Project 2 - Provider-Patient/Caregiver Demographic Concordance in Health Care Systems: Their Influence on Health and Healthcare Outcomes for Populations with ADRD

Kosali Simon holds the Herman B. Wells Endowed Professorship at Indiana University's O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Her research focuses on the determinants of health outcomes, in particular the role of public and private health insurance.

Marcella Alsan, who is both an economist and a physician, is a professor of Economics at Stanford University. Her research focuses on the causes and consequences of racial disparities in health care usage and health outcomes.

Shekinah A. Fashaw-Walters is an Assistant Professor in Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a health services researcher whose program of research focuses on understanding the inequities in aging while elucidating the roles of racism, place, and policies in the generation and reinforcement of health inequities within aging care access, quality, and outcomes. 

Lauren Hersch Nicholas is a professor in the Division of Geriatrics at the CU Anschutz School of Medicine and has a secondary appointment in the CU Denver Department of Economics. Her research focuses on the role of public policy in improving health and healthcare quality for the elderly.

Nicole Fowler is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She is a health services researcher and implementation scientist whose overarching focus is on behavioral and other nonpharmacologic approaches to support dementia care and family caregiving.

Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds is a physician, professor of pediatrics, and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Her work focuses on health disparities, shared decision-making, and periviable care.

Ebonya L. Washington is the Laurans A. and Arlene Mendelson Professor of Economics and a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University. Her research explores the economic and institutional factors that influence voter turnout, the determinants of the policy preferences of voters and legislators, the interplay among race, gender, and political outcomes, and a range of other issues. She has been an NBER affiliate since 2004.

Hannah Maxey is Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Her work focuses on health workforce policy.

Jennifer Carnahan is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on improving care for older adults in nursing homes, most recently focusing on transitions of care from the skilled nursing facility (SNF) setting to home for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.