Experience
Associate Teaching Professor, Assistant Director of the Doctorate of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
2020
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Doctoral Program Dissertation Chair, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
School of Social Policy and Practice
2016
Assistant Teaching Professor, Assistant Director of the Doctorate of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2017
Faculty, Graduate Theological School, 2013
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department Chair of Psychology, Bryn Athyn, PA
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
2011
Mobile Psychotherapist, Huntingdon Valley, PA
Individual Private Practice
2018
- Fee-for service therapy to adolescents and adults coping with bereavement, spirituality concerns, and trauma.
Psychotherapist, Philadelphia, PA
The Center for Growth
2018
- Fee-for-service, direct practice with women who have been affected by pregnancy loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, and termination for medical reasons.
- Additional clinical work with individuals suffering from thanatophobia and general bereavement.
Psychotherapist
Online Private Practice
2013
- Fee-for-service psychotherapy to individuals and couples via online forum.
- Focus on pregnancy stress, loss, and termination for medical reasons, thanatophobia, and general bereavement.
Director of Admissions/Intensive Outpatient Therapist, Psychiatry, Washington, DC
Washington Hospital Center
2010
- Provided clinical and administrative leadership and supervision for 12 social workers and psychologists.
- Member of institutional bioethics committee, responding to calls for ethics mediation throughout the hospital.
- Provided individual psychotherapy and led daily support groups for patient suffering from acute mental illness.
- Supervised Ph.D intern.
Clinician, Family Informed Trauma Treatment Center, Baltimore, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
2008
- Provided manualized mental health interventions and education to returning veteran population and their families in Veterans Administration Maryland Healthcare System.
- Pursued grant responsibilities and facilitated multi-family group therapy with low-income, urban families affected by trauma.
- Administered psychotherapy to individual children and families both on campus and offsite at domestic abuse shelter, House of Ruth.
Pediatric Oncology Social Worker, Washington, DC
Children’s National Medical Center
2007
- Worked with children and families affected by the diagnosis of childhood cancer.
- Member of Interdisciplinary Ethics Forum in addition to Team Leader of hospital on-call ethics consultation service.
- Certified Reiki Practitioner on Palliative Care Consult Service.
Clinical Oncology Social Worker, Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital
2006
- Worked with patients and families affected by the diagnosis of cancer, throughout all stages and manifestations of the disease.
Student Intern, Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Philadelphia
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2005
- Counseled and provided emotional support and resources to parents of terminally ill infants, infants born with birth defects, and mothers who received fetal surgery.
Student Intern, Trauma Unit, Philadelphia, PA
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2004
- Worked with high-risk populations and performed bio psychosocial assessments, individual and family counseling, crisis intervention (dealing with drug and alcohol addictions/survivors of domestic assault), arrangements for next level of care (nursing home placements, inpatient/outpatient physical therapy, psychiatric and drug rehabilitation placements).
Undergraduate
2011-2018
- Research Methods in Psychology (Capstone)
- Senior Essay Research Seminar (Capstone)
- Introduction to Psychology
- Personality Theory
- Counseling and Clinical Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Psychology and Spirituality
- Cognitive Psychology
- Seminar in Death and Dying
- Introduction to Experiments in Psychology
- Internship Field Placement
Graduate
2011-present
- Bioethics and Clinical Social Work
- Existential Therapy and Thanatophobia
- Human Spirituality
- From Practice to Scholarly Thinking
- Service Learning
- Service Learning Internship
- Advanced Seminar in Death and Dying
- Introduction to the Literature Review
- Searching the Literature for Literature
- Analyzing the Literature
- Writing the Literature Review
- Introduction to the Case Study
- Clinical Case Study Seminar
Presentations, Appearances, & Publications
Grieving for the sibling you lost: The teen’s guide to coping with grief and finding meaning after loss
A call to action: Addressing ambivalence and promoting advocacy for reproductive rights in social work education.
- Younes, M., Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D., Witt, H., & Franklin, C. (in press).
A Bioethics Approach to Social Work Practice With Transgender Clients
Then and now: Reflections on death at life’s beginning
Disparities in access to hospice for medially-underserved minority groups: A summary of barriers and implications for clinical social work
Falsely-accused clergy in therapy: A case study.
- Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D. (2019). Journal of Social Work and Christianity, 46(4), 87-103.
Counseling women who have terminated a pregnancy due to fetal anomaly: The ACCEPT Model
From Healer to Transformed Healer: Relearning Lessons in Grief
Case presentation: Adolescence
Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D. (in press). In J.L.M. McCoyd, J.M. Koller, & C.A. Walter, Grief and loss across the lifespan: A biopsychosocial perspective (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.
X-Men: What they teach us about oppression and marginalization of the bereaved
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Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D. (in press). In J. Harrington-Lamorie & R. Neimeyer (Eds.), Superhero grief: The transformative power of loss. New York, NY: Routledge.
The devil you know: Emerging homosexual identity as traumatic loss in a conservative religious community
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Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D. (2019). In M. Conti, J. Floersch, J. Longhoffer, & M. Jaffe (Eds.), Social work and LGBTQ spiritual trauma. New York, NY: Routledge.
The outsider-insider perspective in life and grief
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Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D. (2019). In B. Counselman Carpenter & A. Redcay (Eds.), Working with grief and traumatic loss: Theory, practice, personal self-care and reflection for clinicians. San Diego, CA: Cognella.
Self-determination and abortion access: A pro-choice perspective on the international social work code of ethics
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Witt, H., Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D., Franklin, C., & Younes, M. (2019). In S.M. Marson & R,E, McKinney, Jr. (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of social work ethics and values. New York, NY: Routledge.
Shifting identities, shifting meanings: Adolescent siblings and grief
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Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D. (2019). In M. Diaz and B. Shepherd (Eds.), Narrating practice with children and adolescents. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
White Paper: Understanding the impact of trauma and urban poverty on family systems: Risks, resilience, and interventions
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Collins, K., Connors, K., Donohue, A., Gardner, S., Goldblatt, E., Hayward, A., Kiser, L., Strieder, F. Thompson, E. (2010). Baltimore, MD: Family Informed Trauma Treatment Center.
Chrissy Teigen’s pain reminds us that ours is silenced, too
It should not have been this hard for me to get opioids after I gave birth.
Managing COVID-19 During Conception, Pregnancy and After Birth
Regular self-help blog entries on the topics of general grief and baby loss
Letter to the editor: Refuting Thyer’s Aborting abortions
TOPFA.org: Helping providers help patients
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Goldblatt Hyatt, E.D. (2019). Original website developed for helping professionals working with women terminating pregnancy due to fetal anomaly. Developed research-based printables, created interactive storytelling tools, and other resources to educate clinicians.
Dear Evan Hansen Starts Conversation for Teens about Sibling Grief
Why I will support Governor Wolf (guest blog)
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor: Teens Really Will Change the World
Introduction to Kevin Hines
Dear Mama, it’s ok to take the medicine.
The first time I told my students about my OCD
Disarming the trigger of school shootings for bereaved siblings
Dear Trump: My abortion was punishment enough.
As A Mom With OCD, I Fear For My Children
Coming out of the grief closet
A tale of two teens and their grief: What every caregiver needs to know.
Birthdays will never be the same again
6 things they don’t tell you about baby #2
If I Came With A Disclaimer
From expert to REAL expert: Relearning lessons in grief
The death of the fear of death
Counseling Women after Later Abortion due to Fetal Anomaly: A Unique Grief
- 2020: NASW New Jersey Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ
DSWs working in the DSW: Where do we fit?
The personal stories and diversity of grief from clinicians worldwide
Adolescent identity development within a conservative religious community
Questioning the word: Adolescent identity development within a conservative religious community
Counseling parents affected by fetal anomaly: A unique form of grief
Grief 2.0: Spiritually-transformative experiences
Children’s concepts of the afterlife
Grief, loss, and trauma in early childhood: What mental health providers need to know
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2008, Maryland Association of Resources for Family and Youth, 28th Annual Conference, Ocean City, MD (with Jessica Lertora, LCSW-C)
Second-trimester termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA): Helping patients get what they need.
Coping with grief and loss during a pandemic: An introduction
Second-trimester termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA): Psychosocial reactions, responses, and implications for clinical providers
Second-trimester termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA): Psychosocial reactions, responses, and implications for genetic counselors
Introduction to death: Guest lecture
Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis (RHCA)
Coping styles of grief with Dr. Erica Goldblatt Hyatt
Interactive training of OB-GYN residents on TOPFA counseling
Second-trimester termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA): Psychosocial reactions, responses, and implications for clinical providers
Second-trimester termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA): Psychosocial reactions, responses, and implications for clinical providers
Clinical staff as caring bridge: Building boundaries, advocacy, and self-support for a happier work life
Adolescent sibling bereavement
What final words mean
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2018, Philadelphia Hospice Network, Philadelphia, PA 2016 Introduction to Kevin Hines. New Church Live, Bryn Athyn, PA
Finding hope in the face of things we don’t talk about
Making it work when you both work
Making meaning of grief: Understanding and enhancing our experience
Anxiety, depression, and coping: What you need to know
Quality, care, and compassion: Beyond the data and measures
The unintelligible afterlife: A panel discussion
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2015, Live panel and telecast to support Research into the Communications of the Dying, Bryn Athyn, PA
Spiritually-transformative experiences: An introduction
The loss of a child: Implications for married couples
Introduction to Sgt Matthew Pennington and PTSD: New Church Live
Bereavement support for widows and widowers
Death in the family: An introduction
Trauma 101 for direct Care juvenile justice providers
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2010, Thomas J. Waxter Center, Baltimore, MD (with Stacey Brown, LCPC, Kay Connors, LCSW-C, & Laurel Kiser, PhD, MBA).
Military culture: The impact of deployments
Introduction to bioethics for mental health clinicians
Interventions with returning veterans and their families
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2008, Maryland Psychological Association Post Doctoral Institute on Treating Trauma Survivors, Columbia, MD
Life, death, and the in-between: exploring fetal anomaly
Introduction to Pennhurst exhibit
- 2016. Pennhurst Opening Event, October 28, 2016, Bryn Athyn, PA
Reflections on the evolution of a research project: Intern and investigator perspectives
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2016. Friday Faculty Research Lunch presentation with undergraduate intern, Brandon Good, Bryn Athyn, PA
Body, mind, and meaning: Medical, psychological, and philosophical reflections on Proof of Heaven
Managing your Facebook profile
Bullying: Causes, effects, and how to stop it
Grief and loss across the lifespan
Just being there: My experience with the end of life
Adolescent sibling bereavement: An introduction
Bioethics: An introduction
General’s briefing: Coping with mental health during COVID
Questioning your narrative
- The Lost Traveler Podcast, May 7, 2020. Retrievable from
Managing COVID-19 during conception, pregnancy, and after birth
Interview with Deutsche Welle (DW) News Corporation (Germany). June 1st, 2019.
Governor Tom Wolf hosts rally in Ambler to protest anti-choice legislation
- Montgomery County News, May 31st, 2019
Women have abortions for many reasons aside from rape and incest. Here are some of them
Today’s quote: “Our son never formed an airway
After Alabama gov signs ban, women are sharing their abortion stories with #youknowme
Near death experiences, death anxiety, and thanatology: Spiritable 21
- Spiritable Podcast, May 15th, 2019. Retrievable from
Whose womb is this anyway?
Why we should stand with Governor Wolf: A vlog testimony
Governor Wolf vetoes anti-choice bill that severely limits women’s health care options
Governor Wolf supports opposition to anti-abortion bill in Conshohocken
Wolf vows to veto PA measure restricting abortion rights
Press Conference with Mayor Jim Kenney and Governor Tom Wolf on SB3
Press Conference with Representative Madeleine Dean and Governor Tom Wolf on SB3
Traveling exhibit on Pennhurst at Bryn Athyn College through Monday
- The Intelligencer, November 4, 2016.
How spirits are connected to your health
Three kinds of evil spirits
Stop HB 1948
- Press conference with Planned Parenthood, April 11, 2016. Retrievable from
The gruesome language anti-abortion activists are using to win support
Sensing your spiritual body
- Swedenborg and Life telecast, February 15, 2016. Retrievable from
Children in heaven
- Swedenborg and Life telecast, January 25, 2016. Retrievable from
Making meaning of grief: Understanding and enhancing our experience
- Recorded video of presentation at the Center for Contemporary Mysticism, January 10, 2016.
The language of transition: An exploration of final words
- Cover story for Bryn Athyn Alumni Magazine, Winter 2015
Study aims to decode final words of the dying
- Interview with Philadelphia Inquirer, September 27, 2015. Health Section. See: https://www.inquirer.com/philly/health/20150927_Study_aims_to_decode_final_words_of_the_dying.html
Deathbed utterances and what they reveal
- Interview with Bucks County Courier Times, September 24, 2015
The unintelligible afterlife
Psychology professor encourages others to keep striving to learn
Modern spiritually-transformative experiences
The unintelligible afterlife
- Interview with BuxMont Live! September 5, 2015.
Should digital records include mental health?
- Interview with NPR Philadelphia affiliate WHYY. July 9, 2015
What the words of the dying mean
Developing best practices communicating risks during pregnancy (Principal Investigator)
Social workers’ knowledge of theories of grief and loss. (Co-Investigator)
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2019. Grounding Research in Practice (GRIP) initiative, Rutgers University. With Judith McCoyd, PhD, Ayse Akincigil, PhD.
Social work student and faculty education and attitudes about abortion. (Co Principal Investigator)
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2019. Active cross-campus survey. With Heather Witt, PhD, Maha Younes, PhD, and Carly Franklin, MSW.
Formal Direct Hospice Caregiver Experiences with Underserved Minority Populations at End of Life
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2015-2016. Literature review collaboration with Dr. Alexandra Hanlon, Research Professor, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Research into the Communications of the Dying. Research proposal (IRB approved)
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2014-15. Collaboration with Lisa Smartt and Dr. Raymond A. Moody. Original protocol goal of recording, transcribing, and analyzing the utterances of the dying in private home environments to explore linguistic and psychological themes at the end of life. IRB approval February 2015.
Near-Death Experiences, Spiritual Experiences, and Bedside Visitations within the New Church Community: A Pilot Study
Manuscript/Proposal Reviewer
Interviewee
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2016, Oral Histories of Leading Figures in Thanatology (D. Balk, Ph.D, PI) 2014 Peer Reviewer, Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping
Editor, The Clinician Doctoral Magazine
Director of Psychology Club – 2011
Resource and Advisor for Senior Essays (High School and College) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT/OUTREACH – 2011
Extra Grace Available
- Intensive, pro-bono coaching and support for at-risk community members
Assistant Director, Doctorate of Social Work – 2018
Create, organize, and manage doctoral-level curriculum. Collaborate with interdisciplinary staff, and teach clinical, theoretical, and scholarly content across three cohorts of students. Recruit appropriate faculty to teach across all three years. Provide direct mentorship to entire first-year cohort and half of third year cohort. Support student submission to peer-reviewed academic journals by assessing, revising, and mentoring students across all cohorts during summer term. Provide administrative support to director wherever needed, including managing and mentoring staff, attending national conferences for recruitment and representation of program, and other duties as prescribed. Work directly with director to create and revise program goals and assessment in order to apply for accreditation by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE). Provide content for alumni survey, advise on program goals and assessment, and collaborate with Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, and Research Specialist.
Chair, Human Subjects Research Review Committee- 2015
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As of 2019-20, oversee recruitment, admissions, program evaluation, and supervision.
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Reviewed submissions for human subjects research at Bryn Athyn College, serve as liaison with Holy Redeemer Health System Institutional Review Board, and educate professors about appropriate research activities in the classroom. Completed CITI human subjects research training in the area of social-behavioral-educational research. Pioneered relationship with Holy Redeemer Health System review board to serve as IRB for Bryn Athyn College.
Department Chair, Psychology- 2013
Spearheaded Bryn Athyn College’s most successful major program (and subsequently developed minor in psychology program) that adhered to APA recommendations for undergraduate psychology programs and benchmarks against institutions of comparable size.
Responsible for hiring and supervising faculty as well as continuing evaluation process; developing departmental assessment and metrics reports; learning goals and outcomes; course evaluations; recruitment and admissions responsibilities; creating new courses; managing enrollment and course sections; maintaining compliance with accreditation policies.
Created articulation agreement with Rosemont College to guarantee qualifying students acceptance into graduate school. Currently working with Jefferson University to create a similar agreement.
Supervisor of Service Learning Placements – 2013
Curriculum and Academic Planning Committee – 2011
2012 Assistant Department Chair, Psychology 2012 CORE Curriculum Committee 2012 Director of Information Literacy 2012 Interdisciplinary Major Committee 2012 Publication Committee
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