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I am an Assistant Professor in the Psychology department at Wilfrid Laurier University, specializing in Clinical Psychology. I am also a practicing licensed psychologist and an affiliated scientist at the MacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury Research Center.
Prior to joining Laurier, I completed a SSHRC and a CIHR funded Post Doctoral Fellowship in a joint position at Western University and the Center for the Advancement of Bereavement Care at the University of Miami. I completed my Honours BSc in Physiology and Psychology at the University of Toronto as well as an MA and PhD in Counselling Psychology at McGill University.
In addition to my scholarly and clinical work, I am committed to building capacity among frontline mental health professionals in the provision of evidence-informed bereavement care. I deliver professional training workshops for clinicians, serve as Practicum Faculty at the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, and serve as a Board Member at the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), where I also direct the continuing education webinar series for grief professionals. I am co-editor of the Handbook of Grief Therapies (SAGE Publications), which offers a review of grief therapy approaches for seasoned clinicians, and co-author of the 4th edition of Principles and Practice of Grief Counselling (Springer), which offers a foundational overview of grief-informed therapy practices for novice mental health professionals.
Examining the psychosocial processes that shape grief following death loss and non-death loss. This research focuses on how grief progresses over time, with an emphasis on the role of meaning making as well as other factors and mechanisms that contribute to the development of both resilient grief responses and bereavement-related mental health complications. This work also includes an emphasis on translation of findings into the design of assessments and psychosocial supports for grievers.
I am currently accepting applications from prospective MA and PhD students for the 2027-2028 academic year. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to a SSHRC funded project focused on examining the role of grief, loss, and meaning making in the military-to-civilian transition.
Honours thesis opportunities: I plan on accepting two or three undergraduate thesis students for the 2027-2028 academic year.
Directed study opportunities: I supervise directed study projects, PS490, but such opportunities first require volunteering in my lab.
Volunteer and research assistantships are available for highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students. Contact me for more information.
- Sun, X., Eisma, M. C., Milman, E., Cacciatore, J., & Thieleman, K. (Newly Submitted). Mindfulness profiles and rumination, experiential avoidance, and mental health following bereavement: A latent profile analysis. Mindfulness.
- Milman, E., & Harris, D. (2026). Principles and practice of grief counselling. Springer Publishing.
- Milman, E., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2026). Bereavement related depression and Prolonged Grief Disorder. In J. W. Pettit, T. M. Olino, R. C. Boyd, B. C. Chu, E. P. Hayden, & D. A. Pizzagalli (Eds.), APA Handbook of Depression: Classification, co-occurring conditions, and etiological processes (pp. 225-242). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000437-013
- Steffen, E.M., Milman, E. & Neimeyer, R. A. (Eds.) (2023). Handbook of Grief Therapies. Sage Publications.
- Milman, E., Bottomley, J. S., Williams, J. L., Moreland, A. D., delMas, S., & Rheingold, A. A. (2023). Interventions for adult survivors of intrafamilial homicide: A review of the literature. Death Studies, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2023.2201919
- Milman, E., Lee, S. A., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2020). Modelling pandemic depression and anxiety: The mediational role of core beliefs and meaning making. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 2,100023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2020.100023
- Milman, E., Lee, S. A., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2020). Social isolation as a means of reducing dysfunctional coronavirus anxiety and increasing psychoneuroimmunity. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 87 138-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.007
- Milman, E., Neimeyer, R. A., Fitzpatrick, M., MacKinnon, C. J., Muis, K. R., & Cohen, S. R. (2019). Rumination moderates the role of meaning in the development of prolonged grief symptomatology. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(6), 1047-1065. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22751
- Milman, E., Neimeyer, R. A., Fitzpatrick, M., MacKinnon, C. J., Muis, K. R., & Cohen, S. R. (2019). Rumination moderates the role of meaning in the development of prolonged grief symptomatology. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(6), 1047-1065. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22751
- PS381 Clinical Psychology