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Dr. Janessa M. Graves, PhD MPH is a health services researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine in School of Medicine at University of Washington (UW). She is the Director of the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, which is housed within the Department of Family Medicine. She also co-directs the Outreach Core at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) and is the Program Director for the Occupational Health Services Research Training Program with the UW Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health in the School of Public Health.

Dr. Graves has expertise in access to healthcare services among rural and underrepresented populations. Her work has informed state and federal health policies to improve access to and quality of healthcare services for high-needs populations, including mental health services for rural youth. Dr. Graves actively leads several ongoing research projects, has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in medical and public health journals, and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Rural Health and Preventing Chronic Disease. Prior to UW, Dr. Graves served on the faculty at Washington State University's College of Nursing for over a decade. Dr. Graves completed a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric injury within the Department of Pediatrics at UW and the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center. She received her PhD in health services research and her MPH in environmental and occupational health from the UW School of Public Health and a BA in Environmental Biology from Columbia University.

 

Publications

Graves JM, Beese SR, DeJong T Mental health services utilization by rurality: Evidence from the NIH All of Us Research Program. J Rural Mental Health. Mar 2025

Waraich HA, Wirth MD, Wandji S, Graves JM, Abshire DA Weight status underestimation and weight management goals among adults in the rural South of the United States. J Rural Health. Mar 2025

Parker M, Graves JM, James L, Postma J Agricultural Employer Perspectives on Occupational Wildfire Smoke Rules. J Agromedicine. Feb 2025

Klein TA, Graves JM, DeWitt D, Paine M, Pearce P Barriers to interprofessional mentorship in the health sciences. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. Jan 2025

Graves JM, Beese SR, DeJong T Mental health services utilization by rurality: Evidence from the NIH All of Us Research Program. . J Rural Mental Health. Jun 2024

Graves JM, Hoard S, Gonzalez C, Harris KD, Sanders CM Community-identified approaches to improve access to telehealth in rural communities. J Rural Community Develop.. May 2024

 

CHWS Presentations

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Amberson T, Graves JM, Laing S, Iribarren S, Frogner BK, Wong E. Associations between Burnout and Organizational Drivers of Nurse Turnover and Turnover Intent: A National Survey Analysis AcademyHealth 2026 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), Seattle, WA

Oster NV, Evans DV, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Graves JM. Perspectives from Health Professions Education Leaders on Expanding and Sustaining Rural Clinical Education National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Conference, San Diego, CA

Oster NV, Andrilla CHA, Nelson GC, Graves JM. Rural Readiness of Behavioral Health Training Programs National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Conference, San Diego, CA

 

RHRC Publications

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Andrilla CHA, Peterson L, Patterson DG, Evans DE, Graves JM. Trends in Rural and Urban Family Physician Teaching of Health Professions Students and Residents Fam Med 07-21-2026

Graves JM, Oster NV, Garberson LA, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA. Early Evidence of Geographic Variation in Medicare Participation Among Newly Eligible Mental Health Providers Following the 2024 Coverage Expansion J Rural Health 07-03-2026

Woolcock SC, Andrilla CHA, Blanchard BE, Moore M, Simon CB, Graves JM.  Methadone Treatment in the Rural and Urban United States: Geographic Barriers and Regional Variations in Medicare-enrolled Opioid Treatment Program Availability J Subst Abuse Treat 07-02-2026

Oster NV, Evans DV, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Graves JM. Expanding and Sustaining Rural Clinical Education: Perspectives from Health Professions Education Leaders WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington 06-24-2026

Graves JM, Oster NV, Garberson LA, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA.. Understanding Changes in the Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor Workforces in Rural America Under the New Medicare Reimbursement Policy WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington 06-10-2026

 

RHRC Presentations

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Graves JM, Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Keppel G, Oster NV, Woolcock SC. A Tour of Youth Behavioral Health Services Landscape: Prevalence, Treatment, and the Workforce Rural Health Research Gateway Webinar

Graves JM. Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending Across Rurality Annual Rural Health Conference, National Rural Health Association

Andrilla CHA, Longnecker R, Graves JM, Oster NV. Rural Clinical Training Trends: Challenges and Solutions Annual Rural Health Conference, National Rural Health Association

Andrilla CHA, Graves JM, Woolcock SC. Trends in Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Annual Rural Health Conference, National Rural Health Association

Andrilla CHA, Graves JM, Miller G, Swanson A. Policy and Implementation Strategies for MFT and MHC Integration Annual Rural Health Conference, National Rural Health Association