Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey is a gerontological health and social work researcher and New York attorney concentrating in health and public health law with deep experience in palliative care and hospice, including in the development of palliative care workforce education and training. Morrissey currently holds the appointments of Associate Professor and Director of the PhD Program in Social Welfare at the Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work. She is also founder and president of the Collaborative for Palliative Care, New York, and founder and director of the Collaborative’s Aging, Health and Public Health, and Palliative Care Certificate Program. Morrissey assumed the role of Chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Health Law Section in June 2024. Her policy priorities as chair include advancing goals of equity in maternal health, immigrant health, and palliative care. In 2023-2024, she chaired the NYSBA Task Force on Medical Aid in Dying and led the NYSBA Presidential Task Force on Opioid Addiction. Morrissey also serves as co-chair of the New York City Bar Association Bioethical Issues Committee and sits on the City Bar Immigration and Nationality Law Committee and is a voting member of the American Psychological Association Governing Council.
