Meet Our Team
Kay Lyn Carlson, LMSW
President
Kay Lyn has specialized training on reproductive loss. She has counseled, designed, and implemented educational materials for professionals working with individuals and families. She is currently a division leader for the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Further, she has developed and organized continuing education conferences and provided presentations addressing, assessing, and implementing treatment strategies pertaining to reproductive loss. She has published book chapters, and based on her reputation, she has been invited to speak for the United Nations on several occasions. Mrs. Carlson has also assumed an advisor role to various organizations.
Priscilla Coleman, PHD
Science Director
Priscilla is a developmental psychologist and retired Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) at Bowling Green State University (BGSU). She has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, the majority of which relate to reproductive loss.
She has been invited to share her research and analysis of peer-reviewed studies conducted by others in numerous countries (Australia, Canada, Chili, Ecuador, England, Germany, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, and Scotland) to wide-ranging audiences, most notably in Parliament Houses as medical and government personnel evaluated current and/or future laws regulating abortion.
For example, she has given invited presentations in parliament houses in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, New South Wales, and Queensland, and she has testified before state legislative bodies and before a U.S. congressional committee. She often serves as an expert witness in U.S. civil cases involving abortion.
Jill Kildow, MA
Operations Manager
Jill works in the organization development space to align strategy, culture, and leadership in order to build and scale capacity and capability. For over 15 years, Jill has brought to fruition organizational initiatives that have served to transform teams and their ability to lead organizational change. She has coached hundreds of employees -- individually and in groups -- from individual contributors to senior level leaders. Jill has a Master's Degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and has been certified in the use of many assessment tools.
Samuel Alexander
Research Assistant
After three years of undergraduate work at Bowling Green State University studying English, Philosophy, and Political Science, Sam gained valuable experience as a self-employed technical writer and editor. He joined IIRL in the Fall of 2023 and writes summaries of professional research articles for the Institute’s annotated bibliography series as well as literature-based overviews of research topics related to reproductive loss. In his spare time, Sam enjoys cooking, caring for his cat "Trip", and making jewelry.
Conferences
IIRL plans to provide national conferences with renowned speakers engaged in research and provision of clinical services related to reproductive loss. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn continuing education credits.
Speakers and Topics
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IIRL plans to provide a list of credentialed speakers willing to travel to provide presentations and workshops on various topics.