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Q4A Research Assistant Willa Davis '26 Awarded Best Undergrad Poster for Research Day 2026

Q4A Research Assistant Willa Davis '26 won 1st place in the Undergraduate Student Research Awards at the 2026 School of Public Health & Health Sciences Research Day. Willa designed and presented a poster called "Caregiver Experiences with Pediatric Behavioral Health Care After Implementation of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations in Massachusetts," a result of the ACO BH project.

Abstract nominated for “Best of” AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

An abstract sharing early findings from the Behavioral Health and ACOs project was nominated for the prestigious “Best of” award at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in June 2025.

Q4A Lab Newsletter - January 2026 Edition

We are excited to share key updates from the Quality for All (Q4A) Lab at UMass Amherst, including project milestones, community spotlights, and progress toward achieving healthcare equity. We plan to send out updates twice each year. We hope you enjoy learning more about our work!

ACO BH abstract awarded best Health Econometrics abstract at ASHEcon

Kimberley Geissler, PhD, MPI of the Pediatric Behavioral Healthcare and ACOs study, was awarded Best Abstract in the Health Econometrics program area at the for the abstract "Impact of Medicaid Financing and Delivery System Reforms on Pediatric Behavioral Healthcare Utilization and Disparities: Evidence from Massachusetts."

Q4A Lab Founder Dr. Sarah Goff selected Fulbright US Scholar for 2024-25

Dr. Sarah Goff, Professor and Chair of Health Promotion and Policy, has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2024-2025 for New Zealand where she will continue her research on quality and equity in health care systems.