Rebecca Gourevitch

Rebecca Gourevitch, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. She focuses on health services research, particularly improving access to affordable, high-quality maternal healthcare for pregnant individuals and families. Her work emphasizes policy evaluation, racial disparities reduction, and innovative measures to assess prenatal care quality.

Education:

• Ph.D., Health Policy (Methods for Policy Research), Harvard University, 2022
• M.S., Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2016
• B.A., Psychology, Carleton College, 2012

Research Interests: Her research explores:

• Quality, affordability, and access to prenatal and postpartum care
• Racial disparities in maternal healthcare
• Role of safety net providers (e.g., FQHCs) and social services
• Price/quality transparency tools for patient decision-making
• Telehealth utilization in maternal care
• Cost-related barriers to prenatal services

Key Achievements:

• Developed novel claims-based measures of prenatal care quality
• Evaluated nurse home visiting programs and FQHC impacts
• Recipient of Best Abstract (AcademyHealth, 2021) and Joan P. Curhan Citizenship Award (Harvard, 2021)

Grants & Collaborations: Her work integrates interdisciplinary approaches, often collaborating with policymakers and healthcare institutions to translate research into actionable policies. She actively participates in maternal health advocacy and community engagement initiatives.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Maternal and Child Health Research Program at the University of Maryland, contributing to multi-disciplinary projects addressing systemic healthcare inequities.