Skip to main content
nursing students studying and collaborating

Thanatology

Faculty

Mary Lee Evans, MS, RN
Assistant Clinical Professor Emerita
General thanatology

Ginette Ferszt, Ph.D., RN, FT
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Prisoners and grief, creative arts and grief

Diane Gerzevitz, MS, RNP
Assistant Professor Emerita
International thanatology, hospice care

Carolyn C. Hames, MN, RN, FT
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Associate Director, University Honors Program
Professor of Thanatology, Weyker Endowment in Thanatology
General thanatology, children and grief

Al Killilea, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Political Science
Political values and death

Jayne Pawasaukas, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor Clinical Pharmacy
Pain management and palliative care

Adjunct Faculty

Lark d'Helen, MDiv
Spirituality and religion

Betty Murray, MA
General thanatology

Ali Parkhurst, MA, MS, LMFT
Family counseling, general thanatology

Naida Weisberg, MA, RDT, BCT
Drama therapy

Other Faculty

Sara Murphy, MA
Thanatology in literature