Brandy Farrar, PhD, MS has over 18 years of experience as a qualitative methodologist whose primary expertise is in identifying evidence-based practices for improving health. Dr. Farrar routinely deploys a variety of methodologies to engage interested parties in designing, implementing and evaluating policies and programs. Examples of Dr. Farrar’s current and recent work include using human centered design principles to understand and advocate for the unique needs of individuals who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, evaluate a health workforce diversity and pipeline initiative, and facilitate strategic planning to build community capacity to address COVID-19 disparities. In addition, Dr. Farrar is taking a participatory action research approach to evaluating a fund designed to promote health equity through economic mobility. Dr. Farrar is a managing director at the American Institutes for Research and an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She received her doctoral and master’s degrees in Sociology from North Carolina State University and her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and African American Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
