Grace Guenther, MPA (she/her)

Research Scientist

Biography:
Grace supports the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) under the Health Equity grant. She collaborates with lead investigators and other researchers in all phases of research, including drafting and managing study protocols in collaboration with the project team, obtaining Institutional Review Board reviews, collecting data and preparing it for analysis, maintaining databases, conducting analyses, and reporting findings. Her research interests include: social determinants of health, mixed methods research, perinatal health outcomes, and diversity and health equity as they relate to the health workforce. She received her Master's in Public Administration from the University of Washington, where she specialized in mixed methods research and program evaluation.

Publications/Presentations

Authors	Title	Type	Documents/Media
van Eijk MS, Prueher L, Kett PM, Frogner BK, Guenther GA	Financial Instability of Federal Navigator Program Challenges Organizations to Help Uninsured Enroll in Health Insurance Coverage	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Guenther G, Kett P, Skillman SM, Frogner BK	The Birth Doula Workforce in the U.S.: Rapid Response Brief	PUBLICATION	Rapid Response Brief
Van Eijk E, Guenther GA, Jopson AD, Skillman SM, Frogner BK	Health workforce challenges impact the development of robust doula services for underserved populations in the United States	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Kett PM, van Eijk MS, Guenther GA, Skillman SM	“This work that we’re doing is bigger than ourselves”: A qualitative study with community-based doulas in the United States	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Van Eijk MS, Guenther GA, Kett PM, Jopson AD, Frogner BK, Skillman SM	Addressing systemic racism in birth doula services to reduce health inequities in the United States.	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
van Eijk MS, Kett PM, Prueher L, Frogner BK, Guenther GA	Lack of Consistent Investment in Federal Insurance Navigator Program Undermines Navigators’ Equity Work in Vulnerable Communities	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Sabin J, Guenther G, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Andrilla C, Morales L, Gurjal K, Frogner BK	Brief online implicit bias education increases bias awareness among clinical teaching faculty	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Oster NV, Guenther G, Frogner BK, Skillman SM	The Clinical Laboratory Workforce in the U.S.: Supply, Distribution, Education Pathways, and State Responses to the COVID-19 Emergency	PUBLICATION	Policy Brief
Garcia E, Kundu I, Kelly M, Guenther G, Skillman SM, Frogner B	The Clinical Laboratory Workforce: Understanding the Challenges to Meeting Current and Future Needs	PUBLICATION	Full Report
Mohammed SA, Guenther GA, Frogner BK, Skillman SM	Examining the Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Associate Degree in Nursing Programs by Type of Institution in the US, 2012–2018	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Oster NV, Skillman SM, Stubbs BA, Dahal A, Guenther G, Frogner BK	The Physical Therapist Workforce in the U.S.: Supply, Distribution, Education Pathways, and State Responses to the COVID -19 Emergency	PUBLICATION	Policy Brief
Oster NV, Pollack SW, Skillman SM, Stubbs BA, Dahal A, Guenther G, Frogner BK	The Pharmacist Workforce in the U.S.: Supply, Distribution, Education Pathways, and State Responses to Emergency Surges in Demand	PUBLICATION	Full Brief
Skillman SM, Frogner BK, Dahal A, Stubbs BA, Guenther G	The Respiratory Therapist Workforce in the U.S. Supply, Distribution, Education Pathways, and State Responses to Emergency Surges in Demand	PUBLICATION	Rapid Response Brief
Guenther G, Kett P	Birth Doulas Addressing Systemic Racism in Underserved Communities	PRESENTATION	Link to Document
Kett PM and Guenther GA	Experiences and Work-Related Conditions of Birth Doulas Working in Underserved Communities in the United States.	PRESENTATION
Sabin J, Guenther G, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Andrilla C, Morales L, Gurjal K, Frogner BK	Lasting Effects of Brief Implicit Bias Education on Academic Clinicians’ Personal Bias Awareness	PRESENTATION
Sabin J, Guenther G, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Andrilla C, Morales L, Gurjal K, Frogner BK	Lasting Effects of Brief Implicit Bias Education for Academic Clinicians: From Learning to Action	PRESENTATION
Kett P, van Eijk M, Guenther G, Skillman S.	Experiences and Work-related Conditions of Birth Doulas Working in Underserved Communities in the United States	PRESENTATION	Link to Document
Kett PM, van Eijk M, Guenther G, Skillman S	Experiences and Work-Related Conditions of Birth Doulas Working in Underserved Communities in the United States	PRESENTATION	Link to Document
Frogner BK, Guenther G, Skillman, SM	Strengthening the Clinical Lab Professional Workforce: The Roles and Concerns of Educators and Employers	PRESENTATION
Oster NV, Skillman SM, Frogner BK, Dahal A, Stubbs BA, Pollack SW, Guenther G	Characterizing the Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist and Pharmacist Workforce Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic	PRESENTATION
Guenther G, Skillman S, Frogner BK	Strengthening the Clinical Lab Professional Workforce: The Roles and Concerns of Educators and Employers	PRESENTATION
Williams-York B, Guenther G	The Increased Burden and Burnout Among Underrepresented Students in Graduate Health Professional Programs	PRESENTATION