Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Dissertations Graduate College 8-2019 A Phenomenological Investigation of Women’s Infertility and Miscarriage Grief Experiences Tristan McBain Western Michigan University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations Part of the Counseling Psychology Commons, and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Commons Recommended Citation McBain, Tristan, "A Phenomenological Investigation of Women’s Infertility and Miscarriage Grief Experiences" (2019). Dissertations. 3501. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/3501 This Dissertation-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF WOMEN’S INFERTILITY AND MISCARRIAGE GRIEF EXPERIENCES by Tristan D. McBain A dissertation submitted to the Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Western Michigan University August 2019 Doctoral Committee: Glinda Rawls, Ph.D., Chair Alan Hovestadt, Ed.D. Gary Bischof, Ph.D. Robert Powell, Ph.D. Copyright by Tristan D. McBain 2019 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS There are several individuals I wish to acknowledge for their contributions toward the completion of this dissertation and my own professional development throughout the doctoral program. First, I would like to thank my committee chair, Dr. Glinda Rawls, and my doctoral committee: Drs. Alan Hovestadt, Gary Bischof, and Robert Powell. I cannot adequately capture in words the growth that I have gained from your mentorship and feedback on this project.