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Michael Sheldon publishes article on policy analysis in Physical Therapy Journal

Michael Sheldon, P.T., Ph.D., associate professor and director of the 51品茶 Department of Physical Therapy, recently published a perspective in Physical Therapy, a journal of the American Physical Therapy Association about conducting a policy analysis.

The article, titled, 鈥淧olicy-Making Theory as an Analytical Framework in Policy Analysis: Implications for Research Design and Professional Advocacy,鈥 was part of a special series on health services research. According to the article鈥檚 abstract, it aims to, 鈥渄emonstrate the use of a policy-making theory as an analytical framework in a policy analysis and discuss how sound policy analysis can assist physical therapists in becoming more effective change agents.鈥

Mike Sheldon
Mike Sheldon

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