Dr. Janessa M. Graves serves as core faculty within the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center at the University of Washington. She is a health services researcher whose work focuses on collaborating with communities to identify and address factors associated with to inequitable access to healthcare services among rural populations, underrepresented communities, and injured workers. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in medical and public health journals and currently serves on the board of the Washington Rural Health Association and on editorial boards for several journals.