Living Organ Donor Search
She spent 25 years healing others.Now she needs us.
Dr. Jennifer McGraw — professor, psychologist, published author — needs a living kidney donor and a living liver donor.
Jennifer is listed at a transplant center in the Northeast US and waiting for a match. Every day matters.
About Jennifer
A Life of Healing Others
Dr. Jennifer Sanftner McGraw has spent 25 years making a profound difference in the lives of others. As a clinical psychologist, professor, and department chair at Slippery Rock University, she has touched thousands of lives — students who call her "the best professor in the department," families navigating the darkest moments of eating disorder recovery, and a university community that depends on her leadership.
In 2001, Jennifer founded the Reflections Body Image Program, a sanctuary where young adults struggling with anorexia nervosa and body image issues find hope and healing. She co-authored "Multifamily Therapy Group for Young Adults with Anorexia Nervosa: Reconnecting for Recovery" (Routledge, 2021), working alongside leading experts Mary Tantillo and Daniel Le Grange. Her expertise has been featured on the Eating Disorders Catalogue podcast.
Jennifer serves on the President's Commission on Mental Health, helping shape mental health support for the entire campus community. Her research has been published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, and numerous other leading journals.
Now, the woman who spent her career healing others needs healing herself. Jennifer is facing kidney and liver failure and needs living donors for both organs. This is our chance to show up for someone who has spent a lifetime showing up for others.
What her students say
“Probably the best psychology professor in the department”
“Very clear and concise lectures, to the point where you will understand even if you are half-awake”
“Very passionate and knowledgeable about abnormal psych”
Jennifer with students or at SRU
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Professor of Psychology & Department Chair
Slippery Rock University · Since 2001
Founder of the Reflections Body Image Program (Founder & Director)
Author of Multifamily Therapy Group for Young Adults with Anorexia Nervosa: Reconnecting for Recovery (Routledge, 2021)
Member, President's Commission on Mental Health
Living donation is safe, and it works.
Living donor kidney transplants have a 98–99% success rate at one year. More than 6,400 living donor kidney transplants were performed in the U.S. in 2024 alone.
The initial screening takes about 5 minutes and can be done by phone. All medical costs are covered by the recipient's insurance. Financial assistance programs can help with travel, lodging, and lost wages.
For kidney donation, most donors return to normal life in 2–4 weeks. For liver donation, the liver regenerates — both the donor's and the transplanted portion grow back to near-full size within weeks.
3 Simple Steps
How living donation works
Contact the Transplant Center
Call the transplant center's donor line to express your interest. A coordinator will walk you through everything.
Complete a Health Screening
The initial screening takes about 5 minutes by phone. You'll answer basic health questions to see if you may be eligible.
If You Match, Save a Life
If screening goes well, the transplant team handles all medical testing, surgery, and follow-up care — at no cost to you.
“The initial screening takes about 5 minutes and can be done by phone.”
Start the ProcessEven if you can't donate, you can help
Get Tested as a Donor
The screening process starts with a simple phone call. It takes about 5 minutes to find out if you may be eligible.
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