Katie Gaul

Katie Gaul is the Director of the South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce at the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium, a position held since October 2019, where responsibilities include overseeing research and service initiatives related to healthcare workforce data needs in South Carolina. Prior to this role, Katie served as a Senior Policy Analyst at the National Governors Association, focusing on health workforce and cross-sector data sharing, and as a Research Associate at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, where contributions involved analyzing health workforce data and providing technical assistance. Additionally, Katie has experience as a Graduate Research Assistant in the NC Rural Health Research Program, specializing in cartography and data mapping for rural health research. Educational qualifications include a Master's Degree in Geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor's Degree in Geography from Appalachian State University.