Co-Director
Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
4350 East-West Highway
8th Floor
Bethesda
MDUSA
20814
Biographical Sketch: Alana Knudson, PhD, is a Principal Research Scientist and is the Co-Director of the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at NORC. Dr. Knudson has 20 years of experience implementing and directing public health programs, leading health services and health policy research projects, and evaluating the impact of programs. She conducted numerous health services research, health policy studies, and public health projects funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Dr. Knudson currently serves as Deputy Director for the Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center, which is a partnership with the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health. Her research and policy project findings have informed state, Tribal, and federal health policy. She also has state and national public health experience having worked at the North Dakota Department of Health and for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Dr. Knudson earned a dual Master of Education degree and a PhD from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.