Jessica Shurer, MSW, LCSW is the Director of Clinical Affairs and Advocacy of CurePSP, where she oversees the Centers of Care network and our programs and resources aimed at increasing support, education and awareness of PSP, CBD and MSA. In her prior role, she served as the Center Coordinator & Clinical Social Worker of the Movement Disorders Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a CurePSP Center of Care and Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence. During her tenure at UNC, she developed a particular passion for working with those living with PSP, CBD and MSA through the support groups she facilitated, the interdisciplinary clinic she coordinated and the countless patients and families from which she had the honor of learning. She was a member of the CurePSP Board of Directors from February 2020 until joining the team at CurePSP in October 2021. She holds degrees in psychology, gerontology and human development & family studies from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Social Work from UNC Chapel Hill. Her clinical and research interests include the psychosocial needs of navigating neurodegenerative disease, integrated healthcare models, and palliative and end-of-life care.