
Medical Xpress | NIH
UConn School of Social Work Ph.D. student, Laura Moynihan’s research builds on her earlier work with advance care planning tools for adolescents and young adults facing life-limiting conditions. In January 2025, she and a multi-institutional team led by Lori Wiener, Ph.D., at the National Institutes of Health, published findings in the Journal of Palliative Medicine evaluating a revised version of Voicing My CHOiCES (VMC), a widely used guide to help young patients express their wishes about medical care and quality of life.