Charles Corr

Dr. Charles A. Corr has been teaching and writing in the field of death, dying and bereavement since 1975. He is a long-term member of both ADEC (Board of Directors, 1980-1983) and IWG (Chairperson, 1989-1993). Dr. Corr is a prolific contributor to this field, having been author, co-author or co-editor of 40 books and more than 140 chapters and articles in professional journals. His professional work has been recognized by three awards from ADEC (for Outstanding Personal Contributions to the...See more

Dr. Charles A. Corr has been teaching and writing in the field of death, dying and bereavement since 1975. He is a long-term member of both ADEC (Board of Directors, 1980-1983) and IWG (Chairperson, 1989-1993). Dr. Corr is a prolific contributor to this field, having been author, co-author or co-editor of 40 books and more than 140 chapters and articles in professional journals. His professional work has been recognized by three awards from ADEC (for Outstanding Personal Contributions to the Advancement of Knowledge in the Field of Death, Dying, & Bereavement, 1988; Death Educator Award, 1996; and Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020); the Herman Feifel Award for Lifetime Achievement from IWG; and awards from Children's Hospice International, the Center for Death Education and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation. See less