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NORC at the University Chicago

Petry S. Ubri

Senior Research Scientist
Health Care Programs
Petry has expertise in mixed methods, participatory research and evaluation, and policy analysis.

Petry has over a decade of experience leading and conducting qualitative and mixed methods research, program evaluation, and policy analysis. She has extensive experience using participatory research and evaluation approaches to engage individuals and community-based organizations in research and evaluation.

She supports a project assessing and analyzing state availability, delivery, and provision of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She serves as senior advisor on a project that uses community-engaged research approaches to assess Minnesota’s initial home and community-based services (HCBS) assessment process for the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), projects that use participatory approaches to understand the impact of casino gambling and sports betting in Massachusetts for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), and to support the Morehouse School of Medicine’s National Center for Primary Care with an evaluation its Network for Community-engaged Primary Care Research (NCPCR).

Petry also worked as a policy analyst at the Kaiser Family Foundation's Program for Medicaid and the Uninsured. In this capacity, she conducted policy analysis and developed policy briefs, fact sheets, and infographics.

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Expertise

Education

MSPH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

BS

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Project Contributions

Alaska Healthcare Transformation Project

Producing a roadmap to reduce health care costs and improve health outcomes

Client:

Alaska Healthcare Transformation Project

American Cancer Society’s Efforts to Advance Health Equity

A mixed-methods evaluation of efforts to integrate health equity throughout the organization and within selected communities

Client:

American Cancer Society

AstraZeneca Foundation Evaluation & Technical Assistance

Supporting the AstraZeneca Foundation’s new health equity program

Client:

AstraZeneca Foundation

A Study of Women’s Health Needs in the U.S.

A major study of women in the U.S. from countries with high rates of female genital mutilation

Client:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health

Community-Engaged Research on Gambling in Massachusetts

Understanding the impacts of gambling and sports betting on communities in Massachusetts

Client:

Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Documentation of Social Need in 2018 Medicaid Data

Analysis of Medicaid T-MSIS data to understand how well recipients’ social needs are documented

Funder:

NORC at the University of Chicago

Evaluation of Minnesota’s Home & Community-Based Services Assessment Process

Community-engaged evaluation to understand disparities in Minnesota's home and community-based services (HCBS) assessment process

Client:

Minnesota Department of Human Services

Evaluation of the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network

Evaluation of a multi-sectoral network addressing the impact of COVID-19 on various communities

Client:

DHHS Office of Minority Health

HRSA Strategy to Address Intimate Partner Violence

Updating the federal government’s strategy for addressing and responding to intimate partner violence

Client:

Health Resources and Services Administration

Medicaid Managed Care Organization Learning Hub

Working with insurance plans, providers, and patient advocates to improve Medicaid equity and outcomes

Client:

MolinaCares Accord

Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Management and Evaluation

Ensuring states’ evaluations are scientifically valid and inform progress in meeting CMS goals

Client:

Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Patient-Driven Research Community Learning Network

A learning network to enhance and sustain PDRCs that enable research prioritized by the communities they serve

Funder:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Public Health Workforce Capacity for Disaster Response

A rapid needs assessment to understand local workforce needs for disaster response and recovery

Funder:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Support for CDC’s 6|18 Initiative

Engaging state health agencies to adopt 6|18 Initiatives that improve population health

Client:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

UCLA Data Equity Center Technical Assistance

Supporting collection, imputation, weighting, analysis, and dissemination of data to promote health equity

Client:

University of California, Los Angeles, Data Equity Center

Understanding the Importance of Consistent Medicaid Coverage

A pandemic moratorium on Medicaid disenrollment allows for a unique study

Client:

Association for Community Affiliated Plans

Publications

Research Library & Findings