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Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D., is a professor in the Psychotherapy Research Area of the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, where he also maintains an active clinical practice. Since completing his doctoral training at the University of Nebraska in 1982, he has conducted extensive research on the topics of death, grief, loss, and suicide intervention.

Dr. Neimeyer has published 26 books, including the newly released Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved (Routledge, 2012), Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice (Routledge, 2011), Constructivist Psychotherapy (Routledge, 2009), and The Art of Longing, a book of contemporary poetry. The author of nearly 400 articles and book chapters, he is currently working to advance a more adequate theory of grieving as a meaning-making process, both in his published work and through his frequent professional workshops for national and international audiences.

Dr. Niemeyer is the Editor of two respected international journals, Death Studies and the Journal of Constructivist Psychology, and served as President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he has been granted the Distinguished Research Award, the Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Eminent Faculty Award by the University of Memphis, elected Chair of the International Work Group on Death, Dying, and Bereavement, designated Psychologist of the Year by the Tennessee Psychological Association, made a Fellow of the Clinical Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, and given the Research Recognition Award by the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Most recently, he received the 2012 Phoenix: Rising to the Service of Humanity Award, conferred by the MISS Foundation.

Howard R. Winokuer, Ph.D., FT, is the Founder of the Winokuer Center for Counseling and Healing, where he maintains a fulltime clinical practice. He completed his Ph.D. in 1999 at Mississippi State University, where he developed the first graduate course in Grief Counseling Skills. Winokuer has conducted workshops and seminars throughout the United States and in twelve foreign countries. Winokuer has been actively involved in the field of dying, death and bereavement since 1983 and was elected president of the Association for Death Education (ADEC) in 2009. He co-chaired the 2000 and 2003 ADEC Conferences and the 2011 International Conference on Grief and Bereavement. He is the co-author of Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice and Sibling Loss Across the Lifespan: Research, Practice and Personal Stories (Routledge). He also co-authored both the first and second editions of Principles and Practices of Grief Counseling (Springer)

Darcy L. Harris, PhD, FT, is a professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Programs at King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, where she is the Coordinator of the Thanatology Program. She also maintains a private clinical practice with a focus on issues related to change, loss, and transition. She serves as a consultant for the Southern Ontario Fertility Treatment Program, and is a community consultant for victims of traumatic loss. Dr. Harris also serves on the ethics committee and the quality care committee at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in London, Ontario. She planned and developed the undergraduate degree program in Thanatology at King’s University College and implemented coursework in Thanatology in the specific interest areas of critical theory, social justice, and the exploration of grief after non-death losses. She is also adjunct faculty in the College of Graduate Studies at the University of Western Ontario, and she is on the Board of Directors for the Association for Death Education and Counseling.

Gordon F. Thornton, PhD, is professor emeritus at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a co-editor of the Handbook of Thanatology (Routledge/ADEC, 2007), and has served as President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling.

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