Lori Wiener PhD, DCSW, LCSW-C

Lori Wiener, Ph.D., is an expert in psychosocial care for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients with critical illness. As a clinician and behavioral scientist, Dr. Wiener is interested in understanding the psychosocial experiences and needs of youth living with cancer or other serious illnesses. As co-director of the Behavioral Health Core and head of the Psychosocial Support and Research Program, she has developed a robust clinical and research program that has focused on critical clinical issues such as parental coping, lone parenting, transnational parenting, sibling and sibling donor experiences, graft versus host disease, and end-of-life planning. This work has led to the creation of innovative resources such as books, workbooks, therapeutic games, and an advanced care planning guide for children, adolescents, and young adults. Each of these resources is distributed worldwide and widely utilized in pediatric centers.

Dr. Wiener proudly led the team that developed the first evidence-based psychosocial standards of care for children with cancer, and their family members helped develop the Pediatric Psycho-Oncology Professionals website, which was created to foster international collaborations in clinical care, research, and education in this field.