Alan R. Kemp is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Pierce College, where he enjoyed a 30-year career teaching human service and sociology courses, including his popular death, dying, and bereavement course. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award at Pierce in 2016 and a recipient of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. He currently serves as Rector and Professor of Applied Theology at Ascension Theological College.