Lili Sar-Graycar, MA, LMSW

Oncology Social Worker

Lili is an oncology social worker at CancerCare, providing counseling to people coping with cancer and people who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Additional training:

• Master’s in Psychology from the New School for Social Research

Affiliations and teaching/leadership roles:

• National Association of Social Workers, Associate Student Affiliate, California Chapter, June 2020-Present

• Association of Oncology Social Work, Student Affiliate, June 2020-May 2022

• American Board of Clinical Social Work, Graduate Student Affiliate, June 2020-May 2022

• American Psychological Association, Graduate Student Affiliate, January 2015-June 2020

• Association for Psychological Science, Graduate Student Affiliate, October 2014-January 2016

Presentations and publications:

Academic Conference Presentations
Jayasinghe, N., Ojie, M.J., Sar-Graycar, L., Moallem, B., Kakoullis, M., Simmerling, M., Reid, C., & Leonard, J. (2016). An older adult perspective on using tablet-based consent forms for enrollment in clinical trials. Poster presented at The Gerontological Society of America’s 69th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, LA.

Winslow, A., Sar-Graycar, L., Botticelli, L., & Rubin, L. (2016). Affective labor in oocyte donation technologies: Emotional expectations and experiences of embodied reproductive work. Paper presented at the Doing the Body in the 21st Century Conference at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Peer-Reviewed Publications
Oh, Y., Sun, M., Gu, L., Salvador, T., Sar-Graycar, L., Hay, J.L., Quigley, E.A., Marchetti, M.A., Halpern, A.C., & Rotemberg, V.M. (2023). Dermatology patient perspectives regarding consent, privacy, security, and identifiability of clinical photography at a tertiary cancer center: A qualitative study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology International, 12:121-123.

Marchetti, M.A., Sar-Graycar, L., Dusza, S.W., Nanda, J.K., Kurstansky, N., Rotemberg, V.M., & Hay, J.L. (2022). Prevalence and age-related patterns in health information seeking behaviors and technology use among skin cancer Survivors: Survey study. JMIR Dermatology, 5(2):e36256.

Hamilton, J.G., Banerjee, S.C., Carlsson, S.V., Vera, J., Lynch, K.A., Sar-Graycar, L., Martin, C.M., Parker, P.A., & Hay, J.L. (2021). Clinician perspectives on communication and implementation challenges in precision oncology. Personalized Medicine, 18(6):559-572.

† Sar-Graycar, L., † Rotemberg, V.M., Matsoukas, K., Halpern, A.C., Marchetti, M.A., & Hay, J.L. (2021). Research Letter: Interactive skin self-examination digital platforms for the prevention of skin cancer: A narrative literature review. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 84(5):1459-1468

Jayasinghe, N., Moallem, B.I., Kakoullis, M., Ojie, M.J., Sar-Graycar, L., Wyka, K., Reid, M.C., Leonard, J.P. (2019). Establishing feasibility of a tablet-based consent process with older adults: A mixed-methods study. Gerontologist, 59(1):124-134.

Jayasinghe, N., Finkelstein-Fox, L., Sar-Graycar, L., Ojie, M.J., Bruce, M.L., Difede, J. (2017). Systematic review of the clinical application of exposure techniques to community-dwelling older adults with anxiety. Clinical Gerontologist, 40(3):141-158.

†Shared first authorship.

Awards:

• Columbia School of Social Work Scholarship, 2020-2021
• The New School for Social Research Tuition Scholarship, 2014-2016

Lili shares, “My favorite part of working with cancer patients is empowering them to advocate for themselves within a complex and often overwhelming medical system. Drawing on nearly a decade of research experience and a warm, collaborative communication style, I help patients and their caregivers navigate care more effectively and ensure their needs are recognized and addressed.”