Kerry Coughlin

Kerry Coughlin, MSW, is an Innovation and Engagement Manager at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I) at the Abramson Cancer Center. Ms. Coughlin manages innovation initiatives focused on transforming the clinical and patient experience. She also manages internal and external center communications and plans and leads efforts to strength and expand faculty and fellow engagement.

Prior to joining Penn, Ms. Coughlin managed and expanded community engagement, volunteer, and event programming at Philadelphia-based nonprofit HIAS Pennsylvania. She has held positions in software implementation and project management, and served in the U.S. Peace Corps in the Republic of Moldova.

Ms. Coughlin received her bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from Hamilton College and her master’s degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kerry’s Work

AHOPS: Advanced Hematologic Malignancy Outpatient Service

• Clinical Transformation

TIME: Text-based Intervention to Minimize the Time Burden of Routine Cancer Care

• Clinical Transformation
• Health Equity

Breast SBDOH: Optimizing Collection of Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Data in Breast Cancer Care

• Clinical Transformation
• Health Equity