Current Positions

October 2000-present: Research Psychologist, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR

July 2001-present: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry (as of 2005), School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU), Portland, OR

Dr. Goy is a clinical geropsychologist specializing in research on psychiatric and psychological aspects of end-of-life care, with an emphasis on neurological disorders. She completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral geropsychology fellowship at the Portland VA Medical Center (PVAMC). Since 2000, she has worked with Linda Ganzini, MD, MPH, on research documenting the prevalence of mental disorders in hospice patients at the end of life; treatment strategies for depression in hospice and palliative care patients; family and patient experiences with and views on Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act; and documenting the end-of-life trajectory for patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Dr. Goy also provides community consultation on behavioral and psychiatric problems in assisted living facilities, and supervises cognitive evaluations of geriatric patients.

Education & Professional Training

1973-1977 B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1980-1981 M.A., Special Education, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT
1992-1999 M.A., Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL
1998-1999 Predoctoral Internship, Clinical Psychology, Portland VA Medical Center
1999-2000 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Geropsychology, Portland VA Medical Center

Publications

Ganzini L, Harvath TA, Jackson A, Goy ER, Miller LL, & Delorit MA. Experiences of Oregon nurses and social workers with hospice patients who requested assistance with suicide. New England Journal of Medicine 2002, 347:582-588.

Ganzini L, Goy ER, Jackson A, Harvath TA, Miller LL & Delorit MA. Nurses' Experiences with Hospice Patients Who Refuse Food and Fluids to Hasten Death. New England Journal of Medicine 2003, 349:359-365.

Goy ER, Jackson A, Harvath TA, Miller LL, Delorit MA, & Ganzini L. Oregon hospice nurses and social workers’ assessment of physician progress in palliative care over the past five years. Palliative & Supportive Care 2003, 1:215-219.

Goy ER & Ganzini L. Delirium, Anxiety and Depression. In: Geriatric Palliative Care, Meier and Morrison (Eds.) Oxford University Press, NY, 2003.

Goy ER & Ganzini L. End of life care in geriatric psychiatry. In: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine: Geriatric Mental Health, Grossberg G (Ed.), Elsevier Science, Philadelphia PA 19:841-856, 2003.

Goy ER, Schultz A, & Ganzini L. Psychological and psychiatric aspects of palliative care: An annotated bibliography. Palliative & Supportive Care 2003; 1:181-188.

Harvath TA, Miller LL, Goy ER, Jackson A, Delorit MA, & Ganzini L. Voluntary refusal of food and fluids: Attitudes of Oregon hospice nurses and social workers. International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2004; 10:236-241. Commentary by Craig Gannon.

Miller LL, Harvath TA, Ganzini L, Goy ER, Delorit MA, & Jackson A. Attitudes and experiences of Oregon hospice nurses and social workers regarding assisted suicide. Palliative Medicine 2004, 18:685-691.

Carlson B, Simopolous N, Goy ER, Jackson A, & Ganzini L. Oregon hospice chaplains’ experiences with patients requesting physician-assisted suicide. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2005; 8:1152-1158

Ganzini L & Goy ER: Influence of Mental Illness on Decision-Making at the End of Life. In: Death in the Clinic, Jansen L (Ed.), Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Lanham, MD (In press).

Goy ER, Carlson B, Simopoulos N, Jackson A, Ganzini L. Determinants of Oregon Hospice Chaplains’ Views on Physician-Assisted Suicide. Journal of Palliative Care (in press).