Departmental Affiliations
Primary
Chanee Fabius, PhD, MA, conducts research to improve aging and disability policy while supporting health equity for older adults, caregivers, and the direct care workforce.
Contact Info
624 N. Broadway, Hampton House 441-B
Baltimore
Maryland
21205
US
Research Interests
long-term services and supports; home and community-based services; caregiving; racial disparities; dual-eligibility; aging policy
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
University of Connecticut
2016
MA
University of St. Joseph
2011
BS
Syracuse University
2009
Overview
Dr. Chanee Fabius is a gerontologist and health services researcher with an interdisciplinary background consisting of training in gerontology, human development and family studies, and public health. Her research informs aging and disability policies to reduce health care disparities and improve health equity for older adults and people with disabilities using long-term services and supports (LTSS). Her interests are informed by applied, clinical care management experience, where she helped older adults remain at home and delay the need for nursing home care. She is interested in: (1) better understanding networks of care (e.g. LTSS such as home and community-based services and family support) used by older people and how those may vary by race and socioeconomic status, (2) examining the effect of community-based LTSS utilization on quality of life and health service utilization across diverse groups of older adults, and (3) strengthening the direct care workforce that provides services and supports to vulnerable older adults, such as those with complex conditions like dementia. She completed a two-year AHRQ-funded T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research at the Brown School of Public Health in 2018. She earned her PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Connecticut in 2016.
Select Publications
Recent publications:
- Fabius, C. D., Millar, Erick, Deihl, Stockwell, Johnston, M. D., Gallo, J., Wolff, J. L. (2022). The Role of Dementia and Residential Service Agency Characteristics in the Care Experiences of Maryland Medicaid Home and Community-Based Service Participants and Family and Unpaid Caregivers. Journal of Applied Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648221128286
- Fabius, C. D., Parker, L. J. (2022). Paid Help and Caregiving Experiences of Black Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Clinical Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2022.2099776
- Fabius, C. D., Okokye, S., Mulcahy, J., Burgdorf, S., Wolff, J. L. (2022). Associations Between Use of Paid Help and Care Experiences Among Medicare–Medicaid Enrolled Older Adults With and Without Dementia . Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac072.
- Fabius, C. D., Wolff, J., Kasper, J. (2020). Race Differences in Characteristics and Experiences of Black and White Caregivers of Older Americans. The Gerontologist, 60(7). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa042.
- Fabius, C. D., Shugrue, N., Robison, J. (2020). Outcomes associated with home and community-based service use among older adults following a nursing home transition. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(8), 807-821. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2020.1830328.