
Directors, Senior Citizen Services
1985-1988 Elected to
the Board of Directors, Association for Death Education and Counseling
1987 Co-Chairman,
Foundation of Thanatology Symposium on Unsanctioned Grief, April
1985 Convention
Chairman, Forum for Death Education and Counseling
1983 Nominations
Committee Chairman, Forum for Death Education Counseling
1983 Ad Hoc Committee on Certification Examination, Forum for Death
Education and Counseling
1983 Program Committee,
1983 Convention, Gerontological Society
1981-1986 Committee on
Standards and Ethics, Forum for Death Education and Counseling
HONORS
Honoree of the Year, The Hospice Foundation of Hospice, Inc.,
Poughkeepsie, NY, 2005.Scott and White Award, Outstanding
Professional Contributions in the Field of Thanatology and Hospice-Related
Studies, 2000.
ADEC Award, Outstanding
Contributions to the Field of Death Education, 1998.
Distinguished Alumni
Award, Concordia College, Commencement, May, 2001.
Faculty Fund Awards 1988, 1994, 2003.
BCA Honor Award for
Program Excellence (NEH funded project on Adolescents & Oral History)
1982.
Listed in Outstanding
Young Men of America, 1977, Who's Who in the East, 1991, Who's Who in
American Education, 1993, Who’s Who in America, 2000, 2001.
AAL Fellowship
1974-1977 (3 Awards).
SELECTED FACULTY SERVICE
Board of Directors, Wartburg Life Care Community, 2000 – Present.
Chair, Council of the Faculty, 2000 – 2002, 2006 - 2008.
Chair, Academic Review Committee, 2001 – 2002.
Member, Middle State Steering Committee, 1990 –1992.
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