Sarah Clem is a PhD student at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and is an AGESW Pre-Dissertation Fellow. Previously, Sarah was an instructor for the Introduction to Statistics course at Columbia University School of Social Work. Sarah has also worked in multiple capacities serving immigrants and refugees in New York City. She served as a counselor and program director for a program supporting youth transitioning to the US, helped immigrants resolve visa issues while working in a congressional office, and supervised a team of case planners providing education and monitoring to recent immigrant families at risk of abuse and neglect. Sarah’s research is focused on funeral planning and death rituals among immigrant populations.