Pamela Dysart is a doctoral student at the University of Minnesota in Family Social Science. Her research interests focus on death, dying, grief, and loss. She has engaged as an AmeriCorps VISTA and Peace Corps Volunteer, worked with middle school students on financial literacy education, and has volunteered in a variety of medical settings (e.g., retirement centers, hospitals, hospice agencies). Pamela earned her MSW from the University of Maryland - Baltimore, she has taught English as a second Language abroad and in the US to youth and adults. She has been working in both clinical and community settings throughout her career. Pamela is the mother of two beautiful souls who are consistently curious about the world, and she enjoys spending time learning and growing with them each and every day.