William Feigelman is an emeritus professor of sociology at Nassau Community College, where he taught for 50 years. Since his son’s suicide in 2002, Feigelman has focused his professional writings on suicide and suicide bereavement, with his writings appearing in most all leading bereavement journals. He is a co-author of Devastating Losses: How Parents Cope with the Death of a Child to Suicide or Drugs. A member of the International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the Association for Death Education and Counseling, Feigelman is a frequent presenter at bereavement conferences all over the world and cofacilitates a suicide survivors’ support group. In 2019 he received the Farberow Award from IASP for his service and accomplishments in the field of suicide postvention.
