Sarah Cox is the lead clinical social worker on the Vulnerable Elder Services, Protection, and Advocacy (VESPA) Team at University Hospital in Aurora, CO. Sarah grew up in New York City and got her undergraduate degree from Brown University. She attended the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work and received her Masters in Social Work with an emphasis in geriatrics and a certificate in animal assisted social work. At the University of Denver, Sarah was the recipient of the John A. Hartford Foundation Progress Scholarship, a leadership training program in geriatric social work. Sarah has over a decade of experience working with older adults and their caregivers. That experience includes interdisciplinary team management, coordinating care in the community, Assisted Living and long term care placement, end of life care coordination and support, and mental health support for older adults and their caregivers. Sarah currently resides in the Central Park neighborhood of Denver with her husband, three girls, and two pups.