Christina Worrall, MPP Ms. Worrall has over 20 years of experience as a researcher, evaluator, and consultant.  Currently, she co-leads an effort to explore the need for and feasibility of a new national data resource focused on health equity in Medicaid. She also is participating in a study to examine state-level opportunities for coordination between Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Ms. Worrall has led multiple qualitative research and technical assistance efforts involving Medicaid, including supporting states with approved Section 1115 Medicaid waivers to plan required evaluations; conducting case studies on MAGI Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, and renewal processes and systems; and assessing remaining risks to Medicaid coverage for eligible individuals. Past evaluation projects include the evaluation of Minnesota's State Innovation Model and an evaluation of the federal Rural Health Network Development Program.  In 2020, Ms. Worrall received an Equity and Diversity Certificate from the University of Minnesota for the completion of several interactive educational workshops. 

Before joining SHADAC, she was Vice President of The Lewin Group and an independent consultant for strategic planning and health and human services research and evaluation. Ms. Worrall holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Skidmore College and a Master of Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.