1. 2006 Caring for the Terminally University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Starzl Transplantation Institute Nursing Staff. Pittsburgh, PA.
2. 2007 Caring for the Terminally University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Starzl Transplantation Institute Support Staff. Pittsburgh, PA (2007).
3. 2014 Psychological and Health Consequences of Traumatic Injury (and EMS). Western Pennsylvania annual EMS update. Seven Springs, PA
4. 2016 The Independent Living Donor Advocate. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Department of Care Coordination. Pittsburgh, PA.
5. 2016 Transplant Ethics. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Department of Care Coordination. Pittsburgh, PA.
6. 2017 University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute’s (UPCI) Biobehavioral Oncology Program Poster Competition Judge for the UPCI Retreat. Pittsburgh, PA
7. 2018 Physical activity and cancer. American Cancer Society Relay. Pittsburgh PA.
8. 2018 Living Liver Donor Advocacy, UPMC Transplant Hepatology Fellows Seminar
9. 2019 Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in Cancer Caregivers, Biobehavioral Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
10. 2018 Bioethics of living donation. Ethics Committee, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh PA.
11. 2018 Sleep problems in advanced cancer patients and their family caregivers. Grand Rounds. Sleep and Circadian Rhythms. Pittsburgh, PA
12. 2018 Ethical Considerations of Living Liver Donors. Hepatology Fellows
13. 2019 Center for Excellence in Behavioral Medicine Research. Association of Women Surgeons: Pittsburgh Chapter
14. 2019 Shaping the Future: Models of Integrated Care at UPMC
15. 2020 Inaugural Cancer and Caregiving Research Conference and Caregiver Workshop
1. 2017 Ethical Considerations of Live Donors. 2017 Update in Abdominal Transplantation Medicine and Surgery.
2. 2019 Stepped Collaborative Care Intervention for Patients Diagnosed with Comorbid Cancer and Depression. Hematology Oncology Associates.
3. 2019 Stepped Collaborative Care Intervention for Patients Diagnosed with Comorbid Cancer and Depression. Oncology Hematology Associates.
1. 1997 Social Networks as a determinant of sexual behavior in middle childhood. Presented as a roundtable discussion at the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex Conference. Arlington, Virginia (1997).
2. 2006 Co-chair for Psychological and Person Factors in Health and Behavior Change. San Francisco, CA.
3. 2007 Co-Chair session entitled Psychological and Person Factors in Health and Behavior Change Track at the 2007 Annual Meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.
4. 2008 Roundtable discussion regarding the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) recommendation on quality and implementation of psychosocial care in oncology. American Psycho-Oncology Society. Irvine, California.
5. 2008 Second Annual Summit on Behavioral Telehealth: Technology for Behavior Change and Disease management. Harvard University. Boston, Massachusetts.
6. 2011 Second Annual Thought Leaders Conference on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery. Pittsburgh, PA.
7. 2011 A national survey of living donor advocates. Invited lecture for a Department of Health and Human Services webinar.
8. 2012 Meta-analysis of the efficacy of interventions for depressive symptoms in adults diagnosed with cancer. In S. Sheinfeld-Gorin (Chair). A tale of three systematic reviews: What have we learned about reducing pain, depression, and fatigue among cancer survivors? Symposium. Society for Behavioral Medicine. New Orleans, LA (2012).
9. 2014 Biobehavioral pathways linking stress and cancer progression. National Institute of Health Stress and Sleep: Integration of Behavioral, Social, Environmental and Physiological Processes. National Institute of Health. Rockville, MD.
10. 2014 Patient related factors and caregiver stress and depression in advanced cancer. Society for Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
11. 2015 Sleep problems in advanced cancer patients and their spousal and intimate partner caregivers. Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA.
12. 2015 Invited to attend the Palliative Care Research Cooperative: A national network to advance end of life and palliative care science. Rockville, MD.
13. 2015 Moderator for the American Society of Transplantation Education and Clinical Tools for the Independent Living Donor Advocate webinar series: Navigating the ILDA Role: Challenges and Responsibilities. Arlington, VA
14. 2015 Moderator for the American Society of Transplantation Education and Clinical Tools for the Independent Living Donor Advocate webinar series: Medical Ethics: Concepts and ILDA Practice. Arlington, VA
15. 2016 Moderator of Distress Screening-Embedding Screening throughout Cancer Care Delivery Systems. American Psycho-Oncology Society. San Diego, CA.
16. 2017 Society for Behavioral Medicine poster session mentor. Washington DC.
17. 2019 Innovative Translational Research Approaches to Enhance Cancer Caregivers' Health, Atlanta GA.
18. 2019 Stepped Collaborative Care Intervention for Patients Diagnosed with Comorbid Cancer and Depression. Center for Medicare and Medicaid, Innovation Center.
19. 2019 Stepped Collaborative Care Intervention for Patients Diagnosed with Comorbid Cancer and Depression. National Cancer Institute.