Founders, Leaders and Futurists in Palliative Care: Stephen Connor, PhD by Palliative Care Chat - University of MD Baltimore published on 2021-08-02T21:35:38Z Trained as a psychologist, Dr. Connor has been involved in hospice care since the 1970s. He worked in the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization around the Hospice Benefit. For the last 15 years, he has focused on international palliative care. He is Executive Director of the Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance.