Erin Mauck

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EDUCATION

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Doctor of Public Health, 2020 
Master of Arts and Sciences in Sociology, 2016 
Bachelor of Science in Sociology, 2014 

COURSES TAUGHT

RESEARCH FOCUS

For the last twelve years my research focus has been on various areas of end-of-life healthcare including physician-assisted death. My current areas of interest include end-of-life healthcare quality, access, policy reform, and expanded options for those facing end-of-life choices. I am also interested in the family caregiver, hospice and palliative care, and the aging population.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Faculty Advisor, Integrated Health Sciences Pre-Professional Student Organization, Western Carolina University (2021-2022)
• University Wellness Committee member, East Tennessee State University (Spring 2019-Spring 2020)
• Field Placement, Hospice and Palliative Medicine; James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (August 2018-May 2019)
• South Carolina Women’s Study – Choose Well Project 2, Lab Manager and Retention Coordinator; East Tennessee State University (August 2017 – May 2019)
• Research Assistant – Applied Social Research Lab; East Tennessee State University (2016-2017)

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Mauck, E., Baker, K., Littleton, M., (February 2019). In Their Own Words: Southern Women’s Experiences with Birth Control and Pregnancy. Health for Her Seminar – Women’s Health Research and Policy Series, Johnson City, TN.

Mauck, E. (November 2018). Legalized Physician-Assisted Death… Is it Right for Tennessee? Moderator and Organizer – Systems Approaches to Public Health Issues Seminar Series, Johnson City, TN.

Mauck, E. (April 4, 2018). Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act: An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving End-of-Life Healthcare in Tennessee. Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Mauck, E., Foster, K. (2016). Physician-Assisted Death: Religiosity’s Impact on Public Opinion in Tennessee. Southern Association of Public Opinion Research (SAPOR), Raleigh, NC.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Mauck, E., (2022). An Operational Definition of End-of-Life Healthcare: A Complex and Subjective Construct. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 003022282210860. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228221086058

Mauck, E., (2020). A Qualitative Analysis of End-of-Life Healthcare in Tennessee: Politics, Principles, and Perceptions. Doctoral Dissertation.

Mauck, E., (2016). Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act: Socially Constructing a Good Death. Master’s Thesis.

Mauck, E., Foster, K. (2016). The Tennessee Poll finds that “End of Life Choices” is an Emotionally Charged Topic among Tennesseans. East Tennessee State University_ padrelease.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Traveling, family, Persian cats