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Teresa Moro, PhD, AM, LSW

Teresa Moro, PhD, AM, LSW
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work, College of Health Sciences
Pronouns: 
She/Her
Program Coordinator, Center for Health and Social Care Integration
Education

PhD, University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice AM, University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice BA, Kenyon College

Areas of Expertise

Aging, chronic illness, and disability; intellectual and developmental disability; cognitive impairment; palliative care; death and dying; geriatric social work; medical communication and shared decision-making; the gap between academic research and clinical practice; accessing and maximizing electronic resources in research, academic, and clinical work; medical and public health social work

Contact Info:

Teresa_Moro@rush.edu
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Biography

Teresa Moro, PhD, AM, LSW completed both her master’s and doctoral degrees in Social Work at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice (formerly School of Social Service Administration) at the University of Chicago with a concentration in health services and expertise in chronic illness, disability, and family systems. Her primary focus has been exploring ways to improve the health and health care for individuals with complex healthcare needs and their caregivers. Moro’s training in person-in-environment and systemic perspectives affords her a unique approach to engaging and partnering with individuals, families, and neighborhoods, while remaining attuned to community and society level interactions.

Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
  • Franceschini, D., Grabowski, J., Sefilyan, E., Moro, T. T., & Ewald, B. (2021). Covid-19: A critical time for cross-sector social work care management. Social Work in Health Care. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2021.1904319
  • Ailey, S., Miller, A. M., Paun, O., Schoeny, M., Johnson, T., Moro, T., Nezu, A., Heller, T., & T., Melby, J. (2018). STEPS to effective problem-solving in group homes. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 72, 62-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2018.07.011
  • Moro, T., Savage, T. A., & Gehlert, S. (2017). Agency, social and healthcare supports for adults with intellectual disability at the end of life in out-of- home, non-institutional community residences in Western nations: A literature review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(6), 1045-1056. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12374
  • Savage, T. A., Moro, T., Boyden, J., Brown, A., & Kavanaugh, K. (2014). Implementation challenges and successful strategies conducting end-of-life research with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Applied Nursing Research, 28, 202-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2014.10.002
  • Roscigno, C., Savage, T., Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., Kilpatrick, S., Strassner, H., Grobman, W., & Kimura, R. (2012). Divergent views of hope influencing communications between parent and hospital providers. Qualitative Health Research, 22(9) 1232–1246. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732312449210
  • Moro, T., Kavanaugh, K., Savage, T. A., Reyes, M., Kimura, R. E., & Bhat, R. (2011). Parent decision making for life support for extremely premature infants: From the prenatal through end-of-life period. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 25(1), 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPN.0b013e31820377e5
  • Grobman, W., Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., deRegnier, R., & Savage, T. A. (2010). Providing advice to parents for women at acutely high risk of periviable delivery. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 115(5), 904-909. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20410761/
  • Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T. T., & Savage, T. A. (2010). How nurses assist parents regarding life support decisions for extremely premature infants. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 39(2), 147-158. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1552-6909.2010.01105.x
  • Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., Savage, T., Reyes, M., & Wydra, M. (2009). Supporting parents’ decision making surrounding the anticipated birth of an extremely premature infant. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 28, 159-170. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPN.0b013e3181a2cacc
  • Moro, T., Kavanaugh, K., Okuno-Jones, S., & Van Kleef, J. (2006). Neonatal end-of-life care: A review of the research literature. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing 20(3), 262-273. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005237-200607000-00015
  • Kavanaugh, K., & Moro, T. (2006). Supporting parents who experience a pregnancy loss or infant death. American Journal of Nursing, 106(9), 74-79. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000446-200609000-00037
  • Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., Savage, T., & Mehendale, R. (2006). Enacting a theory of caring to recruit and retain vulnerable participants for sensitive research. Research in Nursing & Health, 29, 244-252. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.20134
  • Sumner, E., Kavanaugh, K., & Moro, T. (2006). Extending palliative care into pregnancy and the immediate neonatal period: State of the practice of perinatal palliative care. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 20(1), 113-116. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005237-200601000-00032
  • Fleischman, D. A., Gabrieli, J. D. E., Wilson, R. S., Moro, T. T., & Bennett, D. A. (2005). Temporal stability of repetition priming and recognition memory in young and old persons. Neuropsychology, 19(6), 750-759. https://doi.org/10.1037/0894-4105.19.6.750
  • Fleischman, D. A., Monti, L. A., Dwornik, L. M., Moro, T. T., Bennett, D. A., Gabrieli, J. D. E. (2001). Impaired production priming and intact identification priming in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 7(7), 785-794. Published Abstract
  • Kavanaugh, K., Moro, T., Savage, T., deRegnier, R., Kilpatrick, S., Kimura, R., Grobman, W., Bhat, R., Hussey, M., & Strassner, H. (2008). The role of parents in making life support decisions for extremely premature infants. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 30, 1019-1020.
Editorial and Blog Publications
  • Cummings, E., Lahey, R., Moro, T., & Ewald, B. (2021, March 19). Clinical resilience among practitioners caring for older adults [Blog]. Generations Now: American Society on Aging.
  • Golden, R., Ewald, B., & Moro, T. (2020, June 6). Mitigating the pandemic — social work was built for this [Editorial]. The Hill.
  • Moro, T., Emery-Tiburcio, E. E., & Golden, R. (2020, December 18). Schaalman Senior Voices Program: New ways of connecting for older adults this holiday season [Editorial]. The Daily Herald. Journal Papers in Preparation
  • Johnson, T., Vondracek, H., Moro, T., White, C., & Ailey, S. (Submitted). The Societal Cost of Aggressive and Challenging Behaviors among Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Residing in Small Residential Homes.
  • Reed, S. C., Berrett-Abebe, J., Moro, T., Jones, B., Golden, R., & Cadet, T. (Submitted). Re-envisioning social work education: Integrating health and social care. Advances in Social Work.
  • Moro, T., Yeager, C., & Ailey, S. (In preparation). Conducting research on problem-solving with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Learning to roll with the changes.
Books
  • Gehlert, S. & Moro, T. (2021). Palliative Care with Persons who Experience Health Care Disparities. In T. Altilio, & S. Otis-Green (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Moro, T. & McGinley, J. (2021). End-of-life Care for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. In M. Putnam and C. Bigby (Eds.), Handbook on Aging with Disability (pp. 310-319). London: Routledge.
  • Moro, T. & Brashler, R. (2019). Social Work Practice and Disability Issues. In S. Gehlert, & Browne, T. (Eds.), Handbook of Health Social Work (3rd ed., pp. 209-228). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Gehlert, S., Moro, T., Noel, L. (2014). The family with socioeconomic and cultural issues. In D. W. Kissane, & F. Parnes (Eds.), Bereavement Care for Families. New York: Routledge.
  • Gehlert, S. & Moro, T. (2011). Palliative care with vulnerable populations. In T. Altilio, & S. Otis-Green (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work (pp. 369-377). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Werner-Lin, A., & Moro, T. (2004). Unacknowledged and stigmatized losses. In F. Walsh, & M. McGoldrick (Eds.), Living beyond loss: Death in the family (2nd ed., pp. 247-271). New York: Guilford Press.