Arden O'Donnell, PhD, MPH, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C
Postdoctoral Associate
Boston University School of Social Work




Arden O’Donnell received her MSW from Smith College and her MPH from Boston University. Her deep commitment to Palliative Care began with her work with HIV/AIDS patients in Zimbabwe and Lesotho. She began her professional career in Social Work as a Pediatric Palliative Care (PACT) Fellow at Children’s Hospital, then working on the Dana Farber-Brigham and Women’s Palliative Care Service. She recently ran a clinical trial with Akshay Desai, MD, MPH entitled, “A Focused Palliative Care Intervention for Recently Hospitalized High-Risk Patients with Heart Failure.” Arden currently teaches at the Smith College School for Social Work. She also founded the non-profit, Coalition for Courage, which provides health, education, and welfare services for children in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially those affected by HIV.

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  1. Stone SM, Giraldo-Santiago N, Miller A, O'Donnell A, Travis A, Ritchie CS, Vranceanu AM. Development of a Mindfulness and Self-compassion (MASC) Stress Reduction Program for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia With Behavioral Symptoms. Gerontologist. 2025 Mar 25; 65(4). PMID: 39928550; PMCID: PMC11973559; DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaf058;
     
  2. O'Donnell A, Gelfman LP. Extending the Reach: Ambulatory Specialty Palliative Care for People With Heart Failure. J Card Fail. 2025 Apr; 31(4):621-623. PMID: 40023312; DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2025.02.010;
     
  3. Travis A, O'Donnell A, Giraldo-Santiago N, Stone SM, Torres D, Adler SR, Vranceanu AM, Ritchie CS. Intervention for the Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms to Reduce Caregiver Stress: Protocol for the Mindful and Self-Compassion Care Intervention for Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Oct 11; 13:e58356. PMID: 39392675; PMCID: PMC11512127; DOI: 10.2196/58356;
     
  4. O'Donnell A, Gonyea J, Wensley T, Nizza M. High-quality patient-centered palliative care: interprofessional team members' perceptions of social workers' roles and contribution. J Interprof Care. 2024 Jan 02; 38(1):1-9. PMID: 37525994; DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2238783;
     
  5. Leiter RE, Bischoff KE, Carey EC, Gelfand SL, Iyer AS, Jain N, Kramer NM, Lally K, Landzberg MJ, Lever N, Newport K, O'Donnell A, Patel A, Sciacca KR, Snaman JM, Tulsky JA, Rosa WE, Lakin JR. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Delivering Specialty-Aligned Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2023 Oct; 26(10):1401-1407. PMID: 37001173; DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0116;
     
  6. Gonyea JG, O'Donnell AE, Curley A, Trieu V. Food insecurity and loneliness amongst older urban subsidised housing residents: The importance of social connectedness. Health Soc Care Community. 2022 Nov; 30(6):e5959-e5967. PMID: 36124722; DOI: 10.1111/hsc.14027;
     
  7. Gonyea JG, O'Donnell AE. Religious coping and psychological well-being in Latino Alzheimer's caregivers. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 Dec; 36(12):1922-1930. PMID: 34378229; DOI: 10.1002/gps.5606;
     
  8. O'Donnell A, Gonyea JG, Leff V. Social work involvement in palliative care heart failure research: a review of recent literature. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2020 Mar; 14(1):3-8. PMID: 31895064; DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000482;
     
  9. Sprague Martinez L, Carolan K, O'Donnell A, Diaz Y, Freeman ER. Community engagement in patient-centered outcomes research: Benefits, barriers, and measurement. J Clin Transl Sci. 2018 Dec; 2(6):371-376. PMID: 31404157; PMCID: PMC6676439; DOI: 10.1017/cts.2018.341;
     
  10. O'Donnell AE, Schaefer KG, Stevenson LW, DeVoe K, Walsh K, Mehra MR, Desai AS. Social Worker-Aided Palliative Care Intervention in High-risk Patients With Heart Failure (SWAP-HF): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2018 Jun 01; 3(6):516-519. PMID: 29641819; PMCID: PMC6128511; DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.0589;
     
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