Expert Category: Course presenter

Timothy Kirk is Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York, York College, specializing in healthcare ethics with an emphasis on hospice and palliative care. He also holds an appointment in the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center. Kirk is an ethics consultant with MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care, one…

Tangela Sawyerr is an Assistant Director of Student Affairs and Assistant Professor of Teaching at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. With more than two decades of experience in social work, she has practiced in the areas of addiction, homelessness, and child protective services. Sawyerr’s scholarly interests examines the complexities of grief experienced by…

Rachel Kodanaz is a heart-minded professional specializing in current and relevant approaches in support of individuals and workplaces following a loss or trauma. She is a best-selling author, seasoned keynote speaker, and a business consultant. She began her career serving in management of Fortune 500 companies, overcoming her own adversity following the sudden death of…

Heather Servaty-Seib is a licensed psychologist and Professor in the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program at Purdue University where her primary scholarly areas include adolescent and college student bereavement, loss/gain impact of life events, and support and communication in the grieving process. She is currently serving as the Senior Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning…

Dale G. Larson (B.A, University of Chicago; Ph.D, U.C. Berkeley) is J. Thomas and Kathleen L. McCarthy Professor, and Professor of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University. A clinician and researcher, he is a Fulbright Scholar, a Fellow in three Divisions of the American Psychological Association, and a Fellow in the International Work Group on Death, Dying…

Gary Stein is Professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work – Yeshiva University, NY, where he is a tenured faculty member in the master’s and doctoral programs. He is also the director of the Gerontology and Palliative Care Programs for MSW students and for clergy. He is PI of the study, “Project Respect: Experiences…

Sherman Lee is an associate professor of psychology at Christopher Newport University. Lee teaches undergraduate courses in the psychology of death, dying, and bereavement, and studies negative feelings states, with an emphasis on anxiety and grief. He also has a specialization in psychological measurement and has developed popular instruments such as the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale,…

Vickie Leff is a palliative care consultant and an adjunct instructor at the UNC School of Social Work, Chapel Hill, and Yeshiva University. With over thirty-five years of clinical practice experience in oncology, palliative care, and hospice, Leff presents on topics such as moral distress and resilience to several national educational organizations and institutions. Recently…

Sonya Lott has been a licensed psychologist for more than three decades. She maintains a multistate online private practice, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). She is a frequent presenter on PGD at professional conferences, and often shares information about acute and prolonged grief and the impact of the pandemic…

Pamela Malone maintains a private clinical practice in which she provides individual, couples, and family therapy. Her clinical experience spans 40 years in a variety of settings. She is a clinical supervisor for master’s level clinicians and provides supervisor training to LCSWs and LMFTs. Malone’s research, presentations, and publications focus on loss and grief, adolescence,…

Maria Georgopoulos is a licensed mental health counselor and Fellow in Thanatology, whose work focuses on grief, loss, and trauma. She is founder of Roula’s Kids: A Space for Grieving Families, Inc., which provides free grief groups in New York for children and their families that have experienced the death of someone significant in their…

Jennifer McKenna has been with the Gift of Life Donor Program since 2012. She worked as a Team Leader for the Transplant Information Center for nine years and is currently a Clinical Night Supervisor. She works with donor families and oversees clinical activity for both organ and tissue donation, from referral to recovery. Throughout her…