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About Dr. Fashaw-Walters

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Who am I?

Well, first and foremost, I am a wife, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, aunt, friend, and a dog mom, before anything else. I value who I am and allow my life experiences to guide what I do and how I interact with the world around me. I believe in bringing every facet of my identity into every room that I enter and to every table that I take a seat at. This enriches each contributions that I make. 

Honors & Awards

Awards

Fesler-Lampert Chair in Aging Studies, 2022-2023

Academy Health Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2022

National Academy of Social Insurance John Heinz Dissertation Award, 2022

AcademyHealth LTSS IG 3-Minute Thesis Winner, 2019

Order of Pegasus Class of 2014 Member, 2014

PRESTIGIOUS PROGRAMS

Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease Summer Data Immersion Scholar, 2023

National Institute on Aging Butler-Williams Scholar, 2022

National Institute on Aging IMPACT Collaboratory Faculty Scholars, 2022

UMN Health Equity Leadership & Mentorship (HELM) Fellow, 2021-2022

Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research, 2018

Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, 2013-2015

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP

AcademyHealth

Member, Board of Directors, 2023 -

Member, Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Interest Group Advisory Committee, 2016-2018 & 2022 -

Student Member, Board of Directors, 2019-2021
Member, 2015 -

GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (GSA)

Member, 2018 - 
 

Interdisciplinary Association for population health (IAPHS) 

Member, 2023 -

 

extramural funding

Role: Principal Investigator

R21 Award: Development and Testing of Health Equity Measures in Home Health Care for Medicare Beneficiaries, 2023-2025

Pilot Award: Qualitative Research to Quantify Exposures to Racism among Older Adults, 2023-2024

Program Project: Examining Medicare Home Health Value-Based Purchasing as a Vehicle for Advancing Equitable Access to High-Quality Care, 2022-2025

SubAward: Equity in Dementia Care Across Healthcare Systems, 2022-2023

SubAward: Lifecourse Exposure to Community Violence and Risk of Cognitive Decline Among African Americans, 2021 -2023

R36 Award: Disparities in Access to High-Quality Home Health and the Impact of Public Reporting, 2020 - 2021
 

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