Karen Bullock, PhD, LICSW, APHSW-C, FGSA, is the Louise McMahon Ahearn Endowed Professor in the Boston College School of Social Work and in Global Public Health. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Work (LICSW) with mental health practice experience and expertise in health disparities, health equity, serious illness care, aging and gerontology, hospice, palliative and end-of-life care decision making. She has served as Principal Investigator and/or Co-Investigator for over $65 million in federal grant funding focused on equity and inclusion for workforce development, aging, and health network sustainability.