EPITalk: Behind the Paper
This stimulating podcast series from the Annals of Epidemiology takes you behind the scenes of groundbreaking articles recently published in the journal. Join Editor-in-Chief, Patrick Sullivan, and journal authors for thought-provoking conversations on the latest findings and developments in epidemiologic and methodologic research.
Episodes
13 episodes
The Role of Timing in Physical Activity & CVD Mortality Risk
PhD student Sunwoo Emma Cho and Dr. Rahul Ghosal unpack their recent article, “Exploring the association between daily distributional patterns of physical activity and cardiovascular mortality risk among older adults in NHANES 2003-2006” publis...
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21:51
Link between Childhood Sleep & Adolescent Substance Use?
Medical student Akshay Krishnan and Dr. David Reichenberger explore the associations between childhood weeknight sleep and later alcohol and marijuana use. Their paper, “Childhood sleep is prospectively associated with adolescent alcohol and ma...
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18:45
Predicting Opioid Overdoses Post-Prison Release
Dr. Prasad Patil joins us to discuss his article, “Using decision tree models and comprehensive statewide data to predict opioid overdoses following prison release” published in the June 2024 (Vol. 94) issue of Annals of Epidemiology. In this s...
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29:45
Racial, Rural, & Occupational Inequities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
PhD candidate Hannah Zadeh and Dr. Martha Carvour tackle the methodological complexities of modeling racial, rural, and occupational disparities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their paper, “Epidemiological approaches to multiva...
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34:21
Socioeconomic Disparities, Childhood Obesity, & Adolescents' Mental Health – Insights from the Netherlands
PhD candidate Maria Gueltzow shares the compelling findings from her article, “Childhood obesity's influence on socioeconomic disparities in young adolescents’ mental health,” published in the June 2024 (Vol. 94) issue of Annals of Epidemiology...
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28:51
Maternal Prenatal Social Experiences & Offspring Epigenetic Aging
Drs. Zachary Laubach and Wei Perng investigate associations between adverse maternal social experiences and offspring epigenetic aging among 205 mother-offspring pairs of minoritized racial and ethnic groups. "Maternal prenatal social experienc...
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29:28
Cardiovascular Resilience among Black Americans – Do Positive Neighborhood Characteristics Play a Role?
Drs. Islam, Kim, Lewis, and Taylor, authors of the Annals of Epidemiology 2023 Best Junior Investigator Paper Award winner: “Neighborhood characteristics and ideal cardiovascular health among Black adults: results from the Morehouse-Emory Cardi...
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29:56
Spatial Patterns in PrEP Accessibility and the Link between PrEP Access & SDOH
Dr. Hui (Henry) Luan joins EPITalk host and co-author, Dr. Patrick Sullivan, for a jam-packed discussion about their recent study on PrEP accessibility measurement. “Spatial accessibility of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): diff...
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29:06
Associations between Acculturation & Smoking Behaviors among Hispanics/Latinos
PhD candidate Adrienne Lee discusses her article, “Acculturation level and change in cigarette consumption behaviors among diverse Hispanics/Latinos: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos,” published in the August 2023 issue (Vol...
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30:29
Saved by the Smell – Canine Olfaction as a Means for COVID-19 Detection
Dr. Sebastian Meller explores the potential, and challenges, of using dogs’ olfactory capability to detect COVID-19 infection in humans. "Canine olfactory detection of SARS-CoV-2-infected humans—a systematic review” is published in the Septembe...
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27:18
Proposing the Observational-Implementation Hybrid Approach
Dr. Justin Knox describes a 'practical' approach to integrate observation and implementation science studies to increase the public health impact of observational research. “Proposing the observational-implementation hybrid approach: designing ...
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27:08
Resilience & Racial Inequity in Preterm Birth
Drs. Allyson Redhunt and Heather Burris discuss their article, "Resilience as a potential modifier of racial inequities in preterm birth,” published in the July 2023 issue (Vol. 83) of Annals of Epidemiology. In this study, the researchers inve...
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20:42
Disparities in Adolescent Screen Use by Sexual Orientation
Dr. Jason Nagata shares the compelling findings on sexual minority adolescents' screen habits and other insights from his new research study, "Associations between sexual orientation and early adolescent screen use: findings from the Adolescent...
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