Lindsay Shea, DrPH

Director of the Policy and Analytics Center in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute and Associate Professor

Shea leads autism-focused projects at the local, state, federal and international levels using innovative analytic strategies developed in the Policy and Analytics Center to support the development of effective social and health policy across the United States. Shea was the first to author the Pennsylvania Autism Census Report and her research interests include creating and using an evidence base in forming, evaluating and implementing social and health policies.

 

Shea is the interim leader of the Life Course Outcomes Research Program, in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute. Her work focuses on delivering information that empowers families, communities and organizations to create a world where people on the autism spectrum are valued and supported as contributing members of the community.

In The News

Study: Birthing People With IDD Are Younger With Poorer Obstetric, Mental Health
Lindsay Shea, DrPH, director of the Policy and Analytics Center and professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was quoted in a Sept. 4 Pharmacy Times article about a recent study she led on perinatal and postpartum outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.
Study Reveals Pregnancy Challenges for Those With Intellectual Disabilities
Lindsay Shea, DrPH, director of the Policy and Analytics Center and professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, quoted in an Aug. 22 HealthDay article about recent study she led on perinatal and postpartum outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.
Youth With Autism Are More Likely To Be Arrested. A Nevada Judge Wants to Remedy That
Research on interactions between autistic youth and the criminal justice system led by Lindsay Shea, DrPH, director of the Policy, Analytics and Community Research program and professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was mentioned in a Feb. 12 NPR story about a specialty court program to address the behaviors of at-risk juvenile offenders with autism in Nevada.
Celebrating Women in Autism Science
Lindsay Shea, DrPH, director of the Policy, Analytics and Community Research program and professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was featured in a Feb. 10 Spectrum News story highlighting 31 women autism researchers and scientists to mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

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