Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Spishak-Thomas, A. (2024). Medicaid enrollment and intergenerational transfers of wealth among older adults. The Gerontologist, 64(7). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae074 [PDF]
- Eliason, E., Spishak-Thomas, A., Steenland, M. (2022). Association of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions with postpartum contraceptive use and early postpartum pregnancy. Contraception, 113, 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2022.02.012 [PDF]
- Kaplan, D. B., Silverstone, B., Chan, K., Spishak-Thomas, A., Herman, C., Zlotnik, J. L. (2022). NASW's Supervisory Leaders in Aging: One-year practice change outcomes of an innovative training program for social work supervisors. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 44(3), 364-379. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2022.2028260 [PDF]
Manuscripts Under Review
- Allen, H., Spishak-Thomas, A., Underhill, K., Liu, C., Daw, J. "When the Bough Breaks: The Financial Burden of Childbirth and Postpartum Care by Insurance Type"
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Slopen, M., Daw, J., Liu, C., Underhill, K., Allen, H. "Time to Recover and Bond: The Relationship Between State PFL Policies and Postpartum Leave Taking"
Manuscripts in Preparation
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Eliason, E. "Barriers and Needs for Postpartum Contraception during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Study"
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Sandoe, E., Howard, H. "Understanding Medicaid Estate Recovery: The Experience of North Carolina and Policy Implications for Future Reforms"
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Greenhalgh-Stanley, N. "The Association of Medicaid Estate Recovery with Homeownership and Medicaid Enrollment"
Invited and Peer-Reviewed Presentations
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Sandoe, E., Howard, H. Understanding Medicaid Estate Recovery: The Experience of North Carolina and Policy Implications for Future Reforms. Poster Presentation. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 2024.
- Spishak-Thomas, A. Medicaid Enrollment and Intergenerational Transfers of Wealth among Older Adults. Poster Presentation. Population Association of America, Columbus, OH, 2024.
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Slopen, M., Allen, H., Daw, J., Underhill, K. The Role of State PFML Policies in Determining Length and Composition of Parental Leave. Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C., 2024.
- Allen, H., Spishak-Thomas, A., Liu, C., Underhill, K., Daw, J. When the Bough Breaks: Financial Burdens in the Postpartum Period by Insurance Type. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2023.
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Toppenberg, L., Sonsteng-Person, M., Lob, S., Bonilla, P. Can't Fight Poverty in Poverty: Organizing for Equity in Social Work. Roundtable. Society for Social Work and Research, Phoenix, AZ, 2023.
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Grave Robbers: Medicaid Estate Recovery and Wealth Disparities in Intergenerational Financial Health. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C., 2022.
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Allen, H. The Association of the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program with Homeownership. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Austin, TX, 2022.
- Eliason, E., Spishak-Thomas, A. Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions on Closely Spaced Pregnancies and Postpartum Contraceptive Use. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Austin, TX, 2022.
- Eliason, E., Spishak-Thomas, A. Association Between Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions and Breastfeeding among Low-Income Women. Poster Presentation. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, 2021 (online).
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Aivadyan, C. 'So many disincentives to take care of ourselves': A Photovoice study on graduate student workers' health care experiences. Poster Presentation. Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA, 2021 (online).
- Spishak-Thomas, A., Slopen, M. Making Work Pay (the Rent): Does the Earned Income Tax Credit Affect Housing Mobility among Low Income Workers. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C., 2020 (online).
- Kaplan, D. B., Silverstone, B., Chan, K., Spishak-Thomas, A. NASW's Supervisory Leaders in Aging: One-year Practice Change Outcomes of an Innovative Training Program for Social Work Supervisors. Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA, 2020 (online).
- Allen, H., Zhang, Y., Eliason, E., Spishak-Thomas, A., Frankel, C. Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Relationship with Depression among Adults in a Low-Income Uninsured Population. Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C., 2020.
- Price E., Garg M., Spishak-Thomas A., Crevensten H., Ranji, S. "Doctor, Your Patient Wants to Leave": Navigating Elopement Risk in Patients Who Lack Decision Making Capacity. Workshop at Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2018.