Natalie Turner
Robert L. Kane Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Natalie a social worker and gerontologist whose research focuses on health equity, aging and disabilityNatalie Turner policy, and long-term services and supports (LTSS), with particular emphasis on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). She is currently examining how state policy decisions on the design and generosity of Medicaid HCBS affect service use and health outcomes for older adults. Her long-term goal is to generate research that informs policy change and advances more equitable, responsive, and relevant LTSS. Before graduate school, Natalie worked as a social worker in a specialty outpatient neurology clinic focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Her direct experience in aging and health services has deeply shaped her research agenda.