Workshop: Understanding and Eliminating Bias in HSR Methods

Overview

AcademyHealth has been actively promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the health services and policy research (HSR) workforce for several years. Recent developments in the field of HSR have accelerated our interest in updating and improving research methods to address structural racism and promote health equity.

This workshop prepares and encourages researchers to build on their current skills in all areas of HSR and apply established and innovative methods and techniques to reduce structural racism and bias in their work. After attending the workshop, we hope participants will promote and demonstrate the value of these approaches to their colleagues and institutions.

Please Note: Recordings of each session are located in the agenda listed below.

Co-Facilitators:

Committee Member

Rashida Dorsey, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Branch Chief - Statistical Products Branch of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

Dr. Dorsey is the Branch Chief for the Statistical Products Branch of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Read Bio

Staff

Margo Edmunds, Ph.D.

Vice President, Evidence Generation and Translation - AcademyHealth

As Vice President for Evidence Generation and Translation, Dr. Margo Edmunds leads AcademyHealth's portfolios ... Read Bio

Supported in part by:

AcademyHealth Methods and Data Council
Center on Diversity, Inclusion, and Minority Engagement (DIME)
AcademyHealth Disparities Interest Group
Paradigm Project
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Funder)
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Agenda

TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021
TIME	ACTIVITY
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET	Why We’re Here: Background Committee Member Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP Former President and CEO - AcademyHealth Dr. Simpson was the President and Chief Executive Officer of AcademyHealth from 2011-March 2024. A nationally ... Read Bio Purpose and Objectives Committee Member Rashida Dorsey, Ph.D., M.P.H. Branch Chief - Statistical Products Branch of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Dr. Dorsey is the Branch Chief for the Statistical Products Branch of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Read Bio Staff Margo Edmunds, Ph.D. Vice President, Evidence Generation and Translation - AcademyHealth As Vice President for Evidence Generation and Translation, Dr. Margo Edmunds leads AcademyHealth's portfolios ... Read Bio
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM ET	Part I: What Kinds of Biases Does the Field of HSR Need to Address? View the session recording here. Facilitator: Committee Member Rashida Dorsey, Ph.D., M.P.H. Branch Chief - Statistical Products Branch of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Dr. Dorsey is the Branch Chief for the Statistical Products Branch of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Read Bio Structural Racism and HSR Member J'Mag Karbeah, M.P.H. Ph.D. Student - University of Minnesota School of Public Health J'Mag is a Ph.D. student in the sociology of illness track within the Health Services Research, Policy, Admini... Read Bio Measuring and Reporting Health Disparities Committee Member Reginald Tucker-Seeley, M.A., Sc.M., Sc.D. Principal/Owner - Health Equity Strategies and Solutions Dr. Tucker-Seeley is the Principal/Owner of Health Equity Strategies and Solutions, a consulting firm focused ... Read Bio Understanding Intersectionality Jameta Barlow, Ph.D., M.P.H Assistant Professor - The George Washington University Jameta Nicole Barlow, Ph.D., M.P.H., a Charlottesville, Virginia native, is a community health psychologist an... Read Bio Discussion/Q&A with Panel and Participants
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET	Part II: Misclassification and Undercounts of "Race" and Ethnicity View the session recording here. Pathways to Representation and Visibility: Equity and Efficiency in Data Systems Board Member, Member Ninez A. Ponce, Ph.D., M.P.P. Professor and Endowed Chair - UCLA Fielding School of Public Health AcademyHealth Board Secretary Ninez A. Ponce, Ph.D. (B.S. UC Berkeley; M.P.P. Harvard; Ph.D. UCLA), is Professor and Endowed Chair in the UC... Read Bio Reactor: Juanita J. Chinn, Ph.D. Sociologist and Demographer - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Juanita J. Chinn, Ph.D. is a sociologist and demographer in the Population Dynamics Branch at the Eunice Kenne... Read Bio
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET	Break
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET	Part III: Current Controversies and Emerging Methods View the session recording here. Facilitator and Discussant: Committee Member Abdul Shaikh, Ph.D., M.H.Sc. Global Leader for Population Health - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Dr. Abdul Shaikh is the Global Leader for Population Health for Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services... Read Bio Community-Based Participatory Research Lisa Goldman Rosas, Ph.D. M.P.H. Assistant Professor - Stanford School of Medicine Lisa Goldman Rosas, Ph.D. M.P.H. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Population He... Read Bio Using Big Data to Improve Outcomes: Data Science at the VA Suzanne Tamang, Ph.D., Palo Alto VA Program Evaluation Resource Center Discussion led by Dr. Shaikh
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET	Part IV: Bringing it Home: How to Apply Anti-Racism Action Steps for Eliminating Bias View the session recording here. Facilitators: Staff Margo Edmunds, Ph.D. Vice President, Evidence Generation and Translation - AcademyHealth As Vice President for Evidence Generation and Translation, Dr. Margo Edmunds leads AcademyHealth's portfolios ... Read Bio Committee Member Abdul Shaikh, Ph.D., M.H.Sc. Global Leader for Population Health - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Dr. Abdul Shaikh is the Global Leader for Population Health for Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services... Read Bio Exercise on priority-setting for methods and data. Discussion
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET	Part V: Reflections: What’s Next for Health Equity Research? View the session recording here. Researcher Derek M. Griffith, Ph.D. Founding Co-Director - Georgetown University Derek M. Griffith, Ph.D., is a Founding Co-Director of the Racial Justice Institute, Founder and Director of t... Read Bio Final Thoughts: Staff Margo Edmunds, Ph.D. Vice President, Evidence Generation and Translation - AcademyHealth As Vice President for Evidence Generation and Translation, Dr. Margo Edmunds leads AcademyHealth's portfolios ... Read Bio