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Center for IPOPC Research and Practice Leadership
Director and Behar Endowed Associate Professor
Dr. Anao Zhang is a psychosocial oncologist whose research centers on the psychosocial needs and survivorship of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer. Trained as an intervention researcher, Dr. Zhang applies the social determinants of youth health framework to develop and deliver integrated, evidence-based mental health interventions for individuals living with a cancer diagnosis, especially the adolescent and young adult (AYA) population.
Email: anaoz@uw.edu; Office: (206) 543-8867
Director of the Carol LaMare Program, Assistant Teaching Professor
Alice Ryan began her social work career 27 years ago working in community mental health and interpersonal violence work. She transitioned to healthcare social work practice and has worked for different health care organizations, where she held a variety of positions, including managing Seattle Children’s bereavement program for child loss and childhood grief. Her work has focused on loss and separation and end of life, with an emphasis on the experience of complicated grief through the death of a child. Alice is particularly interested in finding ways to increase access to culturally responsive grief support for all communities.
Email: alicer2@uw.edu; Office: (206) 221-7527
Lynn Behar, PhD, FAOSW
Co-Founder and Chair of the External Advisory Board
Dr. Lynn Behar is a two-time alum of the University of Washington School of Social Work (PhD XX and MSW XX). An acclaimed oncology social worker and researcher, Dr. Behar and her husband, Howard Behar, made a substantial gift to the University of Washington School of Social Work and launched the center in 2018. Dr. Behar has remained deeply involved in the center's growth, now serving as Chair of IPOPC's external advisory board to guide its development and impact locally, nationally, and internationally.
Email: lynnbehar@me.com; Office: (206) 543-8867
Howard Behar
Co-Founder and Senior Strategic Advisor
Howard Behar's career in business spans over 50 years, all in consumer oriented businesses, and most recently as a speaker, advisor, mentor, and bestselling author. His wisdom, generosity, and level of integrity have had a profound impact on thousands of people who have been touched by his example, books, and speaking. As the former UW Foundation Board Chair and an influential thought leader, Howard offers guidance to IPOPC regarding its strategic growth and engagement with communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Email: hb@howardbehar.com ; Executive Assistant: Kathy Lewis KLewis@howardbehar.com
J'May Rivara, LICSW
Senior Advisor to the Director
J'May Rivara is Associate Teaching Professor Emerita at the University of Washington School of Social Work and the former Co-Director of the Carol LaMare Scholars Program. As senior advisor to the director, professor Rivara not only supports the day-to-day operation of the center, bringing her institutional and historical knowledge of IPOPC, but also cultivates existing as well as develops new and important relationships between the center and key community stakeholders in supporting both the Carol LaMare Program and the mission of IPOPC.
Email: jbr@uw.edu; Office: (206) 799-4028
External Advisory Board
Jesse Fann
Susan Hedlund
Barbara Jones
Randy Jones
Peggy Maguire
RESEARCH AND CLINICAL/EDUCATIONAL FACULTY AFFILIATE
Research Faculty Affiliate
Danae G. Dotolo, PhD
UW Medicine
Tim Ohlsen, MD, MS
Seattle Children's
Michael Light, LICSW, MPH
UW Medicine
Casey Walsh, PhD, LICSW
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Arika Moore, LICSW, APHSW-C
Seattle Children's
Jean Yi, PhD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Tyler Ketterl, MD, MS
Seattle Children's
Chuan Zhou, PhD
Seattle Children's
Clinical Faculty Affiliate
Jourdan Cruz, LICSW
Colleen Landis, LICSW
The Behar Pre-Doctoral Fellows
Vincent Luong
PhD Student and Behar Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Vincent Luong is a student in the doctoral program at the UW School of Social Work and a Behar Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for IPOPC Research and Practice. Vincent is primarily interested in palliative care and end-of-life care, primarily for older adults living with a cancer diagnosis. Vincent also critically attends to the needs of older cancer survivors from an underrepresented background, not only in understanding and documenting their palliative care needs but also in developing research-supported interventions to promote their wellness.
Email: vluong@uw.edu; Office: (206) 598-6392
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