Rebecca Kowaloff

Dr. Rebecca Kowaloff is an Assistant Professor at the UMass Chan Medical School, specifically within the T.H. Chan School of Medicine's Department of Medicine and Division of Palliative Care. She is based in Worcester, MA, and holds a DO degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.

• University of Rochester School of Medicine - BA in History of Science & Medicine
• Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - DO

Her research focuses on health equity in palliative care, addressing racial disparities, end-of-life care, and medical ethics. She explores intersections between neoplasms (oncology), psychophysiology, and therapeutics, often analyzing systemic inequities in healthcare delivery.

Recent publications highlight disparities in palliative care access for minority groups, ethical considerations in terminal care, and historical contexts of medical inequity. Her work spans journals like J Pain Symptom Manage, J Gen Intern Med, and J Clin Oncol, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to healthcare justice.

Kowaloff collaborates with researchers in palliative care, internal medicine, and minority health, including colleagues at UMass Chan Medical School. Her network includes experts in terminal care, psychophysiology, and obstetric labor dynamics.