CPHAR Fellows Biographical Information

John Cagle, MSW, PhD

John Cagle, MSW, PhD, came to us by way of Florida where he was a part-time faculty member at Florida State University’s Panama City Campus. For his undergraduate education, he attended Mary Washington College where he received a Bachelor of Science (1995) in psychology and English. He later received his MSW (1998) and PhD (2008) from the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Cagle has nearly ten years of clinical experience as a hospice social worker, during which he provided counseling, support, and education to seriously ill individuals and their families. His current research interests focus on improving the quality-of-care and quality-of-life of persons coping with life-threatening illness, their families and caregivers.

In 2006, Dr. Cagle was awarded a two-year dissertation fellowship through the John A. Hartford foundation and the Geriatric Social Work Initiative for his research on informal caregivers of advanced cancer patients. His work was also supported by the McGrath-Morris Residency & Fellowship, a two-week writing retreat in the spring of 2008, and mentorships through the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 

During his term as a CPHAR fellow, Dr. Cagle was under the mentorship and expert guidance of Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman. He continues to collaborate with Dr. Zimmerman’s group as a Research Fellow at UNC’s Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.

Selected Publications:

Van Dussen, D., Culler, K., & Cagle, J. G. (in press). Perceptions about hospice from a community-based pilot study: Lessons and findings. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Moone, R. P., & Cagle, J. G. (in press). A content analysis of Aging Network conference proceedings. Educational Gerontology.

Durham, D. D., Rokoske, F. S., Hanson, L. C., Cagle, J. G., & Schenck, A. P. (in press). Quality improvement in hospice: “Adding a big job to an already big job”? American Journal of Medical Quality.  

Cagle J. G., & Altilio, T. (2011). The social work role in pain and symptom management. In T. Altilio & S. Otis-Green (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work. New York: Oxford Press.

Cagle, J. G., & Kovacs, P. J. (2011). Caregivers of cancer patients: Perceptions of
preparedness and the need for support during hospice care. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 54(1), 92-115.

Naleppa, M. J., & Cagle, J. G. (2010). Treatment fidelity in social work intervention research: A review of published studies. Research on Social Work Practice,20(6), 674-681.

Schenck, A. P., Rokoske, F. S., Durham, D., Cagle, J. G., & Hanson, L. C. (2010). The PEACE Project: Identification of quality measures for hospice and palliative care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 13(12), 1451-1459.

Dill, J. S. & Cagle, J. G. (2010). Caregiving in a patient's place of residence: Turnover of direct care workers in home care and hospice agencies. Journal of Aging and Health, 22(6), 713-733.