Research

My Research Agenda

Along with very talented research assistants and interns, I design, research, and publish primarily original studies in the area of traumatic grief. If you'd like a copy of one of my papers from my vita which are not included below for students, please email me directly. 

A recent study on a remarkable young man who survived the horrors of Sudan, traumas that Westerners cannot imagine: 

Title: Unaccompanied refugee minors: A risk and resilience model

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Below you will find links to Cacciatore's (2010) ATTEND Bereavement Care Model and an article published on the model. In addition, you will be able to read several select articles for class. 

The first three links below are Cacciatore's (2010) ATTEND: A mindfulness-based bereavement care model.Tripartite ATTEND Attend Graph 2012 Attend in Ds An exploration of lesbian maternal bereavement Bereaved Lesbian Moms Appropriate bereavement practice after the death of a Native American child Final FIS Coping with the ultimate deprivation: Narrative themes in a bereaved parents support group OM 63-2c Effects of social support on maternal anxiety and depression after stillbirth HSC814-fulltext Patient centered psychosocial care Stillbirth Patient Centered Psychosocial Care Final Cacciatore 2010 Through the Touch of God: Child death and spiritual sustenance on a Hutterite colony OM64-3A Boundary ambiguity and the death of a baby Boundary Ambiguity