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NORC at the University Chicago

2025 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

The American Public Health Association (APHA) is holding its 2025 Annual Meeting & Expo in Washington, D.C.

NORC at the University of Chicago will participate in the APHA Annual Meeting & Expo, the largest public health gathering of the year, in the home city of one of our NORC offices. We look forward to engaging with a broad community of researchers, policymakers, and health professionals committed to advancing public health as a national priority.

We will share our latest research findings and methodological advancements, including topics of public health preparedness, public health infrastructure, data quality, mental health, and public-private partnerships.

We invite you to connect with our team, learn about our work, and explore potential collaborations. Join us in our nation’s capital for this opportunity to engage with the public health research community and contribute to shaping the future of public health.

Visit booth 439 to learn more.

Event Details

Dates:

November 2-5, 2025

 

Location:

Washington, D.C.

 

Booth:

#439

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Featured Experts

Featured Presenters & Exhibitors

Anna Kostygina, Principal Research Scientist, Public Health
Addressing Challenges in Health-related Social Media Data Access and Geolocation Availability: Optimizing Methods of Digital Tobacco Marketing Data Retrieval 

  • Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 pm ET 
  • Location: Washington Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B: Poster Sessions 
  • NORC Co-Authors: Sara Lafia, research methodologist, Methodology & Quantitative Social Sciences; Simon Page, data analyst, Public Health; Chandler Carter, research scientist, Public Health; Yoonsang Kim, principal data scientist, Public Health; Sherry Emery, senior fellow, Public Health

Katherine Gelfand, Senior Research Associate, Public Health
Strengthening disaster preparedness: Results from Red Cross’s Home Fire Campaign and Wildfire Program 

  • Sunday, November 2, 2:30 pm ET
  • Location: Independence Ballroom H

Social Return on Investment of Public Health Accreditation 

  • Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 8:30 am ET 
  • Location: Marriott Marquis - Union StationUnion Station

Brett Harris, Senior Research Scientist, Public Health  
The impact of executive orders and federal actions on mental health: Perspectives of public health professionals and recommendations for turning fear and uncertainty into collective action 

  • Monday, November 3, 8:30 am ET 
  • Location: Washington Convention Center - 204B

Dan Costanzo, Director, Panel Business Development, AmeriSpeak  

Public Opinion Polling in Policy Development and Advocacy 

  • Tuesday, November 4, 11:35 am ET 
  • Location: Washington Convention Center - West Overlook

Rachel Van Vleet, Research Scientist, Public Health  
Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Through Accreditation: Lessons Learned from Local Health Departments’ COVID-19 Response 

  • Wednesday, November 5, 8:30 am ET 
  • Location: Marriott Marquis - Union Station

Victoria Hallman, Senior Research Associate, Public Health 

Chandler Carter, Research Scientist, Public Health

Presenters from Partner Organizations

Colleen Reese, Director of Programs, AstraZeneca Foundation

Leveraging Principles of Equitable Evaluation to Build Successful Public-Private Partnerships that Advance Access to Healthcare: Lessons Learned from the Creating Health Access for Next Generation Equity (CHANGE) Program

  • Monday, November 3, 2025, 10:30 am ET 
  • Location: Washington Convention Center - 208A
  • NORC Co-Authors: Michelle Johns, senior research scientist, The Bridge at NORC; Mitch Barrows, research scientist, The Bridge at NORC; Nada Adibah, senior research associate II, Public Health; Jared Sawyer, data scientist I, Health Care Evaluation; Rachel Van Vleet, research scientist, Public Health

Natalie Exum, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Implementing a participant-driven water management initiative to support Maryland hospitals 

  • Monday, November 3, 12:30 pm ET 
  • Location: Washington Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B: Poster Sessions
  • NORC Co-Authors: Desirae Leaphart, research scientist, Health Sciences; Priyanka Desai, principal research scientist, Health Sciences; Prashila Dullabh, vice president and senior fellow, Health Sciences; Sofia Ryan, senior research associate, Health Sciences

Elizabeth Gould, Senior Evaluation Specialist, Public Health Accreditation Board 

Building a strong public health infrastructure: health department evaluation findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) 

  • Tuesday, November 4, 2:30 pm ET
  • Location: Marriott Marquis - Independence Ballroom DTBD 
  • NORC Co-Authors: Luciana Rocha, senior research scientist, Public Health 

Jonathan Sung, Health Scientist (Program Evaluation), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Data quality challenges in performance measurement for large-scale capacity-building programs: strategies for improvement and lessons learned from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) 

  • Tuesday, November 4, 10:30 am ET 
  • Location: Washington Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B: Poster Sessions
  • NORC Co-Authors: Megan Heffernan, senior research scientist, Public Health; Kara Rader, research scientist, Public Health

View the full conference schedule.