Tracy Mroz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
| Title: | Associate Professor |
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| Division: | Occupational Therapy |
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Tracy Mroz is an occupational therapist and associate professor in the Department Rehabilitation Medicine. She is a health services researcher whose research agenda focuses on the impact of policy and delivery systems on access to and quality of post-acute care and subsequent outcomes for patients. She co-directs the Advancing Health Services & Policy In Rehabilitation (ASPIRe) Lab and serves as an investigator for the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center and the UW Center for Health Workforce Studies. Dr. Mroz has clinical experience with adults and older adults with physical disabilities across the healthcare continuum, including acute, post-acute, and community-based care.
Education and Training
- Princeton University AB in Classics, 1999
- Boston University MS in Occupational Therapy, 2005
- Johns Hopkins University PhD in Health Services Research and Policy, 2013
- Group Health Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2013-14
Notable Awards
- 2018 Washington Occupational Therapy Association Roster of Merit Award
- 2023 American Occupational Therapy Association Roster of Fellows
Clinical Interests
Occupational therapy practice in geriatrics, acute care, post-acute care, and home and community-based services.
Teaching Interests
Dr. Mroz's teaching responsibilities include leadership and management in occupational therapy for the OT program and epidemiological and health services approaches to rehabilitation research for the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program.
Research Interests
Dr. Mroz's research interests include health policy, access to and quality of post-acute care, and delivery of rehabilitation services and outcomes for older adults rural health care, and the allied health workforce.