Beth Mertz, PhD, MA
Professor
Preventive & Restor Dent Sci
School of Dentistry

Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, and the Center to Address Disparities in Children’s Oral Health (CANDO). Beth has researched, published and lectured on a broad range of health professions workforce policy and analysis issues including; supply and demand of providers, health care regulation, state and federal workforce policy, access to care, and evolving professional practice models. She has served on a number of advisory and planning committees for organizations such as the Health Resources and Services Administration, the California HealthCare Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation and the Institute of Medicine. She is the PI on multiple research grants including a NIH funded evaluation of standardized preventive care to reduce dental disparities in children, a set of studies on workforce diversity in dentistry and a national center for Oral Health Workforce Research. She holds a BA from the University of Southern California, a MA from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and a PhD in medical sociology from the University of California, San Francisco.

• Analysis of Race and Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Factors, and Tooth Decay Among US Children.
  JAMA network open 2023 Choi SE, White J, Mertz E, Normand SL
• Testing dental quality measures: Emergency department visits for nontraumatic dental conditions and subsequent follow-up dental visits.
  Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) 2023 Obadan-Udoh E, Herndon JB, Kohli R, McKernan S, Jura M, Momany E, Arora G, Sehgal HS, Yansane AI, Mertz E, Ojha D, Amundson C
• Practice patterns of postgraduate trained dentists in the United States.
  Journal of dental education 2022 Mertz EA, Bates T, Kottek A, Jura M, Werts M, Munson B, Vujicic M
• Trends in postgraduate dental training in the United States.
  Journal of dental education 2022 Bates T, Jura M, Werts M, Kottek A, Munson B, Vujicic M, Mertz EA
• Dominant Power and the Concept of Caste: Implications for Dentistry and Oral Health Inequality.
  Community dental health 2022 Kearns C, Taylor G, Oberoi S, Mertz E
• Comparison of Dental Care Visits Before and After Adoption of a Policy to Expand the Dental Workforce in Minnesota.
  JAMA health forum 2022 Elani HW, Mertz E, Kawachi I
• American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic dentists' experiences of discrimination.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2022 Fleming E, Mertz E, Jura M, Kottek A, Gates P
• Slipping through the cracks: Just how underrepresented are minorities within the dental specialties?
  Journal of public health dentistry 2022 Poole T, Jura M, Taylor G, Gates P, Mertz E
• A longitudinal cohort study of opioid prescriptions associated with nonsurgical dental visits among Oregon and New York state Medicaid beneficiaries, 2014-2016.
  Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) 2022 Obadan-Udoh E, Jura M, Wang S, Werts M, Martiniano R, Muench U, Mertz E
• Caries Risk Documentation And Prevention: eMeasures For Dental Electronic Health Records.
  Applied clinical informatics 2022 Bangar S, Neumann A, White JM, Yansane A, Johnson TR, Olson GW, Kumar SV, Kookal KK, Kim A, Obadan-Udoh E, Mertz E, Simmons K, Mullins J, Brandon R, Walji MF, Kalenderian E
• Dental Therapists in the United States: Health Equity, Advancing.
  Medical care 2021 Mertz E, Kottek A, Werts M, Langelier M, Surdu S, Moore J
• Dental public health post-graduate trainees in the US: Experiences, challenges, and opportunities-A qualitative study.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2021 Banava S, Obadan-Udoh E, Mertz E
• Medicare Support for Dental and Podiatry Graduate Medical Education Programs.
  JAMA network open 2021 Chen C, Chung Y, Broadbent G, Mertz E
• Implementing care coordination in a large dental care organization in the United States by upskilling front office personnel.
  Human resources for health 2021 Kottek AM, Hoeft KS, White JM, Simmons K, Mertz EA
• Implementation of Care Coordination and Technology in the Dental Setting to Address High-risk Patient Needs.
  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2021 Kristen Simmons, Alfa Yansane, Ryan Brandon, Laura Dimmler, Joel White, Elizabeth Mertz
• Tracking oral health in a standardized, evidence-based, prevention-focused dental care system.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2020 White JM, Brandon RG, Mullins JM, Simmons KL, Kottek AM, Mertz EA
• Dental Workforce Trends: A National Study of Gender Diversity and Practice Patterns.
  Medical care research and review : MCRR 2020 Surdu S, Mertz E, Langelier M, Moore J
• Number of Pregnant Women at Four Dental Clinics and the Care They Received: A Dental Quality eMeasure Evaluation.
  Journal of dental education 2019 Neumann A, Obadan-Udoh E, Bangar S, Kumar SV, Tokede O, Kim A, Yansane A, Mertz E, Panwar S, Gharpure A, Kookal KK, Mullins J, Even JB, Simmons K, White JM, Walji MF, Kalenderian E
• Developing and Testing Electronic Health Record-Derived Caries Indices.
  Caries research 2019 White JM, Mertz EA, Mullins JM, Even JB, Guy T, Blaga E, Kottek AM, Kumar SV, Bangar S, Vaderhobli R, Brandon R, Santo W, Jenson L, Gansky SA
• Opioid prescribing patterns after dental visits among beneficiaries of Medicaid in Washington state in 2014 and 2015.
  Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) 2019 Obadan-Udoh E, Lupulescu-Mann N, Charlesworth CJ, Muench U, Jura M, Kim H, Schwarz E, Mertz E, Sun BC
• Constructing Matched Groups in Dental Observational Health Disparity Studies for Causal Effects.
  JDR clinical and translational research 2019 Cheng J, Gregorich SE, Gansky SA, Fisher-Owens SA, Kottek AM, White JM, Mertz EA
• Authors' response.
  Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) 2019 Walji MF, Kumar SV, Bangar S, Neumann A, Kookal KK, Yansane A, Tokede O, Obadan-Udoh E, Mertz E, Simmons K, Even J, Mullins J, White J, Kalenderian E
• Tobacco screening and cessation efforts by dental providers: A quality measure evaluation.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2018 Neumann A, Kumar S, Bangar S, Kookal KK, Spallek H, Tokede O, Simmons K, Even J, Mullins J, Mertz E, Yansane A, Obadan-Udoh E, White J, Walji M, Kalenderian E
• Preventing Oral Disease: Alternative Providers and Places to Address This Commonplace Condition.
  Pediatric clinics of North America 2018 Fisher-Owens SA, Mertz E
• The Impact of Federal and State Policy on Oral Health Care Delivery in Long-Term Care Settings.
  Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2018 Walgama K, Wides C, Kottek A, Mertz E
• THE DENTAL GAP: MISMATCH BETWEEN POLICY AND ORAL CARE DELIVERY NEEDS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS.
  Innovation in Aging 2017 C. Wides, K. Walgama, E. Mertz
• Pediatric Workforce Issues.
  Dental clinics of North America 2017 Mertz E, Spetz J, Moore J
• The Hispanic and Latino dentist workforce in the United States.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2016 Mertz E, Wides C, Calvo J, Gates P
• The Black dentist workforce in the United States
  Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2016 Mertz, EA., Calvo, J., Wides, CD., and Gates, P.
• The Black dentist workforce in the United States.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2016 Mertz E, Calvo J, Wides C, Gates P
• The American Indian and Alaska Native dentist workforce in the United States
  Journal of Public Health Dentistry. doi:10.1111 workforce in the United States. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. doi:10.1111/jphd.12186 Journal of Public Health Dentistry 2016 Mertz, E., Wides, C. and Gates, P.
• The American Indian and Alaska Native dentist workforce in the United States.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2016 Mertz E, Wides C, Gates P
• Dental care presents more financial barriers than medical care
  Health Affairs 2016 Mertz, E.
• Underrepresented minority dentist: Quantifying their numbers and characterizing the communities they serve
  Health Affairs 2016 Mertz, EA., Wides, CD., Kottek, A., Calvo, CD., and Gates, PE.
• The Dental-Medical Divide.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2016 Mertz EA
• Underrepresented Minority Dentists: Quantifying Their Numbers And Characterizing The Communities They Serve.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2016 Mertz EA, Wides CD, Kottek AM, Calvo JM, Gates PE
• Clinician attitudes, skills, motivations and experience following the implementation of clinical decision support tools in a large dental practice.
  The journal of evidence-based dental practice 2016 Mertz E, Wides C, White J
• California pioneers new workforce models: With the registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, California remains ahead of the curve in expanding the roles of dental hygienists
  Dimensions of Dental Hygiene 2016 Elizabeth Mertz, PhD, Ruth Kearn, RDHAP, MS
• Dental Care. World Scientific Handbook of Global Health Economics and Public Policy. Vol.2. Richard Scheffler (ed). Imperial College Press
  Dental Care. World Scientific Handbook of Global Health Economics and Public Policy. Vol.2. Richard Scheffler (ed). Imperial College Press. 2016 Vujicic, M., Bernabe, E., Neumann, D. Quinonez, C., and Mertz, E.
• Evolving Delivery Models of Dental Care Services in Long-Term Care Settings: 4 State Case Studies. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany. January (In Press)
  Evolving Delivery Models of Dental Care Services in Long-Term Care Settings: 4 State Case Studies. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany. January (In Press) 2016 Mertz, E and Wides, C.
• Tracking workforce diversity in dentistry: importance, methods, and challenges.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2015 Mertz E, Wides C, Cooke A, Gates PE
• Case studies of federally qualified health centers to understand the integration of primary care and oral health services and the use of innovative oral health workforce to Increase Access to Care. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany
  Case studies of federally qualified health centers to understand the integration of primary care and oral health services and the use of innovative oral health workforce to Increase Access to Care. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany 2015 Langelier M, Moore J, ?Mertz E
• Case studies of federally qualified health centers to understand the integration of primary care and oral health services and the use of innovative oral health workforce to increase Access to care. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany
  Case studies of federally qualified health centers to understand the integration of primary care and oral health services and the use of innovative oral health workforce to increase Access to care. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany 2015 Langelier M, Moore J, Mertz E
• Dental workforce capacity and California's expanding pediatric Medicaid population.
  Journal of the California Dental Association 2014 Tsai C, Wides C, Mertz E
• Dental workforce capacity and California's expanding pediatric Medicaid population.
  Journal of the California Dental Association 2014 Tsai C, Wides C, Mertz E
• Direct access to midlevel dental providers: an evidence synthesis.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2014 Brocklehurst P, Mertz B, Jerkovic-Cosic K, Littlewood A, Tickle M
• Maintaining oral health across the life span.
  The Nurse practitioner 2014 Jablonski R, Mertz E, Featherstone JD, Fulmer T
• Shaking up the dental safety-net: elimination of optional adult dental Medicaid benefits in California.
  Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2014 Wides C, Alam SR, Mertz E
• Building leadership among laboratory-based and clinical and translational researchers: the University of California, San Francisco experience.
  Clinical and translational science 2014 Wides C, Mertz E, Lindstaedt B, Brown J
• The effect of different methods of remuneration on the behaviour of primary care dentists.
  The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2013 Brocklehurst P, Price J, Glenny AM, Tickle M, Birch S, Mertz E, Grytten J
• Long-term outcomes of a dental postbaccalaureate program: increasing dental student diversity and oral health care access.
  Journal of dental education 2013 Wides CD, Brody HA, Alexander CJ, Gansky SA, Mertz EA
• Leadership In Action: The role and impact of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program's California Health Improvement Project (CHIP). San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. February
  Leadership In Action: The role and impact of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program's California Health Improvement Project (CHIP). San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. February 2013 Wides, C., Marks, A., Durgan, S., Mertz, E., and Mutha, S.
• Oral health.
  Nursing research and practice 2012 Fulmer T, Jablonski RA, Mertz E, George M, Russell S
• The virtual dental home: implications for policy and strategy.
  Journal of the California Dental Association 2012 Glassman P, Harrington M, Mertz E, Namakian M
• Indicators of High Performance for Community Health Centers. Report prepared for the Blue Shield of California Foundation
  Indicators of High Performance for Community Health Centers. Report prepared for the Blue Shield of California Foundation 2012 Center for the Health Professions
• The impact of the elimination of optional adult dental benefits from Denti-Cal on the California dental safety-net. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. December
  The impact of the elimination of optional adult dental benefits from Denti-Cal on the California dental safety-net. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. December. 2012 Rab Alam, S., Wides, C., Mertz, E.
• Advancing Oral Health in America
  Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011
• Alternative practice dental hygiene in California: past, present, and future.
  Journal of the California Dental Association 2011 Mertz E, Glassman P
• Collaborative Practice in American Dentistry: Practice and Potential. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. January.
  Collaborative Practice in American Dentistry: Practice and Potential. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. January. 2011 Mertz E., Lindler, V. and Dower C.
• Collaborative practice in American dentistry: Practice and potential. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. January
  Collaborative practice in American dentistry: Practice and potential. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. January 2011 Mertz E., Lindler, V. and Dower C
• Registered dental hygienists in alternative practice in California, 2009: Descriptive report. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. December
  Registered dental hygienists in alternative practice in California, 2009: Descriptive report. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. December 2011 Wides, C., Bates, T., Mertz, E.
• Professional projects and institutional change in healthcare: the case of American dentistry.
  Social science & medicine (1982) 2010 Kitchener M, Mertz E
• Journal of Public Health Dentistry
  Improving Oral Health Care Systems through Workforce Innovations. 2010 Mertz, E Finocchio, L
• Reshaping Professional Boundaries and Organizational Forms in American Dentistry: A Case Study of Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice. Dissertation, University of California, San Francisco
  Reshaping Professional Boundaries and Organizational Forms in American Dentistry: A Case Study of Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice. Dissertation, University of California, San Francisco. 2010 Mertz, E.
• Addressing children's oral health in the new millennium: trends in the dental workforce.
  Academic pediatrics 2009 Mertz E, Mouradian WE
• A pharmacy leadership action study.
  Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA 2009 Louie C, Mertz E, Penfil B, O'Neil E
• California Physician Diversity: New Findings from the California Medical Board Survey. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for California Health Workforce Studies. April
  California Physician Diversity: New Findings from the California Medical Board Survey. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for California Health Workforce Studies. April. 2009 Grumbach, K., Odom, K., Chen, E., Vercammen-Grandjean, C & Mertz, E.
• Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
  A Pharmacy Leadership Action Study 2009 Louie, C Mertz, E Penfil, B O'Neil, E
• A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West: Oral Healthcare. Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, November
  A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West: Oral Healthcare. Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, November 2008 Mertz, E
• Addressing Children's Oral Health in the New Millennium: Trends in the Dental Workforce. White Paper for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), to report on progress made in addressing the recommendations contained in the 2000 Surgeon General's Report "Oral Health in America" (SGROH) with respect to children's oral health
  Addressing Children's Oral Health in the New Millennium: Trends in the Dental Workforce. White Paper for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), to report on progress made in addressing the recommendations contained in the 2000 Surgeon General's Report "Oral Health in America" (SGROH) with respect to children's oral health. 2008 Mertz, E.
• California Dental Hygiene Labor Market Report. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. November
  California Dental Hygiene Labor Market Report. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. November. 2008 Mertz, E and Bates, T.
• Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice: Increasing Access to Dental Care in California. Berkeley, CA: California Policy Research Center, University of California
  Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice: Increasing Access to Dental Care in California. Berkeley, CA: California Policy Research Center, University of California. 2008 Mertz, E.
• Foreign versus domestic education of physicians for the United States: a case study of physicians of South Asian ethnicity in California.
  Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2007 Mertz E, Jain R, Breckler J, Chen E, Grumbach K
• California Survey of Dental Hygienists, 2005-2006: A Workforce Profile. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. March
  California Survey of Dental Hygienists, 2005-2006: A Workforce Profile. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. March. 2007 Mertz, E.
• ) The Pharmacy Safety Net in California. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. July
  ) The Pharmacy Safety Net in California. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. July 2005 Penfil, B and Mertz, E
• Public Health Workforce Study. Rockville, Maryland: Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Information & Analysis, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS
  Public Health Workforce Study. Rockville, Maryland: Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Information & Analysis, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS. 2005 Center for Health Workforce Studies.
• The Pharmacy Safety Net in California. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. July
  The Pharmacy Safety Net in California. San Francisco, CA: UCSF Center for the Health Professions. July. 2005 Penfil, B and Mertz, E.
• No exit: an evaluation of measures of physician attrition.
  Health services research 2004 Rittenhouse DR, Mertz E, Keane D, Grumbach K
• Evaluation of Strategies to Recruit Oral Health Care Providers to Underserved Areas of California. CPRC Brief. Vol 16. No 5. September. (Note: This is a peer reviewed report)
  Evaluation of Strategies to Recruit Oral Health Care Providers to Underserved Areas of California. CPRC Brief. Vol 16. No 5. September. (Note: This is a peer reviewed report) 2004 Mertz, E, Anderson, G, Grumbach, K and O'Neil, E
• How much public health in public health nursing practice?
  Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) 2004 Grumbach K, Miller J, Mertz E, Finocchio L
• 1. Evaluation of Strategies to Recruit Oral Health Care Providers to Underserved Areas of California. San Francisco, CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, UCSF Center for the Health Professions
  1. Evaluation of Strategies to Recruit Oral Health Care Providers to Underserved Areas of California. San Francisco, CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, UCSF Center for the Health Professions 2004 Mertz E, Anderson G, Grumbach K, & O'Neill E
• Evaluation of Strategies to Recruit Oral Health Care Providers to Underserved Areas of California. CPRC Brief. Vol 16. No 5. September
  Evaluation of Strategies to Recruit Oral Health Care Providers to Underserved Areas of California. CPRC Brief. Vol 16. No 5. September. 2004 Mertz, E, Anderson, G, Grumbach, K and O'Neil, E.
• The Distribution and Composition of Arizona's Dental Workforce and Practice Patterns: Implications for Access to Care. San Francisco, CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, UCSF Center for the Health Professions
  The Distribution and Composition of Arizona's Dental Workforce and Practice Patterns: Implications for Access to Care. San Francisco, CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, UCSF Center for the Health Professions. 2004 Mertz, E & Grumbach, K
• Who is caring for the underserved? A comparison of primary care physicians and nonphysician clinicians in California and Washington.
  Annals of family medicine 2003 Grumbach K, Hart LG, Mertz E, Coffman J, Palazzo L
• Nursing for the Public's Health: A Profile of Public Health Nurses in Five California Counties. San Francisco, CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, University of California - San Francisco, December
  Nursing for the Public's Health: A Profile of Public Health Nurses in Five California Counties. San Francisco, CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, University of California - San Francisco, December. 2002 Miller, J, Grumbach, K and Mertz, E.
• Dental Health Professional Shortage Area Methodology: A Critical Review. San Francisco, CA: Center for the Health Professions, UCSF, October
  Dental Health Professional Shortage Area Methodology: A Critical Review. San Francisco, CA: Center for the Health Professions, UCSF, October 2002 Orlans, Josh, Mertz, E, and Grumbach, K
• Dental Health Professional Shortage Area Methodology: A Critical Review. San Francisco, CA: Center for the Health Professions, UCSF, October.
  Dental Health Professional Shortage Area Methodology: A Critical Review. San Francisco, CA: Center for the Health Professions, UCSF, October. 2002 Orlans, Josh, Mertz, E, and Grumbach, K.
• Nursing for the Public's Health: A Profile of Public Health Nurses in Five California Counties. San Francisco, CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, University of California - San Francisco, December
  Nursing for the Public's Health: A Profile of Public Health Nurses in Five California Counties. San Francisco, CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, University of California - San Francisco, December. 2002 Miller, J, Grumbach, K and Mertz, E.
• Identifying communities with low dentist supply in California.
  Journal of public health dentistry 2001 Mertz EA, Grumbach K
• Improving Oral Health Care Systems in California: A Report of the California Dental Access Project. San Francisco: Center for the Health Professions
  Improving Oral Health Care Systems in California: A Report of the California Dental Access Project. San Francisco: Center for the Health Professions 2000 Mertz E, Manuel-Barkin C, Isman B and O'Neil E.
• The Distribution of Medicaid Dental Services in California. San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, December
  The Distribution of Medicaid Dental Services in California. San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, December 2000 Manuel-Barkin C, Mertz E, Grumbach K.
• Improving Oral Health Care Systems in California: A Report of the California Dental Access Project. San Francisco: Center for the Health Professions, December.
  Improving Oral Health Care Systems in California: A Report of the California Dental Access Project. San Francisco: Center for the Health Professions, December. 2000 Mertz E, Manuel-Barkin C, Isman B and O'Neil E.
• The Distribution of Medicaid Dental Services in California. San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, December
  The Distribution of Medicaid Dental Services in California. San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, December 2000 Manuel-Barkin C, Mertz E, Grumbach K.
• The Geographic Distribution of Dentists in California: Dental Shortage Areas 1998, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, January
  The Geographic Distribution of Dentists in California: Dental Shortage Areas 1998, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, January. 2000 Mertz E, Grumbach K, MacIntosh L, and Coffman J.
• The Geographic Distribution of Dentists in California: Dental Shortage Areas 1998, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, January
  The Geographic Distribution of Dentists in California: Dental Shortage Areas 1998, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, January. 2000 Mertz E, Grumbach K, MacIntosh L, and Coffman J.
• Underrepresented Minorities and Medical Education in California: Recent Trends in Declining Admissions, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, March
  Underrepresented Minorities and Medical Education in California: Recent Trends in Declining Admissions, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, March. 1999 Grumbach, K, Mertz, E. and Coffman, J.
• A Snapshot of California's Local Health Departments, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, June
  A Snapshot of California's Local Health Departments, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, June 1999 Mertz, E. and Finocchio, L.
• Strategies for Increasing Physician Supply in Medically Underserved Communities in California, Berkeley, CA: California Policy Research Center, University of California
  Strategies for Increasing Physician Supply in Medically Underserved Communities in California, Berkeley, CA: California Policy Research Center, University of California. 1999 Grumbach, K, Coffman, J, Liu, Ruth and Mertz, E.
• Strategies for Increasing Physician Supply in Medically Underserved Communities in California, Berkeley, CA: California Policy Research Center, University of California
  Strategies for Increasing Physician Supply in Medically Underserved Communities in California, Berkeley, CA: California Policy Research Center, University of California 1999 Grumbach, K, Coffman, J, Liu, Ruth and Mertz, E
• Underrepresented Minorities and Medical Education in California: Recent Trends in Declining Admissions, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, March
  Underrepresented Minorities and Medical Education in California: Recent Trends in Declining Admissions, San Francisco: Center for California Health Workforce Studies, Center for the Health Professions, March. 1999 Grumbach, K, Mertz, E. and Coffman, J.
• Pew Health Professions Commission (1998) Beyond the Balanced Budget Act of 1997: Strengthening Federal GME Policy, San Francisco: Pew Health Professions Commission, October
  Pew Health Professions Commission (1998) Beyond the Balanced Budget Act of 1997: Strengthening Federal GME Policy, San Francisco: Pew Health Professions Commission, October. 1998 Coffman, J and Mertz, E
• Health Effects of High Population
  Health and Environmental Digest 1997 Levison, D. and Mertz, E.
• "Physician Workforce Planning in the United States: The Market as an Allocation Mechanism,"
  "Physician Workforce Planning in the United States: The Market as an Allocation Mechanism," Showstack, J. and Mertz, E.