Joanne Cacciatore, PhD, MSW, FT

I am currently studying and recruiting for a study titled “The Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Bereaved Parents.” The purpose of this study is to learn about the experiences of lesbians and gays as bereaved parents in order to develop compassionate care intervention models. Please contact me at joanne.cacciatore@asu.edu if you are interested in participating.

Cacciatore, J., et al. (2008). Crisis Intervention by Social Workers in Fire Departments.

Cacciatore, J., Lietz, C., Fox-Kean, M., Lacasse, J., & DeFrain, J. (2008). Traumatic Experiences and Resiliency Study (TEARS).

Cacciatore, J. (2007-). The Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Bereaved Parents.

Cacciatore, J. (2007-). Historicultural Examination of Ritual after a Child’s Death: A Qualitative Study.

Cacciatore, J., Schnebly, S., & Froen, F. (2008). The effects of social support on maternal anxiety and depression after stillbirth. Health and Social Care in the Community. In press.

Cacciatore, J., DeFrain, J., Jones, K., Jones, H. (2008). The couple and the death of a baby. Journal of Family Social Work. In press.

Cacciatore, J., DeFrain, J., & Jones, K. (2008). Boundary ambiguity and the death of a baby. Marriage and Family Review. In press.

Cacciatore, J. (2008). The silent birth: A commentary. Social Work. In press.

Cacciatore, J. (2008). Appropriate bereavement practice after the death of a Native American child. Families in Society. In press.

Cacciatore, J., Froen, F., Radestad, I. (2008). Effects of contact with their stillborn babies on maternal anxiety and depression. Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 35(4), 313-320.

Cacciatore, J. (2008). Stillbirth: A sociopolitical issue: Affilia, 23(4), 378-387.

Barr, P., & Cacciatore, J. (2008). Personal fear of death and grief in bereaved mothers. Death Studies, 32(5), 445-460. 445-460.

Cacciatore, J. (2007). Effects of support groups on post traumatic stress responses in women experiencing stillbirth. Omega Journal of Death and Dying, 55(1), 71-91.

Barr, P., & Cacciatore, J. (2007). Problematic emotions and maternal grief. Omega Journal of Death and Dying, 56 (4), 329-346.

Cacciatore, J. (2008). Unique stories and struggles of women experiencing stillbirth. Psychology of Women Quarterly. Under review.

Shafer, M., Cacciatore, J. (2008). ADES Child Fatality Citizen's Review Panel. Grant proposal, pending.

DeFrain, J., Cacciatore, J., & DeFrain, A. (2005). Death. New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. Charles Scribner and Sons. Thomson Gale Publishing.

Cacciatore, J. (2008). Olson, D. H., DeFrain, J., & Skogrand, L. (2008). Marriages and families: Intimacy, diversity and strengths (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Cacciatore, J. (2006). Emergency Medical Technician and First Responder Guidelines: SIDS And Other Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths. Arizona Department of Health Services. Unexplained Infant Death Advisory Council.

Cacciatore, J. (2005). MISS Foundation. Annual Conference Report. Submitted to the Executive Board of Directors for end of year review.

Cacciatore, J. (2005). MISS Foundation. The Case for Elisabeth’s House: A Community Needs Assessment. Presented to the Executive Finance Board of Directors for project review and approval.

Cacciatore, Joanne. (2003). Contributor: A Phenomenological Approach to Child Death. Manuscript submitted to the National Academies of Science, Institute of Medicine, 2002 as a report for When Children Die: Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and their Families. Institute of Medicine: National Academies of Science Press. Washington D.C.

READ HER BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is an expert in traumatic loss and child death in families. She is also a consummate teacher, researcher, and professional public speaker. She spends much of her time counseling families experiencing child death, and training therapists, physicians, nurses, and social workers on psychosocial compassionate caregiving after traumatic loss.

Dr. Cacciatore is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. She received her baccalaureate degree in psychology where she was a Truman scholar finalist and a Masters in Social Work at Arizona State University. She received her Doctorate of Philosophy in Human Sciences from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Cacciatore was awarded a Fellowship in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education and Counseling. She is certified as a grief counselor.

She has a long-standing history working with and counseling families after a child’s death. In 1996, she founded the MISS Foundation, an international nonprofit organization, two years after the death of her newborn daughter, Cheyenne.

She initiated the first statewide multidisciplinary program on compassionate bereavement care and crisis intervention inArizona. She currently serves on the Unexplained Infant Death Advisory Council, and she is founding member of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation. She served at the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office as a Family Liaison from 1998 until 2004.

Dr. Cacciatore has taught for Glendale and Phoenix Fire Departments and at hundreds of conferences, including the National Perinatal Social Work Conference, Perinatal Bereavement Conference, National Compassionate Friends Conference, Forensic Medical Science Courses, Domestic Violence Prevention Conferences, and the Child Abuse Prevention National Conferences. She specializes in using humor and analogy to help others understand effective communication, intervention strategy, grief and bereavement, and palliative care. In 1997, she began the worldwide movement, The Kindness Project , featured on the Leeza Gibbons and Oprah Winfrey shows.

One of her most acclaimed accomplishment came in 1999 when she spearheaded the "MISSing Angels" bill campaign, lobbying the Arizona legislature on House Bill 2416. Since then, Dr. Cacciatore has been active in lobbying other states for this important change in public health policy as well as many others. Her work has been featured in People Magazine’s December 11, 2006 issue, January 15, 2007 issue, CNN, New York Times, Boston Globe, and many national newspapers and television shows.

On a personal note, she has been a vegetarian since 1980. Having many hobbies, she has her blue belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and Aikido and loves hiking, rock climbing, riding horses, running, and writing. Her heroes include mentor, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Mohandas Gandhi, and Käthe Kollwitz. She has been recognized with many awards including the: Hon Kachina Community Service Award, Marquis Who’s Who and Who’s Who of Amerian Women Awards, Sr Teresa McIntier Compassionate Care Award, and the Hospice Woman of Influence Award.

If you ask her how many children she has, she'll reply, "I have four who walk and one who soars."

Memberships, Past and Present

Founding member, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation

Member, Shaken Baby Syndrome Committee, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona

Founder and member, MISS Foundation

Founding Member, International Stillbirth Alliance

Member: National Association of Perinatal Social Workers

Members: Friends of the National Institute of Health

Board Member, American Academy of Grief Counseling

Member, ADHS Infant Death Advisory Council

Former Chairman, ADHS SIDS Advisory Council

Member, Association for Death Education and Counseling

Former Member, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team

Member, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

Founding Member, National Stillbirth Society

Member, Golden Key International Honour Society

Former Member, Psi Chi National Honors Society in Psychology

Awards, Certificates, and Fellowships

Hon Kachina Award, 2007

Who’s Who, 2007

Hospice Compassionate Care Award, 2007

Who’s Who of American Women, 2007

Fellowship in Thanatology, Association for Death Education and Counseling 2005

Arizona Woman of Influence, 2004

Certificate in Thanatology, Association for Death Education and Counseling, 2003

St. Luke’s Laurel Award, 1999

Doula Certification, Arizona Doulas and Birth Education Association, 1997


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			CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS I am currently studying and recruiting for a study titled “The Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Bereaved Parents.” The purpose of this study is to learn about the experiences of lesbians and gays as bereaved parents in order to develop compassionate care intervention models. Please contact me at joanne.cacciatore@asu.edu if you are interested in participating. In Process Cacciatore, J., et al. (2008). Crisis Intervention by Social Workers in Fire Departments. Cacciatore, J., Lietz, C., Fox-Kean, M., Lacasse, J., & DeFrain, J. (2008). Traumatic Experiences and Resiliency Study (TEARS). Cacciatore, J. (2007-). The Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Bereaved Parents. Cacciatore, J. (2007-). Historicultural Examination of Ritual after a Child’s Death: A Qualitative Study. CURRENT PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS Published Peer Reviewed Articles Cacciatore, J., Schnebly, S., & Froen, F. (2008). The effects of social support on maternal anxiety and depression after stillbirth. Health and Social Care in the Community. In press. Cacciatore, J., DeFrain, J., Jones, K., Jones, H. (2008). The couple and the death of a baby. Journal of Family Social Work. In press. Cacciatore, J., DeFrain, J., & Jones, K. (2008). Boundary ambiguity and the death of a baby. Marriage and Family Review. In press. Cacciatore, J. (2008). The silent birth: A commentary. Social Work. In press. Cacciatore, J. (2008). Appropriate bereavement practice after the death of a Native American child. Families in Society. In press. Cacciatore, J., Froen, F., Radestad, I. (2008). Effects of contact with their stillborn babies on maternal anxiety and depression. Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 35(4), 313-320. Cacciatore, J. (2008). Stillbirth: A sociopolitical issue: Affilia, 23(4), 378-387. Barr, P., & Cacciatore, J. (2008). Personal fear of death and grief in bereaved mothers. Death Studies, 32(5), 445-460. 445-460. Cacciatore, J. (2007). Effects of support groups on post traumatic stress responses in women experiencing stillbirth. Omega Journal of Death and Dying, 55(1), 71-91. Barr, P., & Cacciatore, J. (2007). Problematic emotions and maternal grief. Omega Journal of Death and Dying, 56 (4), 329-346. Cacciatore, J., & Bushfield, S. (2007). Stillbirth: The mother’s experience and implications for improving care. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 3(3), 59-79. Peer Reviewed Articles Under Review Cacciatore, J. (2008). Unique stories and struggles of women experiencing stillbirth. Psychology of Women Quarterly. Under review. Sponsored Projects and Grants Shafer, M., Cacciatore, J. (2008). ADES Child Fatality Citizen's Review Panel. Grant proposal, pending. Reviewer Cacciatore, J. (2008). Reviewer for Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy. Other Published Works DeFrain, J., Cacciatore, J., & DeFrain, A. (2005). Death. New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. Charles Scribner and Sons. Thomson Gale Publishing. Cacciatore, J. (2008-). Contributor, Open to Hope Foundation. Book Reviews Cacciatore, J. (2008). Olson, D. H., DeFrain, J., & Skogrand, L. (2008). Marriages and families: Intimacy, diversity and strengths (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Reports Cacciatore, J. (2007). MISS Foundation End-of-Fiscal-Year Report. Cacciatore, J. (2006). Emergency Medical Technician and First Responder Guidelines: SIDS And Other Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths. Arizona Department of Health Services. Unexplained Infant Death Advisory Council. Cacciatore, J. (2005). MISS Foundation. Annual Conference Report. Submitted to the Executive Board of Directors for end of year review. Cacciatore, J. (2005). MISS Foundation. The Case for Elisabeth’s House: A Community Needs Assessment. Presented to the Executive Finance Board of Directors for project review and approval. Cacciatore, Joanne. (2003). Contributor: A Phenomenological Approach to Child Death. Manuscript submitted to the National Academies of Science, Institute of Medicine, 2002 as a report for When Children Die: Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and their Families. Institute of Medicine: National Academies of Science Press. Washington D.C. COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS Cacciatore, J., Froen, J.F., et al. (2003-2005). MOMStudy. Quantitative- Collected data on 5,000 women experiencing live or still birth. Barr, P., & Cacciatore, J. (2004-2005). Maternal Grief and Fear of Death Study. Quantitative- Collected data on 400 women who had experienced the death of a child. Cacciatore, J. (2003). Post Traumatic Stress Responses and Social Support. Mixed- Collected data on 47 bereaved mothers. BOOK REVIEW Cacciatore, J. (2008). Olson, D. H., DeFrain, J., & Skogrand, L. (2008). Marriages and families: Intimacy, diversity and strengths (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. READ HER BIOGRAPHY Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is an expert in traumatic loss and child death in families. She is also a consummate teacher, researcher, and professional public speaker. She spends much of her time counseling families experiencing child death, and training therapists, physicians, nurses, and social workers on psychosocial compassionate caregiving after traumatic loss. Dr. Cacciatore is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. She received her baccalaureate degree in psychology where she was a Truman scholar finalist and a Masters in Social Work at Arizona State University. She received her Doctorate of Philosophy in Human Sciences from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Cacciatore was awarded a Fellowship in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education and Counseling. She is certified as a grief counselor. She has a long-standing history working with and counseling families after a child’s death. In 1996, she founded the MISS Foundation, an international nonprofit organization, two years after the death of her newborn daughter, Cheyenne. She initiated the first statewide multidisciplinary program on compassionate bereavement care and crisis intervention inArizona. She currently serves on the Unexplained Infant Death Advisory Council, and she is founding member of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation. She served at the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office as a Family Liaison from 1998 until 2004. Dr. Cacciatore has taught for Glendale and Phoenix Fire Departments and at hundreds of conferences, including the National Perinatal Social Work Conference, Perinatal Bereavement Conference, National Compassionate Friends Conference, Forensic Medical Science Courses, Domestic Violence Prevention Conferences, and the Child Abuse Prevention National Conferences. She specializes in using humor and analogy to help others understand effective communication, intervention strategy, grief and bereavement, and palliative care. In 1997, she began the worldwide movement, The Kindness Project , featured on the Leeza Gibbons and Oprah Winfrey shows. One of her most acclaimed accomplishment came in 1999 when she spearheaded the "MISSing Angels" bill campaign, lobbying the Arizona legislature on House Bill 2416. Since then, Dr. Cacciatore has been active in lobbying other states for this important change in public health policy as well as many others. Her work has been featured in People Magazine’s December 11, 2006 issue, January 15, 2007 issue, CNN, New York Times, Boston Globe, and many national newspapers and television shows. On a personal note, she has been a vegetarian since 1980. Having many hobbies, she has her blue belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and Aikido and loves hiking, rock climbing, riding horses, running, and writing. Her heroes include mentor, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Mohandas Gandhi, and Käthe Kollwitz. She has been recognized with many awards including the: Hon Kachina Community Service Award, Marquis Who’s Who and Who’s Who of Amerian Women Awards, Sr Teresa McIntier Compassionate Care Award, and the Hospice Woman of Influence Award. If you ask her how many children she has, she'll reply, "I have four who walk and one who soars." Memberships, Past and Present Founding member, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation Member, Shaken Baby Syndrome Committee, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona Founder and member, MISS Foundation Founding Member, International Stillbirth Alliance Member: National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Members: Friends of the National Institute of Health Board Member, American Academy of Grief Counseling Member, ADHS Infant Death Advisory Council Former Chairman, ADHS SIDS Advisory Council Member, Association for Death Education and Counseling Former Member, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Member, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) Founding Member, National Stillbirth Society Member, Golden Key International Honour Society Former Member, Psi Chi National Honors Society in Psychology Awards, Certificates, and Fellowships Hon Kachina Award, 2007 Who’s Who, 2007 Hospice Compassionate Care Award, 2007 Who’s Who of American Women, 2007 Fellowship in Thanatology, Association for Death Education and Counseling 2005 Arizona Woman of Influence, 2004 Certificate in Thanatology, Association for Death Education and Counseling, 2003 St. Luke’s Laurel Award, 1999 Doula Certification, Arizona Doulas and Birth Education Association, 1997