Anyone headed to APHA?? I’ll be sharing our work from the @wrphtc.bsky.social. Catch our poster tomorrow at 12:30 titled Examining the relationship between experience and competency scores among non-manager and manager public health professionals.

#episky I have the opportunity to speak to a pre-K (4-5yo) class about being an epidemiologist! Any tips or fun activities that you’ve done with littles before? I’ll definitely touch on my specialty within perinatal Epi too. 🤰🤰

My first first authored paper was finally accepted 🥹🥳

I was hit with the pregnancy question while picking up my HRT today at #Walgreens again, which I need because I no longer have ovaries and a uterus. Can we please fix this?!

8: The age your child may finally start throwing out random papers from school and all the tiny plastic toys from holidays and parties, and acorn and rock collections, and be OK with it! And if you’re lucky, they may say, “This feels good!”

The head of the FDA tells us they're taking a look at the dietary guidelines and that the food pyramid is out. The food pyramid has not been in use since 2011 when MyPlate replaced it.

Take action today! #FacingOurRisk #HereditaryCancer #BRCA Templates available here: www.votervoice.net/mobile/FORCE...

“The administration’s anti-science actions are further evidence of its corruption, incompetence and illegal behavior” #SER2025 Thank you to Dr. Gretchen Goldman for the inspiring keynote address.

Thank you @spercomms.bsky.social for another great conference and for the recognition of our important work in Illinois! #SPER2025

The six eras of epidemiology! #SER2025

Music for epidemiologists from epidemiologists! #SER2025 #EpiSky

Anyone heading to Boston for #SPER2025 and #SER2025??

Written by some of my mentors: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...

FORCE improves the lives of people facing hereditary cancer or its risk through: 📚 Expert-reviewed education & resources 🔬 Cutting-edge research opportunities 🤝 A supportive community of peers & professionals 🗣️ Advocacy for better care & prevention Learn more: www.facingourrisk.org

That shoulder dystocia scene in The Pitt seemed a lot slower and less alarming than I remember happening in real life 👶🏼🤱🏼

📰 IDPH Rolls Out New Measles Simulator Dashboard to Empower School Officials to Protect Students and Staff from Outbreaks Our new measles dashboard makes it easier for the general public to look up vaccination rates school-by-school throughout Illinois. Read more: dph.illinois.gov/resource-cen...

If you are at the Society for Psych Anthropology in New Mexico tomorrow, come check out the panel organized by Dr. Rebeca Seligman and myself on Complex Embodiments: Reciprocal Bodies and Social Worlds I will be presenting on Biosocial belonging and embodiment through the life course #SPA2025

Senator Jim Banks (R) isn’t sorry he told a fired federal worker “he probably deserved it”. He went on to say the worker was “complaining about losing a left-wing woke job in the federal government that should have never been a job to begin with”. The job was helping people with disabilities.

The Division of Reproductive Health.. 🤬😭 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Another dark day for health research

Fetal personhood justifies invasive surveillance of periods, ovulation, hormones, pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, delivery, postpartum, lactation - I am not joking!

The long list of words flagged for review includes several fundamental epidemiology terms which likely show up in every paper, grant, report, presentation, or conference talk. Does this mean epidemiology as a whole is now forbidden? My thoughts at: open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...

Sharing work from last year that used PRAMS data: ipromoteil.org/wp-content/u...

And now PRAMS, a surveillance system that has been in place for decades that has helped shaped programs and policies for infants and mothers/parents

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

My LinkedIn is full of people that have lost their jobs in the past couple of weeks 😭

Some recent work of our amazing team at UIC and IDPH! dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/...

Even if it was a “perfect” selection process, even if I agreed with their political views, it is wrong and bad for a new administration to unilaterally defund already funded research grants. If all grants had to be reviewed after every election, academic research would simply cease to exist.

Y’all YRBS is down

I was asked if I was pregnant or trying to get pregnant while picking up my prescription for HRT- which I need because I had a full hysterectomy. Can we please add an alert to pharmacy charts that states when counseling for pregnancy is not needed?

Risk-Reducing Surgeries Improve Survival for Younger Patients With #BreastCancer Who Are #BRCA Carriers, Study Finds. @ascopost.bsky.social #hereditarycancer #bcsm #oncsky #womenshealth #cancerresearch #genetics

Almost a month ago I had a full hysterectomy (including tubes and ovaries) because I have a BRCA1 mutation. I am happy to report that all pathology is negative and I’m feeling allllmost back to normal (big thanks to the HRT that I’ll be on for the next ~15 years). 🥳🥳

Great presentation on the Association Between Risk-Reducing Surgeries and Survival in Young BRCA Carriers with Breast Cancer by Matteo Lambertini at #SABCS24 Data from >5000 patients show risk-reducing mastectomy and RRSO both improve OS, DFS, and BCFI @oncoalert.bsky.social

Movement in my dissertation! IRB has been approved at my institution and my partner organization! DUA is up next

Georgia is using leaked reports as an excuse to replace community health oversight professionals with anti-abortion extremists. meidasnews.com/news/georgia...

New research from Dr Beth Malory & Dr Louise Nuttall Women who have lost a baby prefer the term ‘pregnancy loss’ over ‘miscarriage’ www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... @theguardian.com #PregnancyLoss #Miscarriage #Stillbirth

It's #PancreaticCancerAwareness month! 5 Things to Know about #BRCA Mutations and #PancreaticCancer pancan.org/news/5-thing... #BRCA1 #hereditarycancer

Hey there! 👋 Today is the 10th World Pancreatic Cancer Day! 💜 Join us in learning about the risks and symptoms of #PancreaticCancer. Together, we can make a difference. #HelloPancreas

New Harvard Study Challenges Long-Standing Understanding of #BRCA1 Mutations and #BreastCancer Risk. #bcsm #hereditarycancer #cancerresearch www.insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/patie...

Today’s class session in my introductory public health class is going to be entirely devoted to an overview of how vaccines work and how they are researched and regulated. I believe it is my responsibility as a public health professor to share this information and be available to discuss questions.

Surgery was a success! I had a laparoscopic hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo oophorectomy to reduce my risk of ovarian and uterine cancer as someone with a BRCA1 mutation. Recovery has gone well! I’ll update more over the next few days but please ask any questions you may have!

My cousin sent me this emotional support uterus since mine will be gone tomorrow! Look at those cute little ovaries 😅

Explaining the “your body, my choice” bullshit to my 8 year old... He replied, “If I hear anyone say that, I’ll say you’re wrong! It’s THEIR body and THEIR choice!”

I’m preparing for my first preventive BRCA-related surgery this week. A peek into my brain/life with a BRCA1 mutation through this amazing graphic I found! Where’s the #brcasky community?!

Photo of the fur babes to get this started!