About Dr. Fashaw-Walters
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