Joan Davitt, MSS, MLSP, PhD

3701 Locust Walk, Caster Building, Room D15
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6214
215.898.1592 (phone); 215.573.2099 (fax)
jdavitt@sp2.upenn.edu

Dr. Davitt is a John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar.

• Dr. Davitt has been a gerontological social worker since 1985.
• Dr. Davitt’s research is most concerned with the connections between policy and practice and their impact on older adults.
• Her recent research on Medicare home health care has uncovered racial disparities in access to care under the Interim Payment System.
• Her current research, Racial Disparities in Access to and Outcomes of Medicare and Home Health Care, is investigating the impact of prospective payment on access and outcomes for older adults.
• Dr. Davitt was selected into the first cohort of scholars in the Institute on Aging and Social Work, funded by the National Institute of Aging.

Curriculum Vitae (pdf) | Research