Kelsey Owsley

Kelsey Owsley, Ph.D., MPH is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), affiliated with the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. Her work focuses on healthcare access, hospital behavior, cancer services, and community health networks. She holds a Ph.D. in Health Services Research from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2022), an MPH from the University of Missouri (2014), and a B.S. in Biology from Truman State University (2012).

Her research explores topics such as nonprofit hospital community benefit policies, cancer care financial burdens, telehealth utilization in chronic disease management, and rural-urban healthcare disparities. Notable areas of inquiry include evaluating Oregon’s community benefit reforms, analyzing Medicaid expansion impacts, and studying the role of 340B drug pricing programs in sustaining unprofitable hospital services.

Dr. Owsley teaches HPMT 5103: The Health Care System. Her recent work highlights trends in hospital charity care spending, hospital acquisitions’ effects on public health delivery systems, and longitudinal assessments of cancer’s financial toll on survivors. She has contributed over 20 peer-reviewed publications since 2020, emphasizing policy solutions to improve healthcare equity and accessibility.

While no specific scientific awards are listed, her research has been featured in journals like Health Services Research and the American Journal of Public Health. She actively engages in multi-sector collaborations, including tribal organizations, to strengthen community health networks.