Kailey Bradley is a licensed counselor, doctoral student, and adjunct professor of Thanatology. She has conducted over 75 presentations on a wide range of grief related subjects and currently has 8 peer-reviewed publications. Kailey has a background as a hospice bereavement coordinator. Her interest in childhood bereavement has been acknowledged through the Association for Childhood and Adolescent Counseling where she was awarded as an emerging leader in 2024. She is also currently doing research on the impact of pediatric illness on families. Kailey is active in local, regional, and state counseling organizations where she is currently the NCACEs graduate-student representative, president of the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling Ohio, president-elect of the Ohio Association for Spiritual Religious and Ethical Values in Counseling, and an active member of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief, and the Association for Death Educators and Counselors. She also has a successful private practice and is passionate about clinical supervision and teaching young counselors and providing them with opportunities to grow and develop.