Research Project Manager
MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
Stephanie DiFiglia, PhD, is the Research Project Manager for Health Disparities and Outcomes Research at the MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care. Dr. DiFiglia is an Applied Developmental Psychologist who received her doctorate from Fordham University, with a focus on health and well-being throughout the lifespan. She completed a research internship at The New Jewish Home where she published research relating to predictors of post-acute care transitions. Following this position, she worked as a Research Project Manager at Fordham University’s School of Social Work, became Deputy Academic Director of the M.S. Applied Analytics program at Columbia University, and did consultative work in research and evaluation. She assumed her current position in January 2020.
Dr. DiFiglia has engaged in research and administrative roles, as well as teaching appointments at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is also a yoga and meditation teacher and coach, using research knowledge and training of mind-body techniques to optimize individuals’ quality of life.
Dr. DiFiglia received the 2013 John R. Hayes Award for best article in the Journal of Writing Research over the preceding two years, a Research Support Grant from the Fordham Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 2015, and the Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging’s Innovative Research on Aging Award in 2018.