Gary Stein is Professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work – Yeshiva University, NY, where he is a tenured faculty member in the master’s and doctoral programs. He is also the director of the Gerontology and Palliative Care Programs for MSW students and for clergy. He is PI of the study, “Project Respect: Experiences of seriously ill LGBTQ+ patients and partners with their healthcare providers,” published in Health Affairs Scholar in October 2023. Stein was been Vice Chair of the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network from 2006 to 2020. He was awarded the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship, a Fulbright Specialist Program Award, and the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network’s 2017 Career Achievement Award.
