Gary L. Stein, JD, MSW, is a Professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work – Yeshiva University, where has taught social policy, health care practice, palliative care, and health care ethics in the Master’s and Doctoral program since 2006.
MSW, Rutgers University, 1980
BA, Rutgers College, 1978
Gary L. Stein, JD, MSW, is a Professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work – Yeshiva University (New York, NY, USA), 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, chaplains, and social workers; and Continuing Education. He has been Principal Investigator of the study, “Project Respect: Experiences of seriously ill LGBTQ+ patients and partners with their healthcare providers”; he has published this project in Health Affairs Scholar, the Journal of Palliative Medicine, Palliative and Supportive Care, and the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care. Prof. Stein was 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. Prof. Stein received his JD from New York Law School and MSW from Rutgers University.
Stein, G.L., & Fineberg, I. C. (2013). Advance care planning in the USA & UK: A comparative analysis of policy, implementation, and the social work role. British Journal of Social Work, 43(2), 233-248, doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bct013. Stein, G.L., & Almack, K. (2012). Care near the end of life: The concerns, needs, and experiences of LGBT elders. In R. Ward, I. Rivers, & M. Sutherland (Eds.) Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ageing: Biographical approaches for inclusive care and support. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Stein, G.L., & Kerwin, J. (2011). Social work and bioethics: Enhanced resolution of ethical dilemmas and the challenges along the way. In T. Altilio, & S. Otis-Green (Eds.) Oxford textbook of palliative social work. (pp. 503-507). New York: Oxford University Press. Stein, G.L., & Kerwin, J. (2010). Disability perspectives on health care planning and decision-making. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 13(9), 1059-1064. Stein, G.L. (2010). Ashley’s case: The ethics of arresting the growth of children with serious disability. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 9(2-3), 99-109. Stein, G.L., Beckerman, N.L., & Sherman, P.A. (2010). Lesbian and gay elders and long-term care: Identifying the unique psychosocial perspectives and challenges. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 53(5), 421-435. Stein, G.L. (2008). Providing palliative care to people with intellectual disabilities: Services, staff knowledge, and challenges. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 11(9), 1241-1248. Stein, G.L. (2008). Advance directives and advance care planning for people with intellectual and physical disabilities. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation electronic publication. Retrieved January 28, 2010, from http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2007/adacp.pdf. Stein, G.L., & Sherman, P.A. (2005). Promoting effective social work policy in end-of-life and palliative care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 8(6), 1271-1281. Stein, G.L. (2004). Improving our care at life’s end: Making a difference. Health & Social Work, 29(1), 77-79. Stein, G.L., & Bonuck, K.A. (2001). Attitudes on end-of-life care and advance care planning in the lesbian and gay community. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 4(2), 173-190. Stein, G.L., & Bonuck, K.A. (2001). Physician-patient relationships among the lesbian and gay community. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 5(3), 87-93.
Find Gary Lee Stein’s publications on YAIR: Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository