Alicia Gilbert, an assistant professor in Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, has been selected to present her scholarship at two prestigious, invitation-only conferences focused on health law and antitrust issues.

Gilbert, who began teaching at Cumberland in 2024, focuses her research on how regulations and business practices impact the provision of health care in rural and underserved communities.

On September 12, Gilbert will participate in the Conference on Antitrust Law and Healthcare, hosted by the University of California, Irvine School of Law’s Competition, Antitrust Law, and Innovation Forum (CALIF). This gathering brings together professors from across the nation to share and discuss emerging scholarship on antitrust issues, including in healthcare markets. The conference offers a dynamic setting for scholarly exchange, with presentations followed by open discussion among fellow academics, students enrolled in UCI’s Antitrust Colloquium, local attorneys, and other professionals interested in antitrust law and policy.

Just one week later, September 18–20, Gilbert will present her work at the 2025 Health Law Scholars Workshop, a nationally recognized forum co-sponsored by the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics and the Saint Louis University School of Law Center for Health Law Studies. Her project focusing on the potential anticompetitive harms of healthcare authorities was one of only four submissions selected from health law and bioethics scholars from across the country. The workshop provides junior faculty with an opportunity to present works-in-progress and receive in-depth feedback from leading experts in the field.

In addition to teaching, Gilbert serves as counsel for the Tennessee Office of the Attorney General and is a board-certified registered dietitian.