Submissions for oral and poster presentations are sought in the following eight programmatic areas – please click on each program area for a list of suggested topics:
Submissions to this program area could include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) The Future of Academic Public Health Research and Partnerships
b) The Implications of AI in Academic Public Health Research
c) The Impact on Research Due to Restrictions on Academic Freedom
d) Impactful Community-Engaged Academic Public Health Research
e) Academic Partnerships with Governmental Public Health to Address Worker Shortages
f) Public Health as a STEM Field
g) Research and Interventions on Hate as a Virus
h) NIH Funding of Prevention Sciences - Certainty of Primary Prevention Science
i) Academic Partnerships with the CDC and Ways to Make Them More Impactful
Submissions to this program area could include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Addressing Racism and Violence in the US
b) Dismantling Structural Racism in Academic Public Health: Case Examples
c) Environmental Justice
d) Expanding DEI Training Opportunities for the Public Health Workforce
e) Fostering Belonging on Campus (Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Staff & Faculty)
f) Increasing Access to Education in Public Health
g) Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Public Health Workforce
h) Navigating Social and Political Climates while Eliminating Health Disparities
i) Public Health Strategies to Introduce Anti-Hate Education and/or Address Hate
j) Transforming Academic Institutions for Inclusive Excellence
Submissions to this program area could include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Promoting and Writing About Faculty Research
b) Positioning Deans, Program Directors, and Faculty as Thought Leaders
c) Joint Session with Students Affairs on the Challenges of Recruitment
d) AI and MarComms – What Will AI Mean for How We Do Our Jobs?
e) The Future of Higher Education - How Do We Attract More Students into Public Health Amid Changes in Demographics and Enrollment Trends?
f) Utilizing Social Media to Advance Your Public Health Messaging
g) Successful Content Marketing Efforts
h) Effective Communications and Community Engagement Programs
i) How to Succeed in Public Health Marketing and Comms as a One/Two Person Shop
j) The Challenges of the Constantly Changing Web Design and Management World
Submissions to this program area could include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Undergraduate Leadership
b) Managing Academic Public Health: Cross-Functional Collaborations with Finance and Administration
c) Innovative Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Faculty and Staff
d) Incentivizing Research - Financial Models to Build and Grow Research with Non-Grant Funds
e) Funding Models for Inclusive Excellence Programs
f) Finance Considerations for Undergraduate Education, Online Education, Consolidated Core Curriculums
g) Financing Global/International Initiatives (i.e., study abroad, field experiences, and other non-grant funded experiences)
h) Maximizing Enrollment and Establishing Student Recruitment Budgets
Submissions to this program area could include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Decolonizing Global Health Education
b) Sustainable Models for Global Academic Partnerships
c) Climate Change and Global Health
d) Teaching Global Health in a Hybrid Work
Submissions to this program area could include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Undergraduate Student Success
b) Attracting Students to Your School or Program
c) Building a Culture of Philanthropy
d) Building the Bridge from Student to Alumni
e) Creating and Expanding Pathways to Public Health
f) Data-Informed Enrollment Management
g) Donor Identification, Cultivation, and Stewardship
h) Engaging Your Students and Alumni
i) New or Non-Traditional Ideas for Fundraising
j) Supporting Students from Enrollment through Graduation
k) Wellbeing and Physical and Mental Health of Students, Faculty, and Staff
l) Changing Political Landscapes and the Impact on Students
Submissions to this program area could include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Preparing Students with and for Artificial Intelligence (AI)
b) Badging, Micro-credentials, and Certificate Programs
c) Innovations in Evidence-based Pedagogy for Building Stronger Teaching and Learning Communities
d) Undergraduate Pathways and Experiences in Bridging Bachelor's to Master's Level Programming
e) Authentic Assessments and Grading Alternatives for Engaging Students and for Addressing AI-Generated Work
f) Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Multi-sectoral Practice
g) How to Build Syllabi, Classes, and Degree Programs for Inclusive Excellence
h) Lessons Learned in Preparing for (Re)Accreditation
i) Engaging K-12 in Partnering with the Public Health Workforce
j) Successful Collaborations Implementing Curricular Change
k) Undergraduate Education
Submissions to this program area could include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Undergraduate Career Development
b) Using ASPPH Data for Public Health Systems Research
c) Supporting Recruitment, Retention, and Training Needs of the Governmental Public Health Workforce
d) Creating and Sustaining Innovative Partnerships with Public Health Practice
e) Training the Next Generation of Public Health Leaders
f) Designing and Establishing Academic Health Departments
g) Redefining and Teaching Public Health Professionalism
h) Compensation Models for Applied Practice Experiences
Submission Deadline
Submissions are due Friday, October 13, 2023 by 11:59 PM PT.
Proposal Notification
Submitters will be notified via email of their proposal status in early December 2023. To receive notification, please make sure your email address is correct and up-to-date.
Registration and Membership
Membership is not required to submit a proposal or to register for the meeting. If your proposal is accepted for presentation, the presenting author(s) MUST register for and attend the 2024 ASPPH Annual Meeting for Academic Public Health in Arlington, VA.
