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Casey Balio, PhD, is a research assistant professor at the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Center for Rural Health and Research and the Department of Health Services Management and Policy. Her research focuses on the intersection of rural health, health policy, and public health. She is also a member of the ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center, focused on conducting policy-relevant rural health research, and the Consortium for Workforce Research in Public Health, focused on public health systems and workforce research.
May 2025