Sarah Gurley-Green is a writer, researcher, and educator and earned a Ph.D specializing in the narrative and health. After serving as an assistant professor at Salem State University, Sarah is now an intern mental health counselor at the Center Psychotherapy. She also is a member of the BEAHR lab.
In addition, her research specializes in death and dying. She is the US Academic Ambassador for the Association for the Study of Death and Society. She also has a certificate in Narrative Therapy and specializes in supporting families through grief.
Grief Therapy
I work with people to help them cope with loss. In the aftermath of a loss, families and individuals need support. Through Narrative methodology, a future can be seen, and loss and memories of your loved one can become part of who you are.
Lecturing and Publishing
Sarah teaches a variety of subjects including Narrative Studies, Health Equity, Medical Sociology, US Healthcare System, Healthcare Policy, and Comparative Health Systems.
She has worked with several international and national organizations with a special interest in death, grief, and society.
Sarah has published articles and book chapters on patient perspectives in chronic illness, Hypermobility and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, as well as articles on politics, women's issues, and music.
The Iatrogenic Consequences of Medicalising Grief: Resetting the Research Agenda published in Sociology of Health and Illness