Expert Category: Living with Grief book author

Meghan McDarby

Meghan McDarby is a postdoctoral research fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her research has focused on providing psychological support to patients with palliative care needs and their caregivers.

Hannah-Rose Mitchell, PhD, MPH

Hannah-Rose Mitchell is an assistant professor at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She is a clinical psychologist and specializes in using evidence-based treatments for adjustment to chronic illness in the patient and family.

Bret A. Moore, PsyD, ABPP

Bret Moore is a prescribing psychologist and board-certified clinical psychologist in San Antonio, TX. He is the Deputy Director of the Boulder Crest Institute and a former active duty Army psychologist and two-tour veteran of Iraq. He is the author and editor of 24 books. Moore is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and…

Kate A. Morrissey Stahl

Kate Morrissey Stahl is an associate clinical professor of social work at the University of Georgia, a licensed clinical social worker in the states of Georgia and South Carolina, and an American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) certified sex therapist and supervisor. Her research focuses on the intersection of aging and sexual…

William F. Ro​sa, PhD, MBE, ACHPN, FAANP, FAAN

William Rosa is chief research fellow, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center. He spent one year with the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda, East Africa (2015-2016), contributing to the curriculum content for the first Masters-prepared nursing cohort in the country and completed MSK’s interprofessional hospice and palliative…

Madeline Rogers, LCSW

 Madeline Rogers is a licensed clinical social worker and research therapist with multivarious experiences in clinical research, direct clinical practice, training, and case management. She collaborates with multiple institutions including Weill Cornell Medicine, University of Miami, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She has a masters-level specialized educational, practice, and research focus on bereavement, grief,…

Rev. Carla Cheatham, PhD, MDiv

Carla Cheatham began her career in psychosocial services before working as an interfaith healthcare chaplain and bereavement coordinator. She is a national keynote speaker and consultant focusing on emotionally intelligent and resilient professionals and organizations, Chair of NHPCO’s Ethics Advisory Council, former Leader for NHPCO’s Spiritual Caregivers Community, Adjunct Professor at Seminary of the Southwest,…

Kelstan Ellis, DO, MS-CR, MBE

Kelstan Ellis is a palliative care physician and bioethicist at Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC) and the medical director of pediatric palliative care at the University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS). She completed her pediatrics residency and palliative care fellowship at the University of Kansas. Her clinical interests include the intersection of ethics and palliative…

Rabbi Gary S. Fink, DMin

Gary Fink was Senior Vice President of Counseling and Family Support at Montgomery Hospice in Rockville, MD, where he supported the counseling departments, directed the Spiritual Counseling staff, and led interfaith community outreach efforts. He served as a congregational rabbi for more than 25 years, retiring from the pulpit to establish a pastoral counseling practice…

Elaine Healy, MD, FACP, CMD

Elaine Healy is the vice president of medical affairs and medical director at United Hebrew of New Rochelle, a multi-service healthcare organization that includes a 300-bed skilled nursing facility, two senior independent housing units, two assisted living facilities, and a robust home care program. She is board certified in Internal, Geriatric and Hospice and Palliative…

Marcia Lattanzi Licht, LHD, RN, LPC

Marcia Lattanzi Licht is a psychotherapist and educator. An early voice for hospice care, she was co-founder of Boulder Hospice (now TRU Community Care), CO, where she did pioneering work in grief services and education. She is the principal author of The Hospice Choice and co-editor with Kenneth Doka of Coping with Public Tragedy. For…

Wendy Lichtenthal, PhD, FT

Wendy Lichtenthal is an associate professor (pending rank) in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Miami Miller School of Medicine. Her impactful research is centered around pioneering and assessing innovative psychosocial interventions tailored for cancer patients and their families. Her work particularly zeroes in on the challenging aspects of bereavement and cancer survivorship,…