Office Address:
D371 Mayo
Mailing Address:
420 Delaware St SE
MMC 729 Mayo
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tetyana Shippee, PhD
Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management
Titles
Associate Director for Research, Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation
Co-Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute KL2 Scholars Career Development Program
Member, Minnesota Population Center and Life Course Center
Education
PhD, Sociology and Gerontology, Purdue University
MS, Sociology, Purdue University
BA, Sociology, Lee University
JD, Civil Law, Precarpathian National University
Summary
How we age—and what our quality of life looks like in later life—is shaped by many factors, including social context, policy, and the care systems on which we rely. As the population continues to grow older, long-term services and supports (LTSS) play an increasingly central role in supporting older adults over extended periods of their lives.
As a social gerontologist and health services researcher, my work focuses on what matters most to people as they age. This includes advancing person-centered measures of quality of life—such as social engagement, autonomy, and being treated with dignity and respect—for older adults receiving LTSS as well as examining and addressing disparities across the life course. A growing area of my research focuses on improving LTSS quality for individuals with memory loss, including those living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, with an emphasis on measurement, care quality, and equity.
Methodologically, I use mixed methods approaches that integrate qualitative and quantitative data, including survey and administrative data, to study care systems and inform intervention and policy design. I have extensive experience working with complex data structures and multilevel models. My work is explicitly policy-oriented with the goal of improving quality, accountability, and outcomes for older adults in LTSS.
I collaborate closely with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and a range of partners, including providers and community organizations, to translate research into practice and policy. My community-engaged work has been recognized with the University of Minnesota President’s Community-Engaged Scholar Award for the School of Public Health.
Expertise
Aging, long-term services and supports (LTSS), quality of life and person-centered measurement, health disparities and equity, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), Medicaid and LTSS policy, health services research, mixed methods
Awards and Recognition
- Fellow, The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM), 2026-2027
- Fellow, LeadingAge LTSS Center @ UMass Boston, 2026
- Chair, Gerontological Society of America Section on Social Research, Policy, and Practice, 2025
- Gerontologist of the Year, MN Gerontological Society, 2024
- Member, Diversity and Justice Working Group, Gerontological Society of America, 2020
- Member, Board of Directors, Gerontological Society of America, 2019
- President’s Community-Engaged Scholar Award for School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2017
- Senior Service America Senior Scholar Award for Research Related to Disadvantaged Older Adults, 2015
- Elected Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, 2015
Professional Associations
- Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation (CHAI)
- Gerontological Society of America Fellow
- Association for Clinical and Translational Sciences (ACTS)
- Life Course Center
- LTSS Quality Lab Principal Investigator (PI)
- MN Population Center
- MN Gerontological Association
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