Where I’ve Spoken
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TBD - Evidence-to-Impact Podcast (virtual)
Invited to speak on a podcast hosted out of Penn State University about how PHC4’s public data empowers researchers to study problems and publish solutions that have real impact.
11/19 - PA Mountains Rural Health Conference (in-person)
Invited to speak to an audience of heath care leaders showing PHC4’s published data on the care provided in rural communities and facilities.
10/24 - PA Council of Teachers of Mathematics (PCTM) 2026 Mathematics Teaching Summit (in-person)
Following the success of the Data Literacy Action Summit on 10/6, I was invited to speak to an audience of teachers and pre-service teachers about how PHC4’s publicly available report data and prepared K-12 resources can help teach data literacy in classrooms.
10/6 - Data Literacy Action Summit (in-person)
Invited by the PA Department of Education to speak to an audience of teachers, school district leaders, and intermediate unit staff about the classroom activities prepared by PHC4 to empower educators in teaching data literacy in a K-12 classroom.
9/24 - Harding-Yost Insurance Lunch & Learn Seminar (in-person)
Spoke to an audience of regional business leaders about how to use PHC4’s public reporting to shop for high-quality, cost-effective health care.
7/23 - PA Association of Community Health Centers (virtual)
Spoke to an audience of executives at Federally Qualified Health Centers about PHC4’s public reporting and data for sale.
5/28 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Partners Meeting (virtual)
Spoke at an inter-state meeting about PHC4’s Hospital Performance Report. Discussed how a new interactive map changed measured user behavior in visitors to PHC4.org.
5/20 - PA Chamber of Business and Industry Healthcare Summit (in-person)
Spoke to an audience of business leaders about PHC4 and how public health care reporting can assist them in making more informed purchasing decisions.
4/16 - PHC4 40th Anniversary Event (in-person)
Prepared a set of informational resources that could be presented or consumed independently to highlight the work of PHC4 and how different stakeholder groups could use PHC4’s work to their benefit.
3/18 - National Academy of Medicine and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Health Policy Fellows | Commonwealth of PA Site Visit (in-person)
Spoke to an audience of mid-career researchers about the data and reporting of PHC4.
3/16 - Carnegie Mellon University | Students Using Data for Social Good (virtual)
Spoke to an audience of undergrad and graduate students at a general body meeting of the Students Using Data for Social Good, a student club.
3/9 - PA Primary Care Physician Pathway Planning Meetings (virtual)
Spoke to an audience of health care professionals and state leaders in the Rural Health Transformation Plan about PHC4 and the role that PHC4’s reports and data can play in advancing health care decision-making.
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10/28 - Penn State University | College of Health and Human Development (virtual)
A second year cohort of MHA students presented the results of their work on one of the government cases I created for the educational community. This case and presentation focused on the process of setting up a study of non-compete agreements. I talk more about these cases on this page.
10/22 - NAHDO’s 40th Annual Conference (virtual)
I was invited to speak virtually about the study of non-compete agreements I’m running at PHC4 in a national pre-conference session.
9/26 - Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Year Round Leadership Academy (in-person)
I taught a 90-minute accredited CME session on data literacy to a class of mid-career physician leaders. I talk more about this CME course on this page.
7/16, 8/13, 8/19 - PA State Boards (in-person)
I presented about the study of non-compete agreements I’m running to the State Boards of Nursing, Osteopathic Medicine, and Medicine.
4/7 - Drexel University | Dornsife School of Public Health (in-person)
I presented about the study of non-compete agreements I’m running to faculty and graduate students.
3/5 - Carnegie Mellon University | Heinz College (in-person)
I sat on a panel about policymaking for graduate students. Carnegie Mellon is where I did both my undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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2/29 - PA Rare Disease Advisory Council Legislative Briefing
Discussed the work I did on analyzing survey data on behalf of PHC4 in supporting PARDAC’s study of the rare disease community.