DARCY HARRIS, PHD, FT

Darcy L. Harris, PhD, FT, is a professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Programs at King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, where she is the Coordinator of the Thanatology Program. She also maintains a private clinical practice with a focus on issues related to change, loss, and transition. She serves as a consultant for the Southern Ontario Fertility Treatment Program, and is a community consultant for victims of traumatic loss. Dr. Harris also serves on the ethics committee and the quality care committee at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in London, Ontario. She planned and developed the undergraduate degree program in Thanatology at King’s University College and implemented coursework in Thanatology in the specific interest areas of critical theory, social justice, and the exploration of grief after non-death losses. She is also adjunct faculty in the College of Graduate Studies at the University of Western Ontario, and she is on the Board of Directors for the Association for Death Education and Counseling.