Lori Wiener, PhD, DCSW, is co-director of the Behavioral Science Core and head of the Psychosocial Support and Research Program at the pediatric oncology branch of the National Cancer Institute. As both a clinician and behavioral scientist, Dr. Wiener has dedicated her career to applying what she has learned from her work with seriously ill children and their families to create new therapeutic, communication, and educational tools. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland, with her family and several animals, including a rescue pup named Tessa, a rescue cat named Tupelo, and a pond filled with goldfish, koi, and noisy frogs. One of Dr. Wiener's favorite pastimes is photographing the migration of snow geese.