Jessica Hausauer, PhD

Jessica Hausauer, PhD is CEO of the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care. In this role, Jessica works with members to advance national policy priorities in serious illness care across the lifespan and to advance the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care. Prior to joining the Coalition, Jessica served as Executive Director of Minnesota Network of Hospice and Palliative Care. From 2020 to 2021, she co-convened the Minnesota Serious Illness Action Network to develop recommendations specific to serious illness care in the pandemic, palliative care policy and payment, and family caregiving. As chair of the Minnesota Palliative Care Advisory Council, Jessica leads efforts to assess access to palliative care across the state, analyze barriers, and make recommendations to the legislature. Jessica also served on the Steering Committee of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Council of States and Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging, a coalition of Minnesota’s leading non-profit community-based aging services organizations. Jessica earned her PhD in Sociology from Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.