Nicole Alston, MSW

Nicole Alston, MSW is a social worker with a particular expertise in grief who has served the Center for Prolonged Grief  in various capacities over many years. Nicole has worked as a community liaison and recruitment coordinator and an independent evaluator for several of the Center’s studies. Nicole is also a frequent contributor to the Center’s presentations and training. Outside of her work with the Center, Nicole has taken clinical and non-clinical roles providing grief support including pediatric social work, group facilitation, and development of grief curriculum for schools. More recently, Nicole has drawn on her diverse skillset to provide support as an associate producer on a film focusing on communities affected by disparities in health. Nicole holds a Masters Degree in Social Work (Advanced Generalist Practice and Programming) from Columbia University.