Christina Bach, MBE, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW received the Association of Oncology Social Work's Quality of Life in Cancer Care Award, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The prestigious award was established to highlight oncology social work's commitment to improving the lives of people with cancer and those who care for them. The award is designed to honor individuals whose contributions through education, direct service, publications, and presentations, reflect a commitment to quality of life for cancer survivors. Bach is a clinical oncology social worker, bioethicist, and social work educator. She is the psychosocial oncology content editor at Oncolink.org. She also serves as an instructor and field liaison at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice and as a Financial and Insurance Specialist for the Cancer Support Community Helpline. In addition, she works regularly with her two certified therapy dogs, Linus and Huck, in the department of Radiation Oncology as well as in literacy programs at local libraries. She serves on the Board of Directors and as a therapy dog evaluator for Comfort Caring Canines, Inc. Christina also has experience in Veterinary Social Work and does consulting and teaching on the human-animal bond, pet loss and animal assisted interventions, and therapy and animal ethics/welfare. As a recipient of this award, Christina presented a lecture at the 2020 AOSW Annual Meeting (held virtually) on August 8. She will receive her award at next year's AOSW conference, held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from June 9-11, 2021.
Rebecca Hubbard, PhD, a professor of Biostatistics,has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics (CATS), which advises stakeholders in government, academia, industry, and nonprofit organizations about statistics and data science, and their many applications.
