SERious EPI

SERious EPI is a podcast hosted by Hailey Banack and Matt Fox where leading epidemiology researchers are interviewed on cutting edge and novel methods. Interviews focus on why these methods are so important, what problems they solve, and how they are curr

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1.13. It’s all about the instruments: with Sonja Swanson

Posted January 15, 2021 • 00:49:17

What are instrumental variables? Should I be using them in my research? And if so, how do I do that? In this episode of SERious Epidemiology, we talk...

1.12. Epidemiology podcast crossover

Posted January 1, 2021 • 00:52:25

In honor of the Society for Epidemiologic Research 2020 Meeting, the hosts of four epidemiology podcasts came together to record the first ever “crossover...

1.11. The need for theory in epidemiology – with Dr. Nancy Krieger

Posted December 14, 2020 • 00:40:10

Episode Title: The need for theory in epidemiology with Dr. Nancy Krieger This episode features an interview with Dr. Nancy Krieger, Professor of Social...

1.10. Quasi-experimental Studies – A Love Story: With Tarik Benmarhnia

Posted December 1, 2020 • 00:51:59

What puts the quasi in quasi-experimental designs? What makes a quasi-experimental study different than a “real” experiment? Ever wondered about...

1.9. When Epidemiologists and Variables Collide: with Elizabeth Rose Mayeda

Posted November 15, 2020 • 00:43:22

In most introductory epidemiology courses, students are taught about three categories of bias: confounding, information bias, and selection bias. On...