Our Mission
To promote sexual and reproductive health across the cancer continuum through education, research, and clinical practice.
- To foster recognition of sexual and reproductive health as multi-faceted and integral to quality of life and holistic cancer care.
- To facilitate opportunities for clinical intervention research and practice aimed at promoting sexual and reproductive health-related outcomes.
- To stimulate interdisciplinary networking, collaboration, and educational initiatives.
Meet Our Chairs
Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, PhD
Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, PhD is a staff psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), specializing in psycho-oncology and behavioral medicine. She received a PhD in clinical psychology with concentrations in health and quantitative research methods from the University of Connecticut and subsequently completed pre-and post-doctoral fellowships at MGH/HMS. Her interests center around supportive intervention design and cognitive-behavioral mechanisms of stress reduction among individuals impacted by major medical illnesses, with a focus on cancer-related changes to intimate relationships and women's sexual health.
Lydia Chevalier, PhD
Lydia Chevalier, PhD is a psychologist at Dana-Faber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (HMS), specializing in psycho-oncology and sexual health. She received a PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University and completed a pre-doctoral internship in rehabilitation psychology at the University of Washington and post-doctoral fellowship in cancer survivorship and sexual health at DFCI. She currently sees patients through the DFCI Sexual Health Program and Supportive Oncology clinic; her research focuses on sexual health and intimate relationships in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.
We Welcome New SIG Members
One of the APOS member benefits is to join the conversation on Groupsite with any of the 10 Special Interest Groups (SIGs). This is a very engaging conversation platform and the Executive Office is happy to help you navigate this platform and help you set up your profile to begin networking.
