Grace Guenther, MPA

Research Scientist 3

Biography:
Grace Guenther, MPA is a research scientist with the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) in the Department of Family Medicine in the School of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW). Grace supports CHWS under the Health Equity grant, Washington Oral Health Workforce (WOHW) Tracking Program, and the Washington State Health Workforce Sentinel Network. She received her Master's in Public Administration from the UW.

Publications/Presentations

Authors	Title	Type	Documents/Media
Sabin J, Guenther GA, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Morales LS, Gujral K, Frogner BK	The Impact of Brief Health Equity/Implicit Bias Education on Patient-Centered Communication Among Clinical Teaching Faculty	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Sabin JA, Guenther GA, Ma K, Williams-York B, Barrington W, Frogner BK	Self-Reported Impacts One Year After a Brief Health Equity/Implicit Bias Course for Academic Clinicians	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Oster NV, Guenther GA, Kett PM, Pollack SW, Skillman SM	Development and Implementation of the Indian Health Service Expanded Function Dental Assistant-1 (EFDA-1) Occupation	PUBLICATION	Full Report
Pollack SW, Stubbs BA, Kett PM, Guenther GA, Skillman SM	Data Resources for Health Workforce Policy and Planning in Washington State	PUBLICATION	Full Report
Guenther GA, Kett PM, Mohammed SA, Snyder CR, van Eijk MS, Frogner BK, Williams-York B	Burnout and Stress Among Underrepresented Minority Health Professional Faculty: A Mixed Methods Study	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Guenther GA, Pollack SW, Stubbs BA, Frogner BK, Skillman SM	Washington’s Rural Oral Health Workforce	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Stubbs BA, Guenther GA, Nguyen NH, Skillman SM	Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Summary of Spring 2025 Findings	PUBLICATION	Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network Summary of Spring 2025 Findings
Kett PM, Guenther GA, Shahrir SF, Mohammed SA, Bekemeier B	Why Public Health Nurses Matter: Bringing Specialized Knowledge and Skills to Advancing Health Equity	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Sabin JA, Nagasawa P, Guenther GA, Kett PM, Williams-York B, Naidu A, Frogner BK	Implicit and Explicit Race and Weight Biases Among Physician Assistant Preceptors and Trainees	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Guenther GA, Shahrir SF, Skillman SM, Kundu I, Garcia E, Frogner BK	Career Pathways Into the Medical Laboratory Workforce: Education, Exposures, and Motivations	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Kett PM, Guenther GA, van Eijk MS, Patterson DG, Frogner BK	Low Birthweight Rate Differences Associated With Distinct Perinatal Staffing Mixes at Federally Funded Health Centers	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Stubbs BA, Nguyen NH, Guenther GA, Skillman SM	Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Summary of Spring 2024 Findings	PUBLICATION	Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network Summary of Spring 2024 Findings
Guenther GA, Pollack SW, Stubbs BA, Frogner BK, Skillman SM	Characteristics of the Current Dental Hygienist Workforce in Washington State	PUBLICATION	Full Report
Williams-York B, Guenther GA, Patterson DG, Mohammed S, Kett PM, Dahal A, Frogner BK	Burnout, Exhaustion, Experiences of Discrimination, and Stress among Underrepresented and First-Generation College Students in Graduate Health Profession Education	PUBLICATION	Link to Document
Pollack SW, Guenther GA, Stubbs BA, Patterson DG, Frogner BK, Skillman SM	Characteristics of the Current Dental Assistant and Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Workforces in Washington State	PUBLICATION	Full Report
Stubbs BA, Nguyen NH, Guenther GA, Skillman SM	Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Summary of Fall 2023 Findings	PUBLICATION	Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network Summary of Fall 2023 Findings
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 JA, Guenther GA, 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 BK	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 GA	Current Data Describing Washington’s Oral Health Workforce Supply and Demand	PRESENTATION	Presentation
Kett PM, Guenther G, Shahrir S, Mohammed S, Bekemeier B	Specialized Skills Public Health Nurses Bring to Advancing Health Equity	PRESENTATION
Guenther GA, Stubbs BA	Washington’s Rural Oral Health Workforce	PRESENTATION	Presentation
Kett PM, Guenther GA, Shahrir SF, Bekemeier B, Mohammed SA	Why Public Health Nurses Matter: Bringing Specialized Knowledge and Skills to Advancing Health Equity	PRESENTATION
Guenther GA, Pollack SW, Stubbs BA, Skillman SM	Understanding Washington’s Dental Hygienist Workforce	PRESENTATION
Kett PM, Guenther GA, Shahrir SF, Bekemeier B, Mohammed SA	Specialized Skills Public Health Nurses Bring to Health Equity	PRESENTATION
Guenther GA, Pollack SW, Stubbs BA, Skillman SM	Understanding Washington’s Dental Hygienist Workforce	PRESENTATION	Link to Document Understanding Washington’s Dental Hygienist WorkforceN/A
Kett PM, Guenther GA, van Eijk MS, Patterson DG, Frogner BK	Low Birthweight Rate Differences Associated With Distinct Perinatal Staffing Models at Federally Funded Health Centers	PRESENTATION
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM, Guenther GA, Fullerton R	The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Past Successes and Plan for the Future	PRESENTATION
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM, Guenther GA	The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings from Adult Family Homes	PRESENTATION