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Psychosocial and Ethics

The PSECOP represents a multidisciplinary group who are involved in the assessment and care of the recipient and living donor throughout the transplant process.

AST members can join PSECOP.

What We’re Working on Now

Gender Disparities in Transplant Care

Collaborate with the WHCOP to develop a survey to investigate gender disparities in transplant care.

Cognitive Functioning and Health Literacy in Organ Transplantation

Collaborate with multiple COPs to investigate issues related to cognitive functioning and health literacy in organ transplantation by performing systematic reviews and publishing a manuscript.

Ethics in Transplant Webinars

Develop a webinar series to discuss transplant ethics issues related to prisoners.

Speakers Bureau and Member Engagement Survey

Establish and sustain a Speakers Bureau that aims to identify and promote junior, early career professionals.

Contact the PSECOP

Staff Liaison | Raffaella Troiano

If you have questions related to the Psychosocial and Ethics Community of Practice, please contact Raffaella Troiano.

2024-2025 Executive Committee

Jody Jones, PhD

Chair
Term ending: 2026

Clinical Psychologist
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Carrie Thiessen, MD PhD

Co-Chair
Term ending: 2026

Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Elisa Gordon, PhD MPH

Past Chair
Term ending: 2026

Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Kristy Engel, PsyD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025

Psychologist
Allegheny Health Network

Olivia Kates, MD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026

Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University

Laura Kimberly, PhD MSW MBE

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025

Assistant Professor
New York University Langone Health

Megan Urbanski, PhD MSW

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026

Assistant Professor
Emory University

Ming Hwei Yek, PsyD

Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025

Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Maggie Jones-Carr, MD

Early Career Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
University of Alabama at Birmingham

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This content was developed independently by AST and supported by a financial contribution from Sanofi