Hank Willner has focused on hospice and palliative medicine for over 25 years and currently works for Capital Caring Health as a prn Hospice Medical Director and Palliative Care and educational consultant. His special interests include the doctor-patient relationship, informed consent, and bioethics.
Madeleine Hardt is a postdoctoral associate at Weill Cornell Medicine in Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine’s T32 training program. Hardt earned her PhD in clinical psychology with a health emphasis at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She completed her clinical internship (residency) in behavioral medicine at Yale School of Medicine, where her…
Simon Shimshon Rubin is Director of the International Laboratory for the Study of Loss, Bereavement and Human Resilience and Chairman of the Zramim Postgraduate Psychotherapy Program at the University of Haifa in Israel. A Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Haifa, he is Professor of Psychology at the Academic College of Emek Jezreel. Rubin maintains an…
Mansara Hassan is a geriatric nurse practitioner. She is committed to advancing the field of hospice and palliative care by advocating for compassionate, patient-centered approaches, and mentorship. She has been involved in national initiatives to improve diversity and inclusion within the hospice and palliative nursing profession. Hassan is a board director for the Hospice and…
For the last 40 years, William Hoy has been walking alongside the dying, the bereaved, and the professionals who care for them. Following more than 17 years directing the bereavement program for a southern California community hospice program, Hoy became clinical professor of medical humanities at Baylor University where he served from 2012 to 2024….
Bruce Jennings is Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University in the Department of Health Policy and the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society. He is a former Executive Vice President and current Fellow and Senior Advisor of the Hastings Center, a nonprofit research center based in Garrison, NY that studies ethical issues in society, medicine and…
Corey Kennard is Pastor of Amplify Christian Church and also serves as a national activist in the field of healthcare. His holistic approach serves as the foundation for his desire to see all human beings treated with dignity, honor, and respect in all facets of life. He has been involved in the field of healthcare…
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…
Anastasios Koukopoulos is a PhD candidate in the Athens University of Economics and Business in Greece. He is currently exploring the implications of AI in the mental health sector. With a keen interest in the evolving landscape of AI, he is also delving into the application of such technology in the context of prolonged grief disorder. His…
Christopher Layne is associate professor of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University, where he directs a clinical psychology training clinic specializing in childhood traumatic stress and bereavement. He contributed to prolonged grief disorder in the DSM-5-TR and co-authored the manualized interventions Psychological First Aid, FOCUS for Military Families, Skills for Psychological Recovery, Trauma and Grief Component…
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,…
Jenni Linebarger is the Division Director of Palliative Care at Children’s Mercy Kansas City and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Linebarger received her medical degree from the University of Missouri and Master of Public Health from the University of Rochester. She completed her pediatric residency at the University of…
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