Kim Bateman, Ph.D. is a storyteller, Psychology Professor, and an award winning author. Her research interests include bereavement, humor, and the effects of technology on relationships. She has delivered many notable keynote addresses, including: "There's a fox under my bed and pixie dust in my hair," at the Developmental Psychology Conference, "The Psychology of Humor" at the Women’s Wellness Conference, and “College Culture through the song lyrics of Bob Marley,” at the Community College League of CA conference. She presented a TEDx talk called “Singing Over Bones” and is the author of a book called "Crossing the Owl's Bridge: A Guide for Grieving People who Still Love" (Chiron Publications, 2016) which won a New Generation Indie book award for non-fiction. She also contributed a chapter, Symbolmaking in Bereavement, to a compilation entitled, “And Death Shall Have Dominion” (Interdisciplinary Press, 2017) and writes a Death Dialogues blog. Dr. Bateman also serves as the Executive Dean of the Tahoe-Truckee Campus of Sierra College.