May 2023 - The Epidemiology Monitor

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Epidemiologists

A monthly update covering people, events, research, and key developments

Editor’s Note:

At EpiMonitor we've noticed a significant interest in the epidemiology job market. So, this month's issue covers the results of our survey last month. We also hear insights from Texas A&M University who just filled five epidemiology academic spots. In addition, this issue touches on the increasing importance of scientific communication in public health. This is not a new problem, as we pulled an EpiMonitor archived article on this topic from ten years ago.

We continue to provide you with our crossword series, Notes on People, an overview of what we are reading from the public media, and upcoming events for epidemiologists. Don't miss out summer program update! Finally, don't miss the Job Bank offerings this month. We have some fantastic opportunities advertised both here and on our website.

At EpiMonitor, we would love to hear perspectives, opinions, field experience, and research from epidemiologists like you. Consider submitting a piece for a future newsletter at: info@epimonitor.net.

Did you miss last month’s issue? Read it here: https://bit.ly/3oNGXxY or here: https://bit.ly/3oDYf0n

In This Issue

-2- Update: State of the Epi Job Market

-4- Public Health Needs to Focus on Communication, Not Misinformation

-6- From the Archives The Science of Science Communications

-8- Crossword Puzzle

-10- What We’re Reading

-12- Notes on People

-15- Near Term Epi Event Calendar

-19- Marketplace – Jobs & Events

Update: The State of the Epidemiology Job Market

Author: Madeline Roberts, PhD, MPH

Last month we covered the current state of the epidemiology job market, which holds good news in that the market is finding value in epidemiologists.

We also asked EpiMonitor readers to participate in a job survey in order to understand what epidemiologists are looking for in their next position. We received 30 responses. EpiMonitor reaches approximately 35,000 readers each month, so, as epidemiologists ourselves, we recognize substantive potential for nonresponse bias. Nonetheless, here are some findings:

 Nearly 40% of respondents anticipated searching for their next job this year, with 27% beginning the search next year.

 One out of three respondents held their current positions for one year or less.

 Just over 25% of respondents reported holding their current positions for five years or more.

 Location was the number one most important job search criteria, closely followed by salary. Cost and availability of local housing also ranked highly, as did health insurance. Respondents ranked public job boards as most valuable for their job search, followed by EpiMonitor.

 Those who responded were predominately looking for positions within academia.

 In response to, “What position are you looking for in your next job?”, Assistant Professor (23%) was the most common response followed by Associate Professor (13%).

These statistics largely align with the research. For example, one study reported a trend of turnover rates being highest among workers with the shortest tenure (five years or less) at state and local health departments.

But supplementing quantitative data with qualitative data, and particularly with someone that is actively hiring in this space, gives a more comprehensive picture. So, EpiMonitor interviewed Dr. Dennis Gorman, the Search Committee Chair for tenure track positions in the Epidemiology & Biostatistics Department at the Texas A&M School of Public Health. They recently completed their hiring search for five faculty members, previously advertised on EpiMonitor. Dr. Gorman communicated several things of interest. Qualities they were looking for in candidates included strong methodological training and research skills, the ability to obtain external funding, and capacity to teach two classes per semester. Here at EpiMonitor, in reflecting on our own graduate school experiences, we would encourage PhD candidates to actively seek out opportunities to participate in the grant writing process while still in school. Student experience/participation in grant writing may be underemphasized in some programs, but the value to the student for future employment is clear.

Dr. Gorman expressed one challenge they encountered was that while they had hoped to recruit faculty at various stages of their careers, they ultimately hired one Associate Professor and four Assistant Professors. He also acknowledged the logistical challenges associated with scheduling numerous interviews for five positions, and reported their search process took about 32 weeks in total (Fall 2022-

Please participate in our job seekers survey

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Spring 2023). “Those applicants who were selected for interviews were invited to the campus for in-person interviews. We had a total of 46 applicants, of whom 17 were invited for an in-person interview. Ten accepted this invitation and were offered a job. Five accepted and were hired.”

Demand for PhDs in the health sciences is growing even as epidemiology as a field continues the process of regaining its footing after the COVID-19 emergency status. As state and local health departments have struggled considerably with funding and staff retention (and even more so in the aftermath of the pandemic), one idea that has circulated over the past few decades is the privatization of public health. A new facet of privatizing public health occurred during the pandemic with tech giants Google and Apple developing exposure notification software. The city of Detroit offers a large-scale and sobering case study of a city

buckling under financial stress that then moved to outsource public health services. When public health services later returned to government oversight, they were faced with the daunting task of rebuilding after the fallout. This does not have to be the case with privatization, but there are a host of accompanying legal and ethical considerations that require serious attention. The subfield of digital epidemiology is developing quickly, and it will be interesting to see how data privacy solutions and decentralized data processing may enable further growth while attempting to balance privacy protections.

We will continue to keep a pulse on the growing and evolving epidemiology job market. If you are currently searching, we hope you’ll visit this month’s job postings to see if there is a fit for you. We also invite you to complete our job survey if you have not already.

Public Health Needs to Focus on Communication, Not Misinformation

Authors: Katelyn Jetelina, MPH PhD Caitlin Rivers, MPH PhD

This article first appeared in Your Local Epidemiologist newsletter on April 14, 2023.

A new bill introduced in Congress calls on the U.S. government to focus on combating misinformation. The “zero draft” of a proposed international pandemic treaty calls on member states to do the same. The FDA is zeroing in on misinformation. Webinars galore are focusing on fighting misinformation to build trust. Even public libraries and schools are entering the fight against fake news.

These efforts are amongst the latest in a wave of initiatives and for good reason. Social media sites are flooded with inaccurate, misleading, and sometimes nefarious messaging about science and health. Too often, these falsehoods get traction. Researchers have found that the modern information ecosystem allows false news to spread six times faster, more broadly, and by more people than the truth.

Public health has not kept up.

The field has stumbled in communicating effectively during times of crisis. During the pandemic, ineffective or absent risk communication left people scrambling for upto-date and relevant information about their health and safety. (Hence YLE was born.)

Concurrently, producers of disinformation were busy intentionally sowing doubt and confusion. Together, these obstacles created an impossible landscape for people to navigate when making decisions about everyday life, like whether and

when to travel, wear a mask, see grandparents, or attend a party.

Meanwhile, researchers and policy experts are producing a steady stream of proposals to prevent the next pandemic. Too often, these plans do not even contain the word “communication.” What good is faster vaccine development if uptake is poor? If no one is proactively anticipating concerns, listening to people on the ground, and addressing their information needs from a place of empathy and authenticity, how will we influence evidence-based decision-making?

We are on the wrong path.

The wellspring of misinformation is effectively infinite compared to the scant resources of public health. It is unlikely that we will ever get ahead of the deluge. But there is another way forward: we must focus instead on getting our own house in order by improving core communications.

Communications should feature in every pandemic preparedness and response plan, with the same seriousness of purpose as vaccine development or diagnostic testing. Supporting people with readily available, relevant, detailed information will help to restore confidence in public health and address the systemic weaknesses that encouraged people to turn to misinformation in the first place.

The biggest gaps in public health information are timeliness and volume. Messaging is too slow and too scant to meet the need. Public health organizations and officials must get

more comfortable communicating quickly, continuously, and with empathy. For many organizations, this means expanding (or just creating) the scientific communication workforce. Officials must recognize that communicating with the public is an essential part of their mission, and energy and time allocations must reflect that. Also, the clearance processes for communication products must be dramatically thinned. Onerous clearance processes discourage frequent information sharing and can inadvertently erode key messages.

Once the systems and people are in place, the content of what is communicated is critical. Crisis communication should not serve the interests of the players, but of the people. This means that messaging cannot hasten to reassure how much is being done by the responsible parties or how under control the situation is. The proper goal of communication is to tell people honestly and clearly what the situation is, what risks they face, and what they should do to keep themselves and their families safe. Missteps can be avoided by properly acknowledging uncertainty: What do we know? What do we not know? And how are we trying to find answers?

Knowledge translation also must come from a place of empathy. People do not turn to media companies for their news. They turn to anchors and reporters whom they come to know and trust warm bodies that they can relate to and who appear consistently over time. We don't give the public enough opportunities to see and trust warm bodies in public health. Messages must be delivered by real people, preferably the same people, in a style that feels human.

These challenges don’t just apply to a pandemic. Health emergencies happen all the

time, from the mpox outbreak to the earthquake in Turkiye to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Communities are starved for good information, leading to unnecessary anxiety, confusion, frustration. That void is often filled with misinformation. Going forward, the public health community should double down on bolstering frequent, reliable communications for these crises instead of attempting to bat back the torrent of misinformation.

Bottom line

Public health is unlikely to “win” at combating misinformation, at least in the near term. We win by earning the ear and the trust of the public, and we do that by communicating honestly, frequently and directly. We must not lose sight of that mission. I’m afraid it’s a lesson we haven’t yet learned. ■

The Epi Wayback Machine -

November 2013

Articles From Our

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“You can’t persuade someone you don’t respect”. That attention-grabbing statement was only one of many uttered by Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, speaking at a colloquium held at the National Academy of Sciences in September in Washington DC. According to the Science Academies, the colloquium was organized because topics critical to the welfare of society are suffering from ineffective communication.

Keynote Talk

Social, behavioral, and decision scientists presented on “The Science of Science Communication” to help attendees better understand the complexities of successful science communication. The keynote address entitled“ Responding to the Attack on the Best Available Evidence” was given by Jamieson who tried to help her audience understand how scientists can communicate with the public in situations where trust has been lost, scientists are accused of not being impartial, and the public itself has come to see the facts through a partisan lens.

Topics such as communicating uncertainty, belief and attitude formation about science topics, and social networks were also discussed. On the third day, participants had the option to attend concurrent workshops on climate change, evolution, obesity/nutrition, and nanotechnology.

Jamieson’s prescription for improved communication involves efforts to breakdown the partisan filters that prevent persons from being able to see evidence more objectively. Techniques useful for this purpose include the use of evocative narratives and the use of clarifying metaphors.

The “Lock-Down” Metaphor

Jamieson’s example of such a “lock-down” metaphor is likening global warming to a driver in a car in the habit of traveling slightly above the speed limit. It does not mean that the speed itself will be the cause of a future accident, but it suggests that speeding makes it more likely that something else encountered such as an oil spot on the road will cause an accident. And if so, the accident will be more calamitous. This helps

explain the difficult concept to grasp that because of global warming, the number and severity of weather events will increase, though not all such events will be caused by global warming. Not an easy concept to get across without an effective or “lock-down” metaphor, according to Jamieson.

More Prescription

Her prescription also includes speaking with a respectful voice, using impartial rhetoric, and envisioning the audience as an intelligent one worthy of engaging. This is the section of her talk where she stated “you can’t persuade - Science cont'd on page 7

someone you do not respect”.

Common Premise

She noted the importance of finding common ground with the audience, finding a common premise on which to build communication. Without this common premise she said, effective communication is not possible. “The audience has to invest meaning for the communication to work,” said Jamieson.

By way of summary, Jamieson repeated that effective communication requires establishing that scientific consensus exists on an issue, establishing the credibility of experts based on past successes, and countering the partisan filter. This latter achievement requires explaining what we know and how we know it, employing evocative narrative, and using clarifying metaphors. Succeeding in communication, according to Jamieson, means we as a society will be more likely to lead the kind of lives that are compatible with good science.

Scientists and Policy World

During the question and answer period, Jamieson was asked if scientists should become more conversant with values so as to be more effective in disputes about evidence. She made a distinction between scientists operating in the world of science trying to describe what we know and how we know it from the world of policy where participants are debating alternatives for action. She said the expertise in these two worlds was different, and appeared to be discouraging scientists from entering the policy world because it risks the credibility of the scientists.

A second questioner followed up to ask if

Jamieson was really saying that making recommendations on the basis of evidence such as might occur for vaccines known to be effective was off limits for scientists. She said this was a “fuzzy area”, but said the case for vaccines should be made on the merits of evidence for safety and efficacy. Whether or not the government should mandate vaccines or pay for vaccines is another matter, she said, and appeared to call that off limits for scientists.

Minority Views

Another provocative question was asked about when it was appropriate or acceptable to ignore minority views since it is widely accepted that there will always be such a minority in a democracy. Jamieson answered that in a democracy we can resolve disputes or get consent by counting votes. She did not answer directly the question of what to do about minority views. She added that very often the goal may be to persuade one person with the power to decide and not 51% of any group since the power may actually reside in that president, governor, or other official.

Interested readers can view videos of the first two days of presentations at:

http://tinyurl.com/me49gmd The Jamieson video is at the beginning of day two events. ■

Some of Their Parts

Our crossword puzzle was created by by Dr. Richard Dicker A former CDC employee and not-quite-retired epidemiologist. For an online version go to: https://bit.ly/3qlz2bP For the solution to April’s crossword please go to page 18.

- Crossword Questions cont'd on page 9

Across

1. Actress Merrill

5. Microwave, colloquially

8. Where the Jordan FETP is based

13. One of the items Abraham smashed in his father's shop

14. "Our late local news is ____ 11"

16. Type of periodic table gas

17. Carcinoma-in-

18. Other, to Pedro

19. Accommodate

20. It was originally part of C.D.C.

23. Edison's Park

24. Muppet who had his own world

25. Org. whose symbol is 5 interlocking, colored rings

28. It's part of E.I.S.

31. Mark Tatulli's comic strip

34. One part of its case definition is CD4 count < 200 cells / mm2

35. Almond ___ (candy)

36. It’s part of M.I., for short

38. It's part of D.P.T.

41. They play in Flushing, NY

42. School of Public Health accrediting org.

43. Middle word of palindrome about Elba

44. Word after oral or poster

49. RR stop

50. Rhine tributary

51. In the 60's, it was between sex and rock-and-roll

54. It’s part of 65-Across

57. What general manager of 41-Across does several times a year

60. Bulls or Bears

61. West Africa FELTP country

62. They are alive with the sound of music

63. Lidl's German rival

64. Red pen task in hard-copy days

65. EIS counterpart based in Stockholm

66. Word after amniotic or alveolar

67. ___ about (roams)

Down

1. The vinyl kind can skip, the lumbar kind can slip

2. "I’m pulling your leg" for example

3. "I didn't do it!"

4. Boosters, often

5. Type of One Health outbreak

6. It’s part of the ANA test

7. Packages

8. Boomer-era device type

9. Most common value in a frequency distribution

10. Emory's Goizueta or NYU's Stern degree

11. Matterhorn, e.g.

12. Celtic rival

15. Willie Nelson's words before "the girls I've loved before"

21. Funny bone nerve

22. Its formula is kg / m2

25. "_____ ear and out the other"

26. Happen

27. Word with desist

29. NYC's summer hrs.

30. Victorian, for one

31. Favors one leg

32. Another name for 16-Across gas

33. Frequently

37. Biblical beast

38. Important Vietnam holiday

39. It’s part of E I S

40. Pricker

42. Some students study in these

45. First name of Old Man and the Sea author

46. Betel, e.g.

47. Greek letter that represents an angle

48. Spice depicted on Grenada's flag

52. Celebrity chef who shares last name with Hollywood mogul grandfather

53. State of H2O below 0°C.

54. Word before "hands" in Proverbs and "brain" in Ya Got

Trouble that equals the devil's playground

55. All-Star Reds outfielder Pinson

56. Targets of lice comb

57. Word before Ohio State University

58. Tear

59. He was once Cassius Clay

Editor's Note: All of us are confronted with more material than we can possibly hope to digest each month. However, that doesn't mean that we should miss some of the articles that appear in the public media on topics of interest to the epi community. The EpiMonitor curates a monthly list of some of the best articles we've encountered in the past month. See something you think others would like to read? Please send us a link at info@epimonitor.net and we'll include it in the next month

Public Health Topics

♦ Emerging Evidence of an Impending Parkinson’s Disease Pandemic (AAAS.com – Eureka Alert)

https://bit.ly/43sCkbI

♦ Research reveals one key process everyone can follow to prevent Alzheimers (The Independent – England)

https://bit.ly/3IMCaUK

♦ The Lancet corrects the obituary of John Snow (Knight Science Publishing – MIT)

https://bit.ly/43A2idz

♦ The groundbreaking plan to map the entire human immune system (Freethink)

https://bit.ly/3MwNh5e

♦ Drug resistant ringworm reported in the US for the first time, community spread likely (ARS Technica)

https://bit.ly/3OL4Z7M

♦ Yet another Victorian disease is making a comeback in the UK – here’s the reason why (HuffPo)

https://bit.ly/43tloSv

♦ Bacteria killing material could eliminate hospital superbugs. (Physics)

https://bit.ly/3WHDAFF

♦ The looming superbug crisis and how to beat it (Newsweek)

https://bit.ly/3qg1eNu

♦ CDC warns that mpox cases may increase this spring, summer (USA Today)

https://bit.ly/3qg1hsE

♦ Bird Flu’s surge has scientists seeking clues to prevent the next pandemic (Bloomberg)

https://bit.ly/3BYYs1B

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♦ Unexplained rise in brain infections in children worries pediatricians (NBC News)

https://nbcnews.to/3qaUqk9

♦ Diego Cuadros, A University of Cincinnati epidemiologist explained how limited access to technology in rural parts of the United States is leading to greater disparities in health care.

https://bit.ly/3ILfcx0

COVID-19

♦ The latest Covid variants have a surprising feature in common (The Atlantic via AppleNews)

https://bit.ly/3IMQD2V

♦ Where you live makes you more susceptible to long Covid (The Independent – England)

https://bit.ly/3N3ow29

♦ Coronavirus emergency over, do we unmask and grin? (NPR)

https://bit.ly/3OJaRyc

♦ Variant Arcturus now responsible for 14% of Covid cases (Forbes)

https://bit.ly/3q6kkW8

♦ CDC sets first target for indoor ventilation to prevent the spread of Covid-19 (CNN)

https://bit.ly/42bgU1G

♦ Has Covid created a generation of germaphobes? (Daily Mail)

https://bit.ly/3IIea4U

♦ CDC opens probe after 35 test positive for Covid following CDC conference (Washington Post)

https://bit.ly/3MG1sVv

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Awarded: Kathryn H. Jacobsen, PhD, MPH, received the 2023 Velji Global Health Award for Teaching Excellence from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). Dr. Jacobsen is a professor of epidemiology and global health and holder of the William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair at the University of Richmond (Virginia, USA). She has authored more than 200 peerreviewed journal articles as well as two widely used textbooks, Introduction to Global Health (now in its 4th edition) and Introduction to Health Research Methods (currently in its 3rd edition), both published by Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Appointed: Dr. Francesca Beaudoin, associate professor of epidemiology and of emergency medicine at Brown University, has been appointed chair of the Department of Epidemiology effective July 1, 2023. A clinical epidemiologist and practicing physician, Dr. Beaudoin began her academic career as assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School in 2010. Conducting research at the intersection of pain, opioid use, and opioid use disorders, her work is widely recognized as impacting the landscape of pain management and improving post-overdose care in acute care settings.

Appointed: Nicole Deziel, associate professor of epidemiology (environmental health sciences), has been named a co-director of the Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric, and Environmental Epidemiology (CPPEE), starting July 1. She will share leadership duties with the center’s current director, Andrew DeWan, associate professor of epidemiology (chronic diseases).DeWan has been the lone director of CPPEE since Brian Leaderer, Susan Dwight Bliss Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences), retired in June 2020. DeWan recently approached Deziel, who is on sabbatical this school year, about co-directing.

Awarded: One of the recipients 2023 Harvard Alumni medals, Paula A. Johnson is an internationally recognized physician-scientist and educator, who has committed her career to advancing the well-being of women. As the president of Wellesley College, and the first African American in that role, Johnson has advanced inclusive excellence and STEM education for women, among other accomplishments. Johnson was also the Grayce A. Young Family Professor of Medicine in Women’s Health at Harvard Medical School a professorship named in honor of her mother and professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Honored: Michael Hudgens, PhD, is the winner of the 2023 Larsh Award from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Hudgens is a professor and associate chair of the Department of Biostatistics and serves as the director of the Biostatistics Core of the UNC Center for AIDS Research (CFAR). He has experience in collaborative research and statistical methodology development related to studies of infectious diseases.

Honored: Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD, is the winner of the 2023 McGavran Award from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Taillie is a nutrition epidemiologist who received her doctoral degree in nutrition from the Gillings School in 2014. She is a current associate professor in the nutrition department and the department’s associate chair for academics. She also co-leads the UNC Global Food Research Program.

Honored: Erin Haynes, Dr.P.H., Kurt W. Deuschle Professor of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24. The University Research Professorships honor faculty members who have demonstrated excellence that addresses scientific, social, cultural and economic challenges in our region and around the world.

Appointed: Texas Women’s University professor, Loan Van Auker, has been appointed to the team at LiquiTech, a leading provider of sustainable water treatment and management solutions for commercial and institutional customers. VanAuker brings more than 15 years of experience in disease outbreak surveillance, investigations, and prevention, most recently as an Infection Prevention Practitioner at Baylor Scott & White Health Systems.

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Appointed: LinKinVax, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has announced the appointment of Anna R. Giuliano, Ph.D., to its scientific advisory board. Giuliano, a professor of epidemiology, is the founding director of the Center for Immunization and Infection Research in Cancer (CIIRC) at the Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida. Early in her career, she worked on the links between human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and cervical cancer in women, before moving on to other HPV-related male and female cancers. Prof. Giuliano, currently leads a CIIRC research team at the Moffitt Cancer Center to accelerate the development and use of vaccines and compounds to prevent and treat cancer.

Passed: Kenrad E. Nelson, a professor of epidemiology and internationally recognized AIDS expert who spent nearly four decades on the Johns Hopkins faculty, died April 21 at the age of 89. In an email announcing his death and paying tribute to his memory Tuesday, Bloomberg School of Public Health Dean Ellen MacKenzie honored Nelson's "stellar record as a researcher, teacher, and mentor." Nelson joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1986 as a full professor in the Department of Epidemiology with joint appointments in International Health and the School of Medicine's Department of Medicine. He was an early investigator of HIV in blood donors and recipients and, with David Vlahov, co-investigator on a grant that would revolutionize AIDS research, The natural history of HIV infections in injection drug users in Baltimore: The ALIVE study https://bit.ly/43cWdUy

Passed: Malaria kills more than half a million people every year, mostly children under the age of five in Africa. Saving the lives of those children was the lifelong mission of Dominic Kwiatkowski, who has died suddenly aged 69. A professor at Oxford University, Dominic recognised that bringing the power of genomics to bear on malaria would need data from multiple studies in many countries. He saw that the only way to achieve that was in partnership with researchers based in the countries where malaria was endemic. In 2005 Dominic won funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust to set up the Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network (MalariaGEN). https://bit.ly/3MICmpe

Near Term Epidemiology Event Calendar

Every December The Epidemiology Monitor dedicates that issue to a calendar of events for the upcoming year. However that often means we don't have full information for events later in the upcoming year. Thus an online copy exists on our website that is updated regularly.

To view the full year please go to: http://www.epimonitor.net/Events The events that we are aware of for the next month follow below.

June 2023

June 1-30

https://bit.ly/3WMdHDm

Summer Program / Episummer@Columbia / Columbia University / New York, NY

June 4-7

https://bit.ly/3oJt41s

Conference: 2022 Annual Research Meeting / Academy Health / Washington, DC

June 4-9

https://bit.ly/3PFdY9a

Conference: WATERMICRO 2023 / International Water Association / Water Research Australia / Northern Territory, Australia

June 4-17

http://bit.ly/2PtVfhM

Summer Program: Summer Program on Modern Methods in Biostatistics & Epi / BioStatEpi / Treviso, Italy

June 5-9

https://bit.ly/3jfEIRq

Conference: Kettil Bruun Society 48th Annual Meeting / KBS / Johannesburg, South Africa

June 5-16

https://bit.ly/3uWC3Pb

Summer Program: Epidemiology & Healthcare Management / School for International Training / Various locations in Argentina

June 7-9

https://bit.ly/3G204dK

Conference: Genomic Epidemiology of Malaria (GEM Virtual Conference) / Genomic Epidemiology Network / Virtual

June 12-13

http://bit.ly/2RyvIGU

Conference: 36th Annual SPER Meeting / Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research / Portland, OR

June 12-13

https://bit.ly/3ypUsEX

Workshop: Student Dissertation Workshop / Society for Epidemiologic Research / Portland, OR

June 12-17

https://bit.ly/3G1cK4U

Short Course: Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases / Infectious Disease Society of America / Moscow, ID

June 12-30

https://bit.ly/3xxZn8o

Summer Program: 41st Summer Institute of Biostat & Epidemiology / Johns Hopkins University SPH / Virtual

June 13-16

https://bit.ly/3FYqFsc

Conference: Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Conference / Society for Epidemiologic Research / Portland, OR

June 13 – July 1

http://eepe.org

Summer Program: 34th Residential Summer Course in Epi / EEPE / Florence, Italy

June 15-16

https://bit.ly/3BLd4lC

Conference: Advancing Policy to Improve Health / American Public Health Association / Washington, DC & Virtual

June 15-17

https://bit.ly/33kI65m

Short Course: Causal Inference in Epidemiology, Concepts and Methods / University of Bristol / Virtual

June 19-21

https://bit.ly/3hDWmOk

Conference: ISEE North American Chapter 2023 Annual Meeting / International Society for Environmental Epidemiology / Corvallis, OR

June 19-21

https://bit.ly/3PvQFyt

Conference: Global Summit on Public Health and Preventive Medicine (GSPHPM2022) / The Scientistt / Paris, France

June 19-23

https://bit.ly/2ru6Kud

Summer Program: Pharmacoepidemiology Summer School / AARHUS University / Grenaa, Denmark

June 20-22

https://bit.ly/3WuSZrQ

Conference: Public Health 2023 / Canadian Public Health Association / Virtual

June 24-27

https://bit.ly/3HHYEq4

Conference: 2023 Annual Research Meeting / Academy Health / Seattle, WA

June 25-29

https://bit.ly/2Pkd8Q4

Conference: Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists 2023 Annual Conference / CSTE / Salt Lake City, UT

June 26-28

https://bit.ly/3DNvDDG

Conference: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) 2023 Annual Conference / APIC / Seattle, WA

June 26-30

https://bit.ly/3nQ5zkg

Summer Program: Summer Program in Population Health / Ohio State University - School of Public Health / Columbus, OH

June TBA

https://bit.ly/3GH8Mv

Conference: Topics in Infection 2023 / London School of Hygiene & Tropical Health / London, England

June TBA

https://bit.ly/2INiyE6

Conference: NAACCR Summer Forum / North American Association of Central Cancer Registries / TBD

June TBA

http://bit.ly/368xRgK

Summer Program: Summer Program in Epidemiology / Harvard University SPH / Boston, MA

June TBA

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Summer Program: UCL Health and Society Summer School / University College London / London, England

July 2023

July 1-8

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Summer Program: ESCMID Summer School / ESCMID Summer School / Seville, Spain

July 3-14

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Short Course: Epidemiological Evaluation of Vaccines: Efficacy, Safety and Policy / London School of Health and Tropical Medicine / London, England

July 10-13

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Conference: NACCHO 360 Conference / NACCHO / Denver, CO

July 10 – August 4

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Summer Program: 8th Annual Summer Institute in Statistics for Clinical & Epidemiological Research (SISCER) / University of Washington / Seattle, WA

July 11-22

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Summer Program: 8th Annual Summer Institute in Statistics for Big Data (SISBID) / University of Washington / Virtual

July 11-26

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Summer Program: 13th Annual Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) / University of Washington / Seattle, WA

July 11-29

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Summer Program / 56th Summer Session in Epidemiology / University of Michigan / Ann Arbor, MI

July 24-28

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Conference: Integrative Molecular Epidemiology Workshop / American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) / Boston, MA

July TBA

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Summer Program: 31st International Summer School of Epidemiology at Ulm University / Ulm University / Ulm, Germany

July TBA

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Summer Program: Summer Institute of Advanced Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine / Tel Aviv University / Tel Aviv, Israel

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Summer Program: Annual RAND Summer Institute / Rand Corporation / Santa Monica, CA

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K12 Career Development Opportunity

The UCSF-Kaiser Permanente Urological Epidemiology Research Career Development Program (UCSFKPNC UroEpi) is seeking a highly qualified, motivated MD, PhD, or comparable doctoral degree in early faculty or final year post-doctoral positions. The UroEpi Program seeks to :

► Recruit individuals committed to becoming an independent clinical researcher in the epidemiology of benign urological conditionsat Kaiser.

► Develop Scholars’ proficiency in epidemiology, research field methods, research ethics, leadership, manuscript preparation, and grantsmanship

► Individualize each scholar’s career development plan according to his or her background and future career goals.

The awardee will devote at least 50-75% effort to conducting research on non-cancerous urologic conditions and research career development. Other research and clinical activities will be identified to support a 100% position

For more information, please contact:

Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, PhD at Stephen.Vandeneeden@kp.org

Assistant Professor Population Health & Big Data

The Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center is recruiting a position at the Assistant Professor level with a focus in population health and big data. We invite applications from candidates with strengths in epidemiology, big data (e.g. EMR data), health econometrics, machine learning, data science, and biostatistics. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent program of research as well as actively collaborate and provide statistical expertise to faculty and residents within the Department. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in teaching activities.

The applicant should have experience analyzing population health data using statistical software such as SAS, Stata, TreeAge or R.

Minimum Qualifications:

 PhD in data science area, epidemiology, population health, or related discipline

 Recognition or promise of outstanding contributions as a scholar

Preferred Qualifications:

 Must have advanced skills in computer programming and data management with software such as SAS, Stata, R, Hadoop, and TreeAge

 Experience working with complex datasets (e.g. NHANES)

 Plan and conduct independent research; write and publish peer-reviewed manuscripts

UMMC is located in the heart of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi. This modern city, containing many historic buildings and sites, is home to a diverse dining, shopping and entertainment scene. The community includes recreational lakes, trails and other outdoor activities. Home to 500,000 residents, metropolitan Jackson boasts affordable living with a warm, welcoming southern culture.

Interested applicants should email their CV with a note of interest to ent@umc.edu

Assistant / Associate Professors

The University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine is conducting a faculty search at the Assistant/Associate/Professors in the Adjunct or In-Residence track.

Applicants must possess a doctoral degree in health, epidemiology, or another related discipline. An applicant completing their doctoral degree must have proof of completion prior to hiring. Additional training during a formal post-doctoral fellowship or substantial prior research experience in the field is preferable. A track record of independent funding is also highly desirable, as is a research focus in clinical medicine or clinical epidemiology. We especially welcome applicants whose research, teaching, and community outreach demonstrably attest to their commitment to inclusion of under-represented and/or non-majority individuals.

Primarily, the candidate will be expected to develop and maintain an active research portfolio that is externally funded. Secondarily, the candidate will be expected to participate in Departmental education, administrative, and mentorship activities commensurate to academic rank. For full consideration, please consult the link below for apply by dates. This recruitment will be open until filled through September 30, 2023. To apply please upload the following: letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and a statement of contributions to diversity to: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF05397. All files should be in PDF format.

Erik Laurin, M.D., Professor and Search Committee Chair, ( eglaurin@ucdavis.edu )

UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine 2315 Stockton Boulevard, PSSB 2100, Sacramento, CA 95817

The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

Two Post-Doctoral Research Positions

Cancer Health Equity and Career Development Program: Two post-doctoral research positions available at the University of Illinois at Chicago Cancer Health Equity and Career Development Program to be filled by July. The Program offers multi-disciplinary mentoring teams that bridge expertise in cancer research as relates to behavioral medicine, health policy, nutrition science, population health, biomarkers, health equity, and epidemiologic methods.

Eligibility criteria All applicants must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents (i.e., green card holders). Applicants who do not meet this requirement cannot be considered. Candidates may apply to our program before defending their doctoral dissertations, but they must graduate before starting the program. Research must have a Cancer focus.

Applications require a cover letter (see website for full details), curriculum vitae, three samples of written materials, official transcripts, and three recommendation letters submitted as a single pdf to cecdp@uic.edu. Information available at https://cecdp-ihrp.uic.edu/apply-now/

Provides preparation to pursue an independent academic research career in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. Trainee will work with established investigators and will be expected to develop research proposals; produce two to three publications per year; and work with a multidisciplinary team. Individuals with a doctoral degree in public health, epidemiology, clinical psychology, medicine, or related allied health science degrees are encouraged to apply, as are those from underrepresented groups. Search remains open until position is filled. Selected candidates will receive stipend support at the prescribed NIH level based on NIH Notice NOT-OD-23-076, as well as development funds and The Institute for Health Policy Research and University of Illinois Cancer Center support.

Application and additional information: http://cecdp.ihrp.uic.edu/

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Dr. Charles Armstrong Professor & Chair

Department of Epidemiology

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health invites applications for the Dr. Charles Armstrong Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology. The successful applicant will have an outstanding record of academic and research accomplishments, demonstrated leadership and administrative abilities, a public health perspective, an understanding of the current epidemiological landscape and future directions, a strong equity lens, and a compelling vision for the Department.

The Department of Epidemiology is an internationally renowned academic center focused on educating future epidemiologists and generating fundamental and transformative knowledge to improve public health. The Department’s scholarship is grounded in biological, social, and methodological frameworks to identify the causes of disease and targets for intervention to prevent or mitigate disease. It investigates major scientific and public health problems that threaten the well-being of individuals and populations with creativity, rigorous methods, and collaboration. The Department develops, evaluates, and scales domestic and global interventions with the goal of improving physical and mental health, reducing illness, and preventing premature death. The Department supports a diverse and inclusive community, drawn from across the globe, and provides unparalleled training in the competencies, practice, and translation of epidemiology. The Department offers eight educational tracks. It comprises 141 full-time faculty, 51 doctoral and 162 master’s students, 30 postdoctoral fellows, and 263 full-time staff members. It has 14 affiliated Centers and extensive ties to other divisions of Johns Hopkins University.

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the University does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, military status, immigration status, or other legally protected characteristic. The University is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits, and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance, and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Applications should include

1) curriculum vitae;

2) statement of academic interest and vision of leadership; and

3) statement of demonstrated commitment to the principles of inclusion, diversity, anti-racism, and equity in scholarship, teaching, policy, and practice, and ways to continue to promote and advance these principles in their leadership of the Department. Review of candidates will begin in July 2023. Please direct all questions about this search to Susan Williams, Administrative Specialist, at swilli94@jhu.edu Applications should be submitted to: http://apply.interfolio.com/123803

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Vice Chair of Research

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine ( https://bit.ly/4346Ete ) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within our faculty, staff and student body and is seeking applications for an outstanding candidate to serve as Vice Chair of Research. The Department of Emergency Medicine is robust clinical department employing 95 physicians who staff three academic medical centers and five community hospitals. We have an established three-year Emergency Medicine residency with 48 residents as well as fellowships in point-of-care ultrasound and EMS.

The selected candidate will hold a terminal degree of PhD or MD/DO and will serve as a leader in advancing the mission of the department focusing specifically on research. They will work collaboratively with the chair and vice chairs for education, faculty affairs and clinical operations to ensure all missions of the department are advanced. They will pursue independent research, but a significant component of their efforts will be to increase the depth and breadth of research activity within the entire department. They will work to ensure the department has a portfolio of research projects involving a variety of the faculty and work to identify and obtain extramural funding opportunities. The Vice Chair for Research will represent the department and work to leverage research opportunities within the Jacobs School of Medicine, national governmental and non-governmental organizations such as the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and the Association of American Medical Colleges. The Vice Chair will play an important role in faculty and fellow recruitment.

Salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and background. A generous benefits package including 12% retirement is offered. A flexible schedule with hybrid work environment is offered. Transition and startup costs will be covered.

Interested applicants should forward a CV to Dr. Robert F. McCormack,

MD,

MBA at rfmmd@buffalo.edu

Assistant / Associate Professor (TT) Epidemiology

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston invites applications from exceptional investigators conducting research on assessing risk factors and improving outcomes for populations across the lifespan including, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and/or geriatric populations to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level in the Department of Family & Community Medicine. This opening provides the opportunity to join an innovative research team, and the intellectual space to collaborate with current programs while developing new ideas and research directions.

Applicants’ research may be focused on one or more of the following areas:

- Population health research

- Chronic disease prevention, management, and outcomes

- Primary Care Research

- Healthcare delivery and outcomes research

Position Key Accountabilities:

The successful applicant will be expected to maintain an innovative, collaborative, and extramurally funded research program. Primary responsibilities will include conducting externally funded research and developing collaborations across campuses, departments, and communities.

Qualifications:

(1) Doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or related disciplines.

(2) Research emphasis in epidemiology or population health research.

(3) Track record of research publications commensurate with academic rank and demonstrated potential for securing external funding.

The role will be under the supervision of both the Medical Director of the soon-to-be-established Center for Population Health Sciences and the Chair of Family and Community Medicine.

Contact: Maaria Farooqi / 713-500-7604 / Maaria.Farooqi@uth.tmc.edu / https://bit.ly/45AUUQI

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