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Dr. Farrar’s subject matter expertise resides primarily in implementing, monitoring, and evaluating innovative policies and programs designed to improve the value of, access to, and capacity of healthcare services. Examples of the topics she has studied include:> COVID-19 response efforts in vulnerable populations> healthcare workforce > Medicaid demonstrations> health insurance marketplaces> value-based payment models> primary care physicians’ adoption and meaningful use of electronic medical records> strategies for reducing low birth weight and pre-term delivery among women enrolled in MedicaidAs a sociologist specializing in the intersection between individual-level social psychology and system-level structures and processes, Dr. Farrar has a broad theoretical foundation that enhances her ability to excel on projects in subject matter areas both within and outside of healthcare. For example, she has designed, managed and executed projects that engaged stakeholders from health care organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, community organizations and laypersons.

Listed skills include Healthcare Workforce, Program Evaluation, Social Inequality, Mixed Methods Research, and 13 others.