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Colleen Reynolds @colleenareynolds.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A beautiful close to #SER2026, discussing the path forward for health equity research during a DEI crackdown. I am so grateful for my colleagues who are finding ways to resist, carry the work forward, and care for their colleagues and mentees.

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Top row: David Fink (left), Georgia Tomova, Ami E. Sedani, PhD, MPH, Melissa Ward , Azar Mehrabadi, Jessica Beetch, PhD, MPH (right) Bottom row: Peter Tennant (left), Jonathan Weber, Amy Zheng, PhD, Erin Bowles (right)

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Wondering who is in charge of our social media accounts including LinkedIn and BlueSky? Meet The Society for Epidemiologic Research Communications Committee at #SER2026!

SER communications committee members: Top row: David Fink (left), Georgia Tomova, Ami E. Sedani, PhD, MPH, Melissa Ward , Azar Mehrabadi, Jessica Beetch, PhD, MPH (right)

Bottom row: Peter Tennant (left), Jonathan Weber, Amy Zheng, PhD, Erin Bowles (right)

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Finally, please congratulate our #SER2026 Poster Session 3 winners!! 1st place: Mingyin Wang - "Immune Aging Biomarkers of immune Cell Composition and Their Association with Cognitive and Physical Aging Beyond Inflammation Markers: A Longitudinal Analysis in the Health and Retirement Study”

SER 2026 Poster session 3 winners:

Mingyin Wang - Columbia University
*Immune Aging Biomarkers of Immune Cell Composition and Their Association with Cognitive and Physical Aging ayond Inflammation Markers: A Longitudinal Analysis in the Health and Retirement Study"
2nd
Mehrnaz Siavoshi - Walden University
"The Timing of Financial Instability Matters: Midlife Income Variability and Hypertension Risk in a National
Cohort"
3rd
Ayse Ulgen - Nottingham Trent University
"Latent Class and K-modes Analyses of Comorbidities of COVID-19 Patients According to
CO-RADS Classification"
Student
Prize
Peter T. Buto - University of California San Francisco
"Reverse Mendelian Randomization of Alzheimer's
Disease Genetic Risk Score and Sensory impairments"

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Michelle Odden, PhD is the well deserved winner of the #SER2026 Noel Weiss and Tom Koepsell Excellence in Education Award winner!

Slide text: 2026 NOEL WEISS & TOM KOEPSELL EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD
WINNER
MICHELLE ODDEN
STANFORD UNIVERSITY

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Is high-risk equal to high benefit?? Kosuke Inoue MD PhD, winner of the #SER2026 Brian McMahon Early Career Epidemiologist Award, discussed targeting patients who would experience the most benefit from treatments.

Slide text: BRIAN MACMAHON
EARLY CAREER
EPIDEMIOLOGIST
AWARD

Slide text: 2026 BRIAN MACMAHON
EARLY CAREER
EPIDEMIOLOGIST AWARD
WINNER
KOSUKE INOUE
KYOTO UNIVERSITY

Slide displays Inoue’s focus on the future of precision medicine in public health and his focus on the high benefit approach for patient treatment targets.

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“The body remembers; lets make sure the data does too” Dr. Malinee Neelamegam on inclusivity of underrepresented subjects in research, and winner of the #SER2026 Sherman James Diverse and Inclusive Epidemiology Award Winner

Slide text: SHERMAN A.
JAMES DIVERSE
AND INCLUSIVE
EPIDEMIOLOGY
AWARD (photo included)

Slide text with photo stating: 2026 SHERMAN A. JAMES DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE
EPIDEMIOLOGY AWARD
WINNER
MALINEE
NEELAMEGAM
UNT HEALTH FORT WORTH

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“Can we learn something that is informative and credible?” In honor of Marshall Joffe, the #SER2026 Method Award goes to Kara Rudolph, PhD, MHS!!

Slide text: Marshall Joffe Methods Award
The Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics sponsors this award in his honor.
Sadly, Dr. Joffe passed away on October 5, 2021.
Accomplished
teacher and mentor to students and faculty colleagues
Expertise crucial for execution of collaborative and applied research studies
Internationally recognized for development of statistical methods/concepts in causal inference

Slide text: Leader in transportability methods, generalizing causal effects across populations

v Advances in causal mediation analysis, including complex structures such as recanting witnesses

Applies rigorous methods to high-impact public health questions, including opioid use disorder, substance use, mental health, and violence

v Dedicated teacher and mentor, trains the next generation of methodologists and freely shares course materials and workshops online

Can we learn something that is informative and credible?
Caveat 1: These are just my own thoughts and limited to thinking about a *quantitative* question
Caveat 2: There is no "right" answer. There is no "one" answer. There is no answer?
Methods can help us learn evidence *and* the conditions/ situations in which we feel confident about the evidence we learn.
For me, answering a research question is iterative and conversation-based
• Aligned with several recent papers:
o Young, J. G. (2024). Story-led causal inference. Epidemiology, 35(3), 289-294.
Hernán, M. A., Dickerman, B. A., Swanson, S. A., & Dahabreh, I. J. (2026). Where do target trials come from? Specifying the protocol of a target trial when repurposing data for causal inference. Epidemiology, 37(3), 282-286

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri, PhD is the well-deserved winner of the #SER2026 Carol Rowland Hogue Outstanding Mid-Career Award!

Slide text: 2026 CAROL J. ROWLAND
HOGUE OUTSTANDING MID-CAREER AWARD WINNER
ADINA ZEKI AL
HAZZOURI
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING
MEDICAL CENTER

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations 🎊 to our #SER2026 final day award winners! First we have the Ken Rothman Career Achievement Award winner, Jonathan Samet!

Slide text: 2026 KENNETH
ROTHMAN CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENT
AWARD WINNER
JONATHAN SAMET
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Did you get a chance to see yesterday’s wonderful poster session at #SER2026? 1st place winner: Nicole S. Pippard - UC San Diego & San Diego State University. "Purpose in Life vs, Satisfaction with Life: Which is more essential for longevity with preserved physical and cognitive function?"

Slide showing poster session 2 winners:

Nicole S. Pippard - UC San Diego & San Diego State University. "Purpose in Life vs. Satisfaction with Life: Which is more essential for longevity with preserved physical and cognitive function?"
Scott C. Zimmerman - Boston University & UCSF. "Estimated effects of recent alcohol use on memory in the Health and Retirement Study: using marginal structural models to account for time-varying confounding and censoring."
Mofan GU - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. "Bridging the Gap: Referral
Responsiveness Across Support Domains in a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program in Arkansas"
Shashi Sarnaik - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health. Severity-Graded Obstetric Trauma and Postpartum Mental Health Diagnoses in a Hospital-Based Birth Cohort

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Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease @timead.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It’s been a great few days at #SER2026! TIME-AD researchers have been sharing work on causal inference, cognitive aging, alcohol use, dementia, and more. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our posters for thoughtful discussions, we’ve loved the conversations so far! #DementiaResearch

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adam whalen, mph 🐳 @awhale.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

grateful for Dr. Babu’s talk, especially highlighting the success of global health initiatives and the impact that attacks on public health have across the world. excellent discussion #SER2026

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Please visit the SER D&I table close to the registration desk to tell us what you want to see more from our society! #SER2026

Screenshot from LinkedIn: SER D&I table close to the registration desk.

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A huge thank you to faculty: Ryan Assaf, PhD, MPH, Jerzy Eisenberg-Guyot, Mathew Kiang, Haidong Lu, Jee Won Park, Alexandra Restrepo-Henao, Ellicott Matthay, and Amrita Mukherjee who joined us bright and early on Day 2 of #SER2026

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

What a great start to the day! ☕ #SER2026 This morning SPC's Speed Networking event brought together trainees and faculty for conversations about research, lessons learned, and what it means to work in #PublicHealth. #episky

Photo of SPC speed networking event participants at SER20206

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Such an impactful talk by Giridhara R Babu, winner of #SER2026 Roger Detels Distinguished Researcher Award in Infectious Disease Epidemiology!

Presentation award slide: 2026 ROGER DETELS
DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER
AWARD WINNER IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
EPIDEMIOLOGY
GIRIDHARA BABU
QATAR UNIVERSITY

Slide text: ROGER DETELS
DISTINGUISHED
RESEARCHER AWARD
IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
EPIDEMIOLOGY
UCLA
Fielding School of Public Health Epidemiology

Presentation title slide: The Counterfactuals
Giridhara R Babu (Giri)
PhD, MPH, MBBS, CPH, MFPH,
Professor of Population Medicine,
Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Fantastic talk from Ning Zhang, the #SER2026 Tyroler Student Prize Paper Award! “Accounting for Outcome Misclassification under Outcome Dependent Sampling”

2026 SER Tyroler Student Prize Paper Award Presentation
Accounting for Outcome Misclassification under
Outcome Dependent Sampling
Ning Zhang
Department of Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill
June 25, 2026
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AY CHAPEL

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Congratulations to the #SER2026 Lilienfeld finalists!! Christopher Boyer "Identification and estimation of vaccine effectiveness in the test-negative design under equi-confounding" Vaishnavi Venkat "Miscarriage history predicts gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes"

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Congratulations Dr. Rachel Ross, PhD MPH, winner of the Lilienfeld Postdoc Prize Paper award!!

2026 Lilienfeld prize winner: Rachael Ross
• Research Associate in Epidemiology at the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
• PhD in Epidemiology with a minor in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and MPH in Epidemiology and Global Health from Emory University
Primary research interest: treatment for opioid use disorder with a focus on medications such as buprenorphine and methadone
Paper title: Transporting results from a trial to an external target population when trial participation impacts adherence

Title slide of presentation:

Transporting when trial participation impacts adherence
Lilienfeld Postdoctoral Prize Paper Award Society for Epidemiologic Research
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Rachael Ross, PHD MPH
Research Associate, University of Utah Work completed at Columbia University

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Welcome to day 3 of #SER2026! Congratulations to our award winners celebrated this morning! First congratulations to Julianne Skarha, winner of the Rothman Prize!

Rothman Prize Winner
Julianne Skarha
"Cold-related mortality in US state and private prisons: A case-crossover analysis"

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New for this year! @epidbydesign.bsky.social has been circulating some 'teeny tiny methods zines'! A limited supply were avaliable for a few minutes, before being snaffled up. Look out for more tomorrow! #SER2026

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations Andrew Olshan PhD, #SER2026 Distinguished Service Award winner!

SER2026 Slide: 2026
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO SER AWARD WINNER
ANDY OLSHAN
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Thank you for sharing your journey and being such an inspiration to all of us. #SER2026

SER presentation slide from Wendy Nembhard: Lessons from Home, Insights for Science
1. Failure is not final
2. Be courageous
3. Tell the truth
4. Don't let anyone else define who you are
5. Time is limited

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Absolutely beautiful kickoff to #SER2026 by Wendy Nembhard, PhD, MPH, FACE, FAHA about life lessons. Most importantly “life is more than work”.

Slide from Wendy Nembhard’s SER address:

Lessons from Home, Insights for Science
Wendy Nembhard, PhD, FACE, FAHA
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting
June 24, 2026

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the first #SER2026 poster session!

Poster session1 winners of #SER2026.
1st place:
"Investigating heterogeneity of effect of albendazole treatment on neurocysticercosis parasite death by host sex, age and immune function indicators"
Zachary Zuchowski

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

WELCOME TO #SER2026! Today’s sessions will bring together new perspectives in epidemiologic methods, prevention science, and population health research.

Society for Epi Research 2026 meeting header. Phoenix Arizona, June 23-26 2026

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Hope you make it safely and quickly into our nice cool air-conditioned conference hotel!

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We are thrilled to welcome everyone from our newest School of Public Health!

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Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease @timead.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#SER2026 starts today! The TIME-AD team has officially made it to Phoenix, Arizona, looking forward to engaging in conversations around epidemiologic methods, evidence triangulation, and advancing research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The Pheonix heat provides a great opportunity to geek out and enjoy 4 solid days of Epidemiology!

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Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research @spercomms.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Congrats to the new #SPER2026 Committee Members! President Elect: Karen Schliep, Univ. of Utah Treasurer: Marina Feiler, Univ. at Buffalo Member at Large: Ugochinyere Vivian Ukah, McGill Univ. Trainee Rep.: Sabrina Chiodo, Univ. of Toronto International Rep.: Rima Kaddoura, American Univ. of Beirut

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Excellent opportunity for early career epis to get involved in the peer review process! #SER2026!

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Two great lunchtime sessions for masters level epis at #SER2026!

SER 2026 sessions for Masters Level Epidemiologists! Wed 6/24 and Thursday 6/25 from 12:15-1:15pm. Join us for career pathways for masters level epidemiologists in a variety of settings on Wednesday and discuss key considerations for returning to school to pursue doctoral degrees on Thursday

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Whether you're joining us in Phoenix or following from afar, we invite you to engage with our ambassadors as they share insights, experiences, and highlights from across the SER community. (Reposted from SER LinkedIn) #SER2026 #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #SER #AcademicTwitter

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Throughout the annual meeting, they'll be sharing: 🔹Scientific insights and emerging research themes 🔹Professional reflections and key takeaways 🔹Networking and career development experiences 🔹Highlights from across the SER community

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Meet the #SER2026 Ambassadors We're excited to introduce our inaugural cohort of Conference Correspondents and Digital Engagement Ambassadors for the 2026 Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Annual Meeting

Meet the SER ambassadors! Photo of ambassadors and conference correspondents, further described in the post

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Jon Huang @jonhuang.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Who's going to #SER2026 in PHX #episky @societyforepi.bsky.social? Come hang out with me at the Wed Recruitment Fair, esp if you are a (prospective) student. Let me convince you Hawaii is the place to do meaningful place-based epi work! Also, here is a photo from a recent family hike for no reason

A view of maili and the waianae coast from the top of pu`u o hulu (pink pillbox) trail.

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Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease @timead.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The countdown to SER 2026 is on! TIME-AD is excited to attend next week’s Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting and join conversations advancing epidemiologic methods and ADRD research. See you at #SER2026!

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Extremely excited to be on my way to Phoenix, Arizona, for #SER2026! 🔥☀️🥵 I realise - while taking this obligatory pre flight selfie - that this is my first time travelling to an @societyforepi.bsky.social conference by myself! Looking forward to meeting up with my US Epi friends very soon!

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Yep! We are in full excitement mode! Hope to see you there. You should post a travel pic. bsky.app/profile/soci...

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Post a pic of your trip to Phoenix for #SER2026! We are expecting over 1000 epidemiologists to join us for what might be the hottest epidemiology gathering in history! 🔥☀️🥵

A picture of a train. (Not a train to phoenix, just to the airport).

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

6. SPC Social Event - June 25 at 7:30 PM in the Lobby of the Conference Hotel -Meet your fellow SPC and SER-SPC members! Socialize! Network! And more importantly have fun! Check out the Whova app for more details and to register ahead of time! #SER2026

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

4. Career Panel - June 25 at 12:15 PM in Encanto A -Learn about potential career paths including academic, government, and industry! 5. SPC Business Meeting - June 25 at 5:30 PM in Camelback AB (Win a free book! 📚 👀 )

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

2. Networking for LGBTQ Epidemiologists - June 24 at 7 AM in Camelback AB -2nd annual event for LGBTQ-identifying members to meet 3. Speed Networking - June 25 at 7 AM, Registration on Whova required! -Meet faculty and other professionals and learn about their career paths

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