Karen Lasater

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Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate) wrote an Op-Ed in the Albany Times Union about nurse staff conditions before and throughout the pandemic and the need for better patient-to-nurse ratios.
Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate) was quoted in Nursing Times. Lasater said, "Results show that improving nurse staffing could substantially reduce deaths and save money that could go to funding improved staffing."
A new study co-authored by Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate) in BMJ Quality & Safety about nurse understaffing during COVID-19. The article, "Chronic Hospital Nurse Understaffing Meets COVID-19: An Observational Study," was featured in a recent Business Insider article.

The Population Aging Research Center (PARC) at the University of Pennsylvania has over 25 years of experience of creating the right setting for interdisciplinary research on the demography and economics of aging, including a focus on diverse and often underrepresented populations domestically and globally. The Population Aging Research Center (PARC) was established in 1994 with a grant from the National Institute on Aging. PARC sponsors an annual pilot proposal competition, a weekly seminar series in conjunction with the Population Studies Center, the Penn Population Studies Colloquium and an online working paper series, the Population Center Working Papers (PSC/PARC). The overall research themes of PARC reflect the interests and expertise of our research associates. These include: Health Care and Long-Term Care in Older Adults, Cognition and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD), Health Disparities in Aging, Early Life-Conditions and Older Adult Health, Behavior and Well-Being, and Global Aging and Health.

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