Emily  McCartha

About the Speaker

Emily McCartha

Research Project Manager, Program for HealthWorkforce Research and Policy

UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Emily B. McCartha serves as a Research Associate at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC-Chapel Hill. She conducts healthcare workforce research, primarily focused on the state of North Carolina C but also nationwide. She formerly served as a Senior Program Evaluator for the North Carolina General Assembly in the program evaluation division, a non-partisan research group. She led evaluations related to public education, public health, and organizational structure. McCartha earned her doctorate in public administration from North Carolina State University in 2019 and her master of public affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas in 2011. She also earned her BA in urban studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009.

Speaker Sessions
  • EST
  • Breakout Room 2: Salon D
  • In-Person

Health Workforce Challenges and a Case Study of Coordinated Action to Turn the Tide