Committees

AOSW has several committees that carry out a number of different functions for the Association. Among them are the following committees. To learn more about them, click on the name of the committee below.

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2021 AOSW 37th Annual Conference Committee

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Research Committee

The primary goal of the Research Committee is to assure that social work research in oncology serves the interest of patients and families dealing with cancer and remains relevant to the field. The Research Committee communicates research methods, projects and results to AOSW members via the website, newsletter articles, conference presentations and webinars.

The Research Committee also reviews research proposals from members and others who wish to use the SWON listserv to conduct research. Researchers who are interested conducting such research or in participating in the Research Committee should contact AOSW Research Director Allison Werner-Lin, PhD, LCSW.

AOSW Annual Conference Presentations

Want to Explore Your Interventions With Patients and Families? An Introduction to the Oncology Social Work Intervention Index (OSWii) Practice Version (2019)
Building Capacity for Oncology Social Work Research (2018)
Using Research to Inform Practice: A Skill-Building Workshop (2017)
Builiding a Patient-Centered Research Collaborative for Psychosocial Oncology (2017)
Post-Conference Research Institute White Paper: Promoting Research in Oncology Social Work (2016)

The Research Committee also developed a Practice-Based Research Collaborative In 2016 to facilitate research in psychosocial oncology.

Best Practices

American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Joint Position Statement on Implementing Screening for Distress

Members

Allison Werner-Lin - Director
University of Pennsylvania

Barbara Jones, PhD, MSW - Executive Core Research Committee
Univ of Texas At Austin

Hee Y. Lee - Executive Core Research Committee
The University of Alabama

Julianne S. Oktay, MSW, PhD, FAOSW - Executive Core Research Committee
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Tara J. Schapmire, PhD MSSW OSW-C FAOSW - Executive Core Research Committee
University of Louisville

Daniela A. Wittmann, PhD LMSW - Executive Core Research Committee
University of Michigan

Brad Zebrack, PhD, MSW, MPH, FAOSW - Executive Core Research Committee
University of Michigan School of Social Work

Chiara Acquati - Member
University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work

Heather H. Goltz, PhD, LCSW, MEd - Member
University of Houston-Downtown

Mi Hwa Lee - Member
East Carolina University

Ron Mills - Member
Ohio State Univ Comprehensive Cancer Ctr - James Cancer Hosp

Sophia K. Smith, PhD, MSW - Member
Duke University

Staff Liaison

Sheila Lee
Executive Director
[email protected]