David E Balk

David E. Balk, Professor Emeritus at Brooklyn College, directed Graduate Studies in Thanatology in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences. Prior to working at Brooklyn College, he served as a Professor at Kansas State University (KSU) and at Oklahoma State University (OSU). He is the author of Helping the Bereaved College Student and of Dealing with Dying, Death, and Grief during Adolescence. He has been the Book Review Editor of Death Studies since 1993. He was recognized at KSU in...See more

David E. Balk, Professor Emeritus at Brooklyn College, directed Graduate Studies in Thanatology in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences. Prior to working at Brooklyn College, he served as a Professor at Kansas State University (KSU) and at Oklahoma State University (OSU). He is the author of Helping the Bereaved College Student and of Dealing with Dying, Death, and Grief during Adolescence. He has been the Book Review Editor of Death Studies since 1993. He was recognized at KSU in 1992 as an Outstanding Teacher in the College of Human Ecology and awarded the Faculty Research Excellence Award in the College of Human Ecology in 1995. Students at OSU chose him in 2004 as Outstanding Advisor in the College of Human Environmental Sciences. He played an instrumental role in Brooklyn College's adoption of bereavement leave policies for students. The Association for Death Education and Counseling recognized him in 2019 with its Academic Educator Award. See less