title: Hannelore Wass: The Lasting Impact of a Death Educator, Scholar, Mentor, and Friend.
abstract: While there is no doubt that every individual's experiences with death and grief have a significant impact on his or her work as a death educator, scholar, or a clinician, it is a deeply personal choice whether or not one chooses to disclose those experiences to others thoughout one's career. Drawing upon memories of Dr. Hannelore Wass shared by colleagues, this article documents Wass's impact on the lives of thanatologists as a result of her talents as a scholar, death educator, and mentor as well as her friendship.
authors.affiliation: a Social Work Department , Siena College , Loudonville , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Carla J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sofka
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D004493:Education / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000266:history; D013795:Thanatology / Q000266:history*