Colleen is the Manager of the Center for Prolonged Grief. She has worked with Dr. Katherine Shear for over a decade and was part of the founding team for the Center.

Colleen manages the day-to-day activities of the Center for Prolonged Grief, including coordinating the center’s professional training, overseeing the website, performing human resources functions, directing marketing strategy, liaising with the Center’s supporters, coordinating referrals, and providing programmatic support. Colleen also provides support for teaching and research activities.

Colleen previously served as an independent evaluator for the Complicated Grief Research Program at the New York Psychiatric Institute.

Colleen holds a BS in Psychology from Brown University, an MA in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College, and MS in Social Work from Columbia University.