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Sarah Gurley-Green

About Her Work
Sarah teaches a variety of subjects including Narrative Studies, Health Equity, Medical Sociology, US Healthcare System, Healthcare Policy, and Comparative Health Systems. She has worked with several International and national organizations with a special interest in death, grief, and society. Sarah is certified in Narrative Therapy.  Sarah has published articles and book chapters on patient perspectives in chronic illness, Hypermobility and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, as well as articles on politics, women's issues, and music.  

Experience

Salem State University College of Health and Human Services       2018-present
Lecturer in undergraduate Healthcare Studies program
Course Titles: Healthcare in the US
Academic and Professional Writing in Healthcare
Human Rights and the Public Health

Writing Well
2002- Present
Professor of writing and advanced writing for the professions as well as various healthcare and health policy courses.
Writing services include contributed articles, brochure and website content, newsletters, promotional materials, and professional editing. ​
Work with patients to create illness narratives.
Work with professionals in periods of transition.


US Ambassador for the Association for the Study of Death and Society (ASDS)
Part of a consortium of international researchers of death and bereavement; 2020-Present
Contributor to Evermore
Public policy organization to bring issues of bereavement effects to light; 2020-Present
 
Lexington Symphony
2006-2008
Board member


Patient Advocate

1992-present

Hypermobility Syndrome Association
1994-1999
Chairperson
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Five Flavors International Cuisine
1986-1992
Education

Lesley University
Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D

Lesley University
Self Design CAGS
2011-2012


School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London
MA
1986-1988


Bryn Mawr College
BA
​1982-1986

​Certification and Training


Columbia University Narrative Medicine
Advanced training in narrative medicine

Maine Humanities Council
​Literature and Medicine training 

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