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Veronika Panagiotou, PhD (she/her/hers)

Advocacy and Program Manager
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Veronika Panagiotou, PhD serves as the Advocacy and Program Manager at the National Coaliton for Cancer Survivorship. Her responsibilities include managing the Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT), Survivorship Champions and various advocacy initiatives. Dr. Panagiotou’s passion for working in survivorship and advocacy emerged after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma when she was 25 years old. As a young adult cancer survivor, she has witnessed firsthand the need for recognition of the financial toxicity of treatment, the creation of more supportive services, and the availability of survivorship care. Before joining NCCS as a staff member, Veronika was an active CPAT member. She has met with her representatives to share her story and to advocate for policies such as the Affordable Care Act that saved her life by giving her access to cancer treatment.

Dr. Veronika Panagiotou has presented research across the country on the topics of food insecurity, human centered design, and civic engagement. She obtained her doctorate in Community Engagement at Point Park University in 2021. She defended her dissertation entitled, “Do Service-Learning Models Create an Opportunity to Cultivate Civic Engagement Outcomes at Point Park University? A Phenomenological Study of Students’ Perspectives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” Dr. Panagiotou was awarded the “Student Award for Excellence in Community Engagement” for the academic year of 2017-2018 for her research on food insecurity on college campuses and the development of the Pioneer Pantry.

Dr. Veronika Panagiotou also holds a MS in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in Psychology from Point Park University.

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