Biography
Dr. Schroepfer is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work. She is a recipient of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar Award, president of the national Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work, and serves on the national Social Work and Hospice Palliative Care Network and the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care boards. Dr. Schroepfer’s research focuses on improving the care provided to those who are terminally ill. Her goals include gaining an understanding of factors that motivate a terminally elder’s consideration of a hastened death, determining the best strategies for meeting the psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs of terminally ill elders, improving the assessment instruments used by hospice and palliative care social workers, as well as reducing the health disparities faced by medically underserved communities in Wisconsin. She has authored or co-authored 23 peer reviewed journal articles and three book chapters.
Research Interest
Dr. Schroepfer’s teaching and research focuses on the field of gerontology. In her research, she seeks to determine the best ways in which to meet the psychosocial and spiritual needs of terminally ill elders, as well as working with elders in medically underserved communities in Wisconsin on the reduction of cancer health disparities
Biography
Dr. Alexander Wolf has been Graduated in 2010 the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy with the Diploma in Social Work. Later, in 2014 he graduated from University “Ukraineâ€, Kyiv as Phylosophy Doctor in Political Sciences, with the specialties including Social Policy, Social Work, Social communications. In 2011 he established the All-Ukrainian Association of palliative and hospice care where he has continued his research. Presently he is working at the National medical academy of postgraduate education in Kyiv as well as in abovementioned Association.
Research Interest
Palliative Care and hospice
Biography
Dr Joanne Reid is a Reader Associate Professor in cancer nursing. She is a prominent researcher in palliative care as evidenced by her publications in both professional and leading international journals, leadership of successful funding bids, and research awards. She has led qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research which aims to improve the quality of life of palliative care patients and their lay and professional careers, along with improving palliative/end-of-life care education. Dr Reid is work had informed national end -of- life guidelines, she sits on several editorial boards and is associate Editor with BMC Palliative care and is an external examiner on the European certificate in essential palliative care course.
Research Interest
She has led qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research which aims to improve the quality of life of palliative care patients and their lay and professional careers, along with improving palliative/end-of-life care education.