The End-of-Life & Death Scholars (Death Scholars, Inc.) is a nonprofit organization of communication and communication-adjacent scholars focused on research related to end-of-life, death, mourning, and memorialization communication. Our mission is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration by connecting scholars whose work is often siloed by subfield divides. While we began as a predominantly U.S.-centric group, we are expanding to include international scholarship. We support professionals in end-of-life and death care, host regular online events, and maintain a growing repository of academic resources. We also provide an archive of death-related scholarship to facilitate better citational politics and acknowledge our academic inheritance. Our organization is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion by highlighting marginalized communities and experiences.

We advocate for organizational policy changes and interventions around bereavement-related grief, striving to create a supportive environment for individuals navigating these challenging experiences. Additionally, we promote the establishment of official divisions and interest groups within academic organizations to ensure diverse representation at conferences and events.