LauraEllen Ashcraft, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
3600 Civic Center Boulevard,
Epidemiology Room 05W-103
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Epidemiology Room 05W-103
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-9030
Education:
BASW (Social Work)
Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
MSW (Social Work)
University of Pittsburgh, 2013.
PhD (Social Work)
University of Pittsburgh, 2021.
Permanent linkBASW (Social Work)
Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
MSW (Social Work)
University of Pittsburgh, 2013.
PhD (Social Work)
University of Pittsburgh, 2021.
Selected Publications
Ashcraft, LE, Pelcher, LR, Warren, CM., Brown, RT., Hall, DE., Dicks Hall, T., Long, JA., Piazza, K.M., Werner, RM., Burke, RE.: Real-world quantification of implementation dose across twenty-five implementation instances. Implement Sci Commun 7(4), January 2026.Piazza, K., Pelcher, L., Whiteside, P., Cribbin, M., Peeples, A., Pascal, C., Ashcraft LE., Burke, R., & Hall, D. : Integrating “What Matters” conversations into preoperative care: a qualitative evaluation of surgical team workflows and barriers. BMJQ&S Apirl 2026 Notes: Published Online First: 01 April 2026. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019321.
Warren, C.M., Peeples, A., Ashcraft, LE., Goodman, O., Burke, R.E., Long, J.A., Werner, R.M., Tjader, A., Rose, L., Szanton, S.L., Brown, R.T. : Implementation of the CAPABLE Program plus critical home repairs among older Veterans. Innovation in Aging 9 (Suppl 2): igaf122.4137, December 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.4137.
Mitchell., C., Ashcraft, LE., Peeples, A., Goodman, O., Burke, R., Szanton, S., Evelyn-Gustave, A., Brown, R.: Implementation of the CAPABLE-VA Program Plus Critical Home Repairs Among Older Veterans. Poster Presentation, 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, National Harbor, MD December 2025.
Zollo, A., Hamm, R., Lane-Fall, M.B., Ashcraft, LE.: From meetings to meaningful data: A low-burden tool to collect implementation data during effectiveness trials. Poster Presentation, 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, National Harbor, MD December 2025.
Ashcraft, LE., Lane-Fall, MB.: The Guided Understanding of Implementation, Development & Education (GUIDE): a tool for implementation science instruction. Poster Presentation, 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, National Harbor, MD AcademyHealth, December 2025.
Ashcraft, LE., Donnelly, H., Romano, J., Daniels, S., Mowery, D.: Understanding the Implementation Science Literature using Topic Modeling. Poster Presentation, 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, National Harbor, MD December 2025.
Reddy YN, Ashcraft LE, Mendu ML. : How to Leverage Implementation Science to Achieve Equity in Nephrology Care Delivery. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 86(4): 550-559, Oct 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.03.02.
Ashcraft LE, Peeples AD, Hall D, Bowen ME, Brown RT, Long JA, Piazza KM, Goodman OK, Warren CM, Pelcher LR, Werner RM., Burke, RE: On the same (evaluation) page: a novel approach to enhance mixed-methods implementation evaluation. BMJ Open Quality 14(3): e002620, September 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002620.
Ashcraft, LE and Lane-Fall, MB: The guided understanding of implementation, development & education (GUIDE): a tool for implementation science instruction. Front. Health Serv. 5: 1654516, September 2025 Notes: doi: 10.3389/frhs.2025.