Carrie Wendel-Hummell

Dr. Wendel-Hummell earned her PhD in Sociology at the University of Kansas, with an emphasis in medical sociology and social policy. Her research interests include aging, disability, mental health over the life course, and long term services and supports (LTSS). Carrie is currently working on a project with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to develop and implement a new assessment tool that will be used to determine functional eligibility and help inform careplanning needs across several Medicaid funded LTSS programs in Kansas.