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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

 

RHRC Publications

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Woolcock SC, Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Graves JM.. Rural Behavioral Health Workforce: A State-Level Analysis WWAMI Rural Health Research Center 06-01-2025

Woolcock SC, Garberson LA, Patterson DG, Graves JM, Andrilla CHA. The Rural and Urban Supply of Clinicians With a DEA Waiver to Prescribe Buprenorphine in 2022 Prior to the Elimination of the Waiver Requirement WWAMI Rural Health Research Center 04-08-2025

Oster NV, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Graves JM.. Federal and State Reimbursement for Youth Behavioral Health Services WWAMI Rural Health Research Center 04-29-2025

Andrilla CHA, Woolcock SC, Garberson LA, Keppel GA, Graves JM, Patterson DG. Trends in the Health Workforce Supply in the Rural U.S. WWAMI Rural Health Research Center 10-01-2024

 

RHRC Presentations

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Andrilla CHA, Graves JM. Mental Health Prevalence, Providers, and Services Among Rural Youth Annual Rural Health Conference, National Rural Health Association

Huang Q, Balio C, Andrilla CHA, Graves JM. Planning for the Future Rural Nursing Workforce Annual Rural Health Conference, National Rural Health Association

Graves JM, Andrilla CHA. Medicare Policy Impacts on Rural Mental Health Workforce Annual Rural Health Conference, National Rural Health Association

Graves JM, Andrilla CHA, Woolcock S, Keppel G. Mind the Gap: Behavioral Health Disparities for Rural Youth in the Pacific Northwest Northwest Rural Health Conference, Spokane, WA

Graves JM, Belisle C, Wulff I. Mapping Priorities for Rural Youth Substance Use Prevention National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Annual Meeting - New Orleans, LA