Abbey Gregg, PhD

Current professional title:  Assistant Professor
Current organization:  Institute for Rural Health Research and Department of Community Medicine and Population Health, College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama
Graduation Year: 2017
Dissertation title: Patient-Centered Medical Home Adoption in School-Based Health Centers
Dissertation chair: Li-Wu Chen 

Professional Summary

• 2017: Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Population Health Investigator, Institute for Rural Health Research, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
• 2017: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Education School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
• 2016: Graduate Research Assistant, Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
• 2014: Program Coordinator, Navigating the Road to Health, Nebraska Families Collaborative, Omaha, NE
• 2013: Co-Interim Executive Director, Three Rivers Public Health Department, Fremont, NE
• 2012: Manager of Public Health Services, Three Rivers Public Health Department, Fremont, NE

Education:

• 2017: PhD in Health Services Research, Administration, and Policy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Dissertation: Patient-Centered Medical Home Adoption in School-Based Health Centers
• 2011, MPH in Community Health Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
• 2008, BS in Nutrition Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

Research Interests:

• Innovation adoption in safety-net provider health care clinics
• Health care disparities