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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 University of New England 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, “Policy-Making Theory as an Analytical Framework in Policy Analysis: Implications for Research Design and Professional Advocacy,” was part of a special series on health services research. According to the article’s abstract, it aims to, “demonstrate 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.”

Mike Sheldon
Mike Sheldon

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