Speaking & Media

Finding meaning
in the numbers

Helping audiences understand what the data reveals—and where it can mislead.

Available for speaking and media

Eric Goldwein, MPH, speaks and provides expert comment on nursing home data, including staffing, ratings, and other key metrics.

WTVR CBS 6 interviewNursing home staffing · 2026

Engagements

Speaking and workshops

Conference talks, webinars, workshops, panels, podcasts, classrooms, and staff trainings.

  • Nursing home staffing, ownership, and CMS Payroll-Based Journal data
  • Interpreting public data without overstating what it proves
  • Turning raw datasets into reporting, advocacy, and useful tools
  • Using AI to strengthen research and analysis without sacrificing rigor

“Eric demystified a topic that can often feel intimidating and provided a tangible structure for leveraging data.”

Kelly Miller, NASHIA

“Eric’s presentation helped us understand the CMS data like never before—and generated thoughtful questions.”

Gregory Shelley, Texas Ombudsman

Past audiences

  • State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs
  • NAMFCUNational Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units
  • Consumer VoiceNational Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
  • NASHIANational Association of State Head Injury Administrators
  • American Society on Aging

For journalists

Press and expert comment

Eric helps journalists interpret technical data, test claims, and explain what the evidence does—and does not—support.

  • Background briefings and on-the-record comment
  • Rapid-turn data analysis and fact-checking
  • Facility, ownership, state, and national context

For nursing home staffing stories, see PBJ320 press resources or request comment .

Selected experience

Coverage, research,
and commentary.

Selected interviews, profiles, and published research.