Call for Reviewers

"Together We Thrive: Health Across the Lifespan"

The American Public Health Association is looking for reviewers for the APHA 2026 Annual Meeting and Expo.

The theme of the meeting — "Together We Thrive: Health Across the Lifespan".

Reviewers have the opportunity to get a firsthand look at the abstracts submitted during the Call for Abstracts and to help develop the scientific content presented during the meeting.

Membership

Being a reviewer is an exclusive APHA member benefit. Click to join now         to take advantage of this career development opportunity!

How to sign up as a reviewer:

  1. Scroll down to select a specific Section, SPIG, Caucus or Forum for which you would like to review abstracts.
  2. Click on the Reviewer Submission Form to complete the contact information form.
  3. From the drop-down list, select 1-3 session topics that you would like to review.
  4. Click Save and Continue.
  5. Complete the APHA Conflict of Interests Disclosure Form. APHA must be in compliance with this requirement by the Continuing Education Credentialing Bodies.
  6. A program planner will review your information and assign you abstracts to review. You will receive an email by April 6 with instructions and deadlines. Please note that some deadlines may vary depending on the program.
  7. Reviewers will be required to read abstracts and rate them according to the criteria provided.

We need your expertise to help make the meeting a success!

Select an APHA program

All Deadlines 11:59 pm PST
APHA Focused Topics
31-Mar-26
Not yet open
APHA Committee on Womens Rights

Anna Manna, lamanna@wustl.edu; Heather Tillewein, tilleweinh@apsu.edu

31-Mar-26
Not yet open
APHA Student Assembly

Ankita Gupta, apgupta3@illinois.edu; Karen Williams, tyralesekwilliams@gmail.com

31-Mar-26
All Deadlines 11:59 pm PST
Sections
31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
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APHA Public Health Film Festival

Osman Galindo, Osman.Galindo@uth.tmc.edu; Kerstin Hundal, kkalke@unm.edu; Soumya Menon, smenonofficial1@gmail.com

31-Mar-26
Not yet open
Applied Public Health Statistics


31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
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31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
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31-Mar-26
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Foot and Ankle Health

Adam Fleischer, adam.e.fleischer@gmail.com

31-Mar-26
Health Administration

Rich Timmons, timmonrp@dph.sc.gov, 803-576-2761; Pavani Rangachari, prangachari@newhaven.edu; Sonali Salunkhe, sonalisalunkhe@isu.edu

31-Mar-26
HIV/AIDS

Danielle Campbell, ms.danielle.campbell@gmail.com; Chadwick Campbell, ckc003@health.ucsd.edu; Tahilin Karver, tkarver@jhu.edu, 202-374-0679

31-Mar-26
International Health

Lanice Williams, lanice.williams@gmail.com; Jirair Ratevosian, jratevosian@gmail.com; Arisa Shichijo, arisak@unc.edu

31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
Maternal and Child Health

Lesley Cottrell, lcottrell@hsc.wvu.edu; Kimberly Arcoleo, arcoleok@msu.edu; Mary Mitsdarffer, MitsdarfferM@rowan.edu

31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
Pharmacy

Nancy Lewis, njwlewis@umich.edu, 248-805-4112; Candace Haugtvedt, clhaugtvedt@gmail.com

31-Mar-26
Not yet open
PHEHP Student Awards Contest

Christine Hackman, chackman@calpoly.edu; Charis Davidson, Charis.davidson@gmail.com

31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
Public Health Nursing

Modupe Akintomide, madewuy1@kennesaw.edu; Christina Hernandez, cmherna2@uiwtx.edu

31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
Not yet open
Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)

Liesl Nydegger, liesl.nydegger@jhu.edu; Kimberly McBride, kimberly.mcbride@wsu.edu; Isabella Villa Real Seabra, isabellavr.seabra@gmail.com

31-Mar-26
Vision Care

Kathleen O'Connor, koconnor1@cdc.gov; Roheena Malik, dr.roheenamalik@gmail.com

All Deadlines 11:59 pm PST
Forums
31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
Cancer

Sarah Nechuta, nechutas@gvsu.edu; Marlo Vernon, mvernon@augusta.edu

31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
Human Rights Forum

Dr. Zahid, sahar_mmj@hotmail.com; A. Richie-Zavaleta, arichiezavaleta@gmail.com; Yanelle Powell, yanellepowellde@gmail.com, 302-628-6754

All Deadlines 11:59 pm PST
Caucuses
31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
Not yet open
Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community


31-Mar-26
31-Mar-26
Community Based Public Health Caucus

Angela Young-Brinn, successfulangela@gmail.com; Juanita Booker-Vaughns, toreyon64@yahoo.com, (323) 839-3208

31-Mar-26
Not yet open
Family Violence Prevention Caucus

Lan Pham, lpham@ph.lacounty.gov; Nicole Sutton, nicolesutton@usf.edu; Tara Foti, tfoti@usf.edu

31-Mar-26
Latino Caucus

Mary Mitsdarffer, MitsdarfferM@gmail.com; Nikki Reyes, nxr780@miami.edu

31-Mar-26
LGBTQ Health Caucus

Gilbert Gonzales, gilbert.gonzales@vanderbilt.edu, 409-599-1719; Jacob Bleasdale, jacob.bleasdale@ucf.edu

31-Mar-26
Men's Health Caucus

Georgiana Logan, logang@marshall.edu; Clara Wellons, clarawellons@gmail.com, 617-792-7730

31-Mar-26
Peace Caucus

Elise Pohl, elise-pohl@uiowa.edu; Patrice Sutton, psutton2000@yahoo.com; Naseem Parsa, nparsa2@uic.edu; Ayeh Khalil, ayeh.khalil@outlook.com

31-Mar-26
Not yet open
Veterans Caucus

Jenevieve Peecher, jspeec01@gmail.com

31-Mar-26