- University of Maine, Orono
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Muskie School of Public Service
University of Southern Maine
Northeast Rural Health Research Center
Area(s) of expertise
Program evaluation, quantitative analysis, project management
BIO
Celia Jewell is a Research Associate at the Maine Rural Health Research Center. Her research interests include chronic disease management, access to health care, and social determinants of health. She conducts quantitative analysis of national survey data such as the MEPS, NHIS, CHR, and ACS to examine health disparities among rural residents. Examples of current projects include characteristics of people living in ambulance deserts and rural and urban differences among people with chronic pain and disability. Ms. Jewell also employs mixed method approaches to evaluate state health improvement initiatives. Recent projects include the evaluation of three rural community health improvement partnerships focused on addressing health related social needs and a rural EMS quality improvement collaborative focused on improving clinical performance.
Before joining the Maine Rural Health Research Center full time in September of 2023, Ms. Jewell was a member of Flex Monitoring Team. In this role, she evaluated the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program and State Flex Program’s activities aimed at improving critical access hospitals in the areas of finance and operation, quality, population health, and EMS. Other relevant experience includes managing a palliative medicine practice and nursing in critical care, oncology, and community health settings. Ms. Jewell earned her BSN from the University of Maine, Orono and her MPH from the Public Health Leadership Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Publications
Bio
Celia Jewell is a Research Associate at the Maine Rural Health Research Center. Her research interests include chronic disease management, access to health care, and social determinants of health. She conducts quantitative analysis of national survey data such as the MEPS, NHIS, CHR, and ACS to examine health disparities among rural residents. Examples of current projects include characteristics of people living in ambulance deserts and rural and urban differences among people with chronic pain and disability. Ms. Jewell also employs mixed method approaches to evaluate state health improvement initiatives. Recent projects include the evaluation of three rural community health improvement partnerships focused on addressing health related social needs and a rural EMS quality improvement collaborative focused on improving clinical performance.
Before joining the Maine Rural Health Research Center full time in September of 2023, Ms. Jewell was a member of Flex Monitoring Team. In this role, she evaluated the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program and State Flex Program’s activities aimed at improving critical access hospitals in the areas of finance and operation, quality, population health, and EMS. Other relevant experience includes managing a palliative medicine practice and nursing in critical care, oncology, and community health settings. Ms. Jewell earned her BSN from the University of Maine, Orono and her MPH from the Public Health Leadership Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.