Kathleen R. Gilbert, PhD, CFLE, FT, is Associate Professor of Applied Health Science and Director of Undergraduate Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. She has contributed to the International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Relationships, 2/e; Annual Edition: The Family; and well over 70 articles appearing in thanatology as well as educational, family studies, and related mental health journals. Dr. Gilbert is current President of ADEC, past President of the Indiana Council on Family Relations, and on the Editorial Board of "Traumatology, Family Science Review", and "Journ...