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John Linder awarded American Cancer Society grant for oncology social work training
John F. Linder, a licensed clinical social worker in the Department of Internal Medicine at UC Davis, is the recipient of a two-year Training Grant in Oncology Social Work from the American Cancer Society. The grant will support Linder's doctoral research into advance medical directives and decision-making at the Smith College School for Social Work in Northampton, Massachusetts.
“I am most grateful to the American Cancer Society for its support of my work,” Linder said. “I intend to translate this partnership between Smith College, UC Davis Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society into better patient care and enhanced knowledge about how oncology social workers can best support and empower cancer patients and caregivers across the spectrum of disease, from diagnosis forward.”
As a palliative care clinician, researcher and educator, Linder provides psychotherapeutic support for patients, their families and caregivers at UC Davis Cancer Center, conducts studies aimed at improving overall patient and caregiver emotional health, and is a member of the faculty of the West Coast Center for Palliative Care Education and Research at UC Davis.
Among his research projects, Linder served as an investigator on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-supported project, “Improving End-of-Life Care for Selected Populations.” He also led a research team on a National Institute on Aging grant, “Reducing Trauma in End-Of-Life Care.”
The Project on Death in America awarded Linder a Social Work Leadership Development Award in 2000 to create a college curriculum for social workers at California State University, Sacramento, and the UC Berkeley School for Social Welfare, and for spiritual-care provider students at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.
Linder's awards also include the 2000 Christine Landgraf Memorial Cancer Research Award, presented annually to UC Davis researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of cancer research.
Linder is a past supervisor for UC Davis Medical Center's hospice and home care services programs. He also developed the curriculum used to train hospice volunteers and staff at the California Medical Facility prison in Vacaville.
He received his master's degree at California State University, Sacramento, and his undergraduate degree at UC Davis.
"I congratulate John on winning this highly competitive grant,” said Fred Meyers, professor and chair of internal medicine and senior associate dean for academic affairs. “John has a record of providing innovative palliative care education in our medical school and to underserved populations, including cancer patients, HIV patients and incarcerated patients. There are few universities that have someone of his skills and insights.” |
