Executive Director
Council on Education for Public Health
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Laura Rasar King, EdD, MPH serves as the Executive Director of the Council on Education for Public Health. She has 20 years of experience leading public health and higher education organizations in their quality assurance and improvement efforts. Her work and career have focused on ensuring that academic public health produces graduates that meet the needs of the public health workforce.
Dr. King has served in an integral role in advancing workforce development efforts in public health through her professional activities. As a member of the National Board of Public Health Examiners since 2013, she co-chaired the Job Task Analysis steering committee. In addition, she has served in appointed and elected positions in the American Public Health Association, including as a member of the Education Board. Dr. King also serves in a variety of capacities in the higher education accreditation community. She has served as Chair of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA), as well as chair of the Education Policy Committee. She served as the primary negotiator for specialized accreditation on the 2019 and 2024 Negotiated Rulemaking Committees convened by the US Department of Education to renegotiate rules to implement the Higher Education Act. She regularly advocates for professional education and its connection to workforce needs, especially in the health professions, and the importance of quality assurance programs at a national level.
Dr. King has published several articles in public health journals including: American Journal of Public Health, Health Education & Behavior, Health Promotion Practice, and Frontiers in Public Health.
Dr. King received an EdD in Organizational Development with a focus on higher education from Northeastern University and an MPH in health promotion and disease prevention from The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She earned a BA in psychology from American University.
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PL02.05 - Plenary 2: Preparing a Resilient Health Education Workforce: Navigating Winds of Change
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
4:16 PM – 5:30 PM PST