Shekinah A. Fashaw-Walters, Ph.D.
John Russell Dickson MD Presidential Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Research Associate, Population Aging Research Center, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Blockley Hall RM 1129
432 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Blockley Hall RM 1129
432 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
BS (Interdisciplinary Studies, Summa cum laude)
University of Central Florida, 2015.
MSPH (Health Policy and Management)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.
PhD (Health Services Research)
Brown University, 2021.
Permanent linkBS (Interdisciplinary Studies, Summa cum laude)
University of Central Florida, 2015.
MSPH (Health Policy and Management)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.
PhD (Health Services Research)
Brown University, 2021.
Selected Publications
Li K, Fashaw-Walters S, Bundorf MK, Hou Y: Corporate Ownership, Health System Affiliation, and Market Concentration of Home Health Agencies. JAMA Netw Open e2528258, April 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.Fabius CD, Chen J, Coe NB, Drabo EF, Fashaw-Walters S, Rivera-Hernandez M, Sadarangani T: Leveraging data, technology, and policy to address disparities for persons living with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease related dementias. Alzheimers Dement e70186, April 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1002/alz.70186.
Mitchell C, Stantoznik J, Fashaw-Walters SA, Akosionu O, Hardeman R, Ko M: Criminal Justice, Arrests Data, and Structural Racism Measurement for Health Equity Research: Promises and Pitfalls. Health Services Research e14449: Online, Feb 2025.
Byrne A, Romans C, Taylor R, Fashaw-Walters SA: Elder care costs are outpacing inflation. Americans want a lifeline. NBC News Oct 2024 Notes: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elder-care-costs-are-outpacing-inflation-americans-want-lifeline-rcna172950.
Fabius CD,Parikh R, Wolf JM, Giordano S, Fashaw-Walters SA, Jutkowitz E, Shippee T: Racial and ethnic differences in unmet needs among older adults receiving publicly-funded home and community-based services Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 72(11): 3520-3529, 2024.
Fashaw-Walters SA, Rahman M, Jarrín OF, Gee G, Mor V, Nkimbeng M, Thomas KS: Getting to the root: Examining within and between home health agency inequities in functional improvement. Health Services Research 59(2): e14194, 2024.
Hing AK, Chantarat T, Fashaw-Walters SA & Hardeman RR: Instruments for racial health equity: A scoping review of structural racism measurement, 2019-2021. Epidemiologic Reviews Online ahead of print 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxae002.
Zhang Z, Li K, Wang S, Fashaw-Walters SA, Hou Y,: Change of Ownership and Quality of Home Health Agency Care. JAMA Health Forum 5(11): e243767, 2024.
Fashaw-Walters S: Federal government planning review of nursing home abuse of antipsychotic drugs, misdiagnoses of schizophrenia. National Public Radio - All Side with Ann Fisher 2023 Notes: https://news.wosu.org/show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2023-02- 01/federal-government-planning-review-of-nursing-home-abuseof- antipsychotic-drugs-misdiagnoses-of-schizophrenia.
Fashaw-Walters S: Dr. Shekinah Fashaw-Walters Master of Public Health and Master of science in Public Health joins Freddie Bell and Chantel SinGs on the morning show today. Radio Station KMOJ 89.9 (Minneapolis, MN) 2023 Notes: https://player.fm/series/kmojcast/ep-10-13-23-dr-shekinahfashaw- walters-master-of-public-health-and-master-of-science-inpublic- health-joins-freddie-bell-and-chantel-sings-on-themorning- show-today.