Magdalena Ornstein-Sloan

MA, Columbia University, Teachers College. MPH, Hunter College. PhD, CUNY, The Graduate Center. During 15 years of work in the nonprofit sector and 30 years as a health care advocate, Dr. Ornstein’s experience encompasses individual and public-policy advocacy related to the delivery of long-term and end-of-life care at the state and federal levels. She is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) and has served on advisory boards of the National Alliance for Caregiving, New York State Office for the Aging Family Caregiver Council, New York State Caregiving and Respite Coalition, Caregiving Youth Research Collaborative, and American Association of Caregiving Youth. A public-health geographer, her research focuses on the experiences of family caregivers, specifically related to the experiences of their home environments and interactions with the health care system. Special interests include family caregiving, caregiving youth, caregiving triads, family and paid caregivers and care receiver dynamics, brain injury, end-of-life care, and qualitative methods. SLC, 2015–

Psychology

Psychology

MA Health Advocacy

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