Workshops

SBCA hosts several online professional development workshops each year, led by distinguished experts. Topics range from basic skills to advanced methodological issues and specific policy applications.

  

 

Unlock Exclusive Group Discounts for SBCA Workshops!

Are you planning to register 10 or more participants for an SBCA workshop (or combination of workshops)? Take advantage of our exclusive group discounts and maximize your savings! Email SBCA Headquarters for more information and let us help you streamline your registration process. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn and grow together while saving big! 

Interested in volunteering to organize and lead a workshop? Applications are accepted at any time. See instructions and application form

Upcoming Professional Development Workshops

All times are U.S. Eastern.
Most workshops are held online via Zoom and will be recorded. Registrants will have access to the recordings for one (1) year.

September 9 & 10, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET 
Online via Zoom
Fees:

  • Members: $200
  • Low-and middle-income country residents Members: $50
  • Student Members: Free
  • Nonmembers: $325
  • Low-and middle-income country residents Non-Members: $100
  • Student Non-Members*: $25
  

Social Discounting 

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Fall 2027
Date & Time TBD
Online via Zoom
Fees:

  • Members: $200
  • Low-and middle-income country residents Members: $50
  • Student Members: Free
  • Nonmembers: $325
  • Low-and middle-income country residents Non-Members: $100
  • Student Non-Members*: $25

Assessing Distribution and Equity 

  • Lisa A. Robinson, (organizer), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • Other speakers TBD
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Registration Coming Soon!

Check back periodically for additional information and offerings. 

SBCA 2026 Professional Development Committee: Maddalena Ferranna (Chair), Elissa Gentry, Charles Griffiths, Kshama Harpankar, Jason Price, I-Ling Elaine Shen, David Weimer, John Whitehead, and Brad Wong.

We thank our 2025 workshop organizers and instructors for their substantial volunteer contributions to the Society and to the field:

 

Glenn C. Blomquist, University of Kentucky

David L. Weimer, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Aliya Sassi, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Organizer)

Chris Dockins, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Charles Griffiths, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Aaron Kearsley, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

Elizabeth Quin, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Jason Price, Industrial Economics

Jason Hockenberry, Yale School of Public Health

Sergey Paltsev, MIT 

Christopher McMinimy, U.S. EPA

Taylor Young, U.S. EPA

Mark Budolfson, University of Texas at Austin

 

Nicolas Treich, Toulouse School of Economics and INRAE

Monica Saavoss, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Jonathan McFadden, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Bob Fischer, Texas State University

Romain Espinosa, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)

Elissa Gentry, Arizona State University

Susan Dudley, George Washington University

Caroline Cecot, George Washington University

Cary Coglianese, University of Pennsylvania

Jason Schwartz, NYU School of Law

Jonathan Wiener, Duke University

W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University

 

*Please note, you must be a full-time student to be eligible for student registration rates.