Eunju Lee, M.S.W., MSOD, APHSW-C, LCSW

Professional Education Instructor
Eunju Lee smiles at the camera wearing a black and white top.
Education

B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
M.A., University of Chicago
M.S., American University
 

Biography

Eunju Lee, M.S.W., MSOD, APHSW-C, LCSW, has worked as a social worker and activist for over 30 years. She was a human and labor rights advocate in her native Korea and returned to the U.S. to work with Asian women and children survivors of domestic violence. After completing a second master's degree, she transitioned to end-of-life work and has been in hospice, palliative care, and oncology work for the past 14 years. She serves on the board of Social Work in Hospice and Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) and sits on its Equity Working Group. She is also a part of the Heathcare Advisory Council of Compassion and Choices and a mentor and faculty of NYU Silver School's Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (PELC). Lee currently works as a clinical oncology social worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). She has presented in numerous local and national venues on the topic of health equity and racial justice.