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Grace Bagwell Adams is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the University of Georgia's College of Public Health. She is also affiliated with the Institute of Gerontology and the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Her work focuses on public health policy, healthcare disparities, substance use disorders, and the impact of social policies like Medicaid expansion. She holds a campus office at 211D Wright Hall, Athens, GA.
Research interests include longitudinal analyses of health behaviors (e.g., physical activity and BMI effects on cognitive decline), opioid prescribing patterns during the pandemic, racial/gender disparities in healthcare access, and the spillover effects of cannabis laws on postpartum care. Her studies often utilize large-scale cohort data and geographic/spatial analysis methods.
Recent publications (2021–2025) highlight her work on Medicaid expansion's impact on opioid use disorder treatments, disparities in postpartum mental health prescribing, and spatial analysis of pandemic-related mortality. She has contributed to policy discussions around foster care education vouchers and rural community health interventions.
Dr. Adams has no listed scientific awards but maintains active collaborations through the College of Public Health's research institutes. Her advising and grant activities are under development, with a focus on leveraging university-community partnerships for health equity projects. She is part of interdisciplinary teams addressing geriatric health and chronic disease prevention in Georgia.
