Prior joining the faculty of NC State, she was a tenured faculty member at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work for eight years. She also holds an appointment as a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital’s Mental Health Network. Dr. Bullock earned a Masters degree from Columbia University and a PhD from Boston University. She has more than 20 years of experience as a mental health clinician. Karen is a John A. Hartford Faculty Scholar and she has held faculty appointments at Salem State College, the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, and Smith College. She has published and presented nationally and internationally on health care disparities and end-of-life care issues, specifically with older adults.