About Us
The mission of the RHRC is to carry out national and regional research that informs policy related to:
- Training and supply of rural health care providers and the content and outcomes of the care they provide.
- Availability and quality of care for rural women and children, including obstetric and perinatal care.
- Access to high-quality care for vulnerable and minority rural populations.
Staff Directory
Investigators and Staff
- Mark Doescher, MD, MSPH, Director and Principal Investigator
- Susan Skillman, MS, Deputy Director
- Holly Andrilla, MS, Investigator and Biostatistician
- Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH, Investigator
- Frederick Chen, MD, MPH Investigator
- Sharon Dobie, MD, Investigator
- Meredith Fordyce, PHD, Investigator
- Peter House, MHA, Investigator
- Beth Jackson, MA, Research Assistant
- Kristen Jones, MA, Research Assistant
- Gina Keppel, MPH, Research Scientist
- Denise Lishner, MSW, Research Associate
- Tom Norris, MD, Investigator
- Davis Patterson, PhD, Investigator
- Martha Reeves, BS, Program Coordinator
- Roger Rosenblatt, MD, MPH, Investigator
Other investigators involved in RHRC projects
- Gary Hart, University of Arizona
- Ruth Ballweg, Medex Northwest, UW
- Tom Benedetti, Dept. Obstetrics and Gynecology, UW
- Leighton Chan, Center for Medical and Medicine Section, UW
- John Cromartie, Economic Research Service, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
- Tim Dall, The Lewin Group
- Walter Hollow, Native American Center of Excellence, UW
- Bob Konrad, University of North Carolina
- Eric Larson, Medex Northwest, UW
- Dana Lynge, Surgery, UW
- Larry Mauksch, Family Medicine, UW
- Richard Morrill, Dept. Geography, UW
- Matt Thompson, Oxford, UK
Expert Work Group
The WWAMI RHRC benefits from guidance provided by an Expert Work Group whose members suggest policy relevant research topics, assist in the employment of appropriate methodology, review Center products and ensure that the work of the Center is practical and useful to policy makers, practitioners, and rural communities.
- Kevin Grumbach, MD, is Chair and Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of California, San Francisco.
- Wayne Myers, MD, is a trustee of Appalachian Regional Healthcare, which operates hospitals and clinics in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia, and is a trustee of the Maine Health Access Foundation.
- Howard Rabinowitz, MD, is Professor of Family Medicine and Director, Physician Shortage Areas Program, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
- Thomas C. Ricketts III, PhD, MPH, is a Professor of Health Policy and Administration and Social Medicine, and the Director of the Health Policy Analysis Unit in the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also co-directs the American College of Surgeons Policy Research Institute.
- Edward S. Salsberg, MPA, is the Director of the Center for Workforce Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in Washington, D.C.
Researchers-Users Network
The WWAMI RHRC Researchers-Users Network helps the Center anticipate the route of communication preferences and information needs of end users.
- Roxanne Fulcher, Director of Health Professions, American Association of Community Colleges.
- Beth Landon, MBA, MHA, President-Elect, National Rural Health Association, and Director, Alaska Center for Rural Health.
- David Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, Editor, Journal of Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, and Associate Professor, Adelphi University School of Nursing.
- Robert L. Phillips, Jr., MD, MSPH, Director, Robert Graham Center, American Academy of Family Physicians.
- Kristina M. Sparks, Director, Office of Community and Rural Health, and Member, National Rural Health Association Policy Congress.
- John T. Supplitt, Senior Director, American Hospital Association, Section for Small or Rural Hospitals.
- Laura H. Tobler, Program Director, Health Program, National Conference of State Legislatures.