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    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

 

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