Mary Gowin, PhD, MPH

Mary Gowin, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine where she is the Director of the Primary Care Health Policy Division. She also holds an adjunct Assistant Professor appointment in the Department of Health Promotion Sciences in the Hudson College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC). Mary was raised in rural Oklahoma and has dedicated her career to working with rural and underserved communities to improve the health of Oklahomans. Her research is centered at the intersection of public health and primary care with a focus on social determinants of health and in particular healthcare access and quality. She is currently working on projects focused on increasing primary care access and quality for tribal, rural, and medically underserved communities in Oklahoma (TRU-OK) and increasing contraceptive access for underserved communities through a policy and workforce development program.