Navigating Policy Changes in Academia
April 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
April 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Join us for an engaging discussion on how recent policy shifts are reshaping academic environments and the implications for auditors with a public health perspective. This session will explore strategies for evaluating institutional responses to legislative changes, with a focus on promoting accountability, ethical practices, and equitable outcomes in higher education.
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to…
- Understand the Impact of Policy Changes: Analyze how recent legislative shifts influence academic institutions, particularly in the context of public health priorities.
- Evaluate Institutional Responses: Learn methodologies for assessing how academic environments adapt to and comply with evolving policies.
Delivery Method: Group Internet
Field of Study: Ethics
Advance Preparation: None
Prerequisites are required: No
Cost: $25 for non-members
Recommended CPEs: 1
Host Information
Sarah MacCarthy, ScD
Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Chair
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sarah MacCarthy, ScD is the inaugural holder of the Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Chair at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. She has more than 15 years experience in applying systematic mixed-methods research to address sexual and gender minority health and wellbeing in the US and internationally. Dr. MacCarthy completed her masters and doctoral studies at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and postdoctoral training with the Brown University-affiliated Miriam Hospital Immunology Center. Dr. MacCarthy’s research utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methods to examine individual, programmatic and policy related aspects of accessing services across diverse contexts. At UAB she also serves as the Director for the Center of the Study of Sexual and Gender Health and the Co-Director of the Center for AIDS Research. She has over 80 peer-reviewed articles and has also published her work in high readership venues such as Scientific American, US News & World Report, and The New Yorker.