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Methods: Mind the Gap webinars explore research design, measurement, intervention, data analysis, and other methods of interest in prevention science.
Power Calculations for Stepped Wedge Designs with Binary Outcomes: Methods and Software
Xin Zhou, Ph.D.
December 17, 2021
Does it Decay? Decaying Correlations in the Design and Analysis of Stepped Wedge Trials
Jessica Kasza, Ph.D.
November 18, 2021
Randomization-Based Inference in Prevention Research
Michael Proschan, Ph.D.
October 15, 2021
Integrated Data Analysis in Prevention Science
Rashelle J. Musci, Ph.D.
August 26, 2021
Design and Analytic Methods for Group-Based Interventions
David M. Murray, Ph.D.
June 29, 2021
Risk Prediction Models for Breast Cancer in Black Women: The Importance of Considering Molecular Subtypes
Julie R. Palmer, Sc.D.
October 20, 2020
Optimizing Behavioral mHealth Interventions Using Control Systems Engineering: The Control Optimization Trial
Daniel E. Rivera, Ph.D.
September 30, 2020
Issues in Dietary Assessment Methodology for Assessing Risk of Chronic Disease
Katherine L. Tucker, Ph.D.
August 12, 2020
Overview of Statistical Models for the Design and Analysis of Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials
Fan Li, Ph.D.
July 14, 2020
Connections Between Traditional and Causal Mediation Methods
David P. MacKinnon, Ph.D.
June 18, 2020
The Importance of Epidemiology in Screening and Diagnosis of Diabetes
Elizabeth Selvin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
May 20, 2020
Improving the Efficiency of Prevention Research Using Responsive and Adaptive Survey Design Techniques
James Wagner, Ph.D.
April 15, 2020
Developing and Validating Metrics and Measures for Stakeholder Engagement in Research
Melody S. Goodman, Ph.D.
March 25, 2020
Using Technology To Understand and Promote Physical Activity Behavior
Siobhan Phillips, Ph.D., M.P.H.
February 20, 2020
Epidemiologic and Patient-Oriented Research Methods for Rheumatoid Arthritis Etiology and Outcomes
Jeffrey A. Sparks, M.D., MMSc
January 16, 2020
Methods for Understanding and Addressing Stigma To Prevent Common Risk Factors for Disease
Valerie Earnshaw, Ph.D.
December 11, 2019
Joint Models of Longitudinal and Time-to-Event Data for Informing Multi-Stage Decision Making in mHealth
Walter Dempsey, Ph.D.
November 5, 2019
Geospatial Data for Healthy Places: Building Environments for Active Living Through Opportunistic GIScience
Harvey J. Miller, Ph.D.
September 19, 2019
Using Micro-Randomized Trials To Optimize the Design of Mobile Health Interventions
Predrag Klasnja, Ph.D.
July 9, 2019
Using Control Systems Engineering To Optimize Adaptive Mobile Health Interventions
Eric B. Hekler, Ph.D.
June 4, 2019
Optimization of Prevention Interventions Using MOST: State of the Science and Future Directions
Linda M. Collins, Ph.D.
April 23, 2019
Investing in Prevention: Standards and Innovation in Economic Evaluation
Max Crowley, Ph.D., M.S.
February 21, 2019
Suicide Prevention Enabled by Data Science
Colin G. Walsh, M.D., M.A.
January 24, 2019
Open Data, Place-Based Research, and Getting the Measures We Need To Ask the Right Questions
Stephen J. Mooney, Ph.D.
December 6, 2018
Challenges Associated With Multiple Outcome Definitions in Clinical Research
Evan Mayo-Wilson, D.Phil.
November 27, 2018
Causal Inference With Instrumental Variables
Stuart G. Baker, Sc.D.
October 4, 2018
Regression Discontinuity Designs in Public Health Research
Jacob Bor, Sc.D., S.M.
September 27, 2018
Approaches to Evidence Synthesis in Systematic Reviews of Public Health Interventions: Methods and Experiences of the Community Preventive Services Task Force
David Hopkins, M.D., M.P.H.
August 22, 2018
Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Designs for Disease Prevention Research
Monica Taljaard, Ph.D.
July 11, 2018
Sizing Up Systematic Reviews: Not All Syntheses Are Created Equal
Jennifer Croswell, M.D., M.P.H
June 7, 2018
Study Design and Analysis Methods for Examining the Implementation and Impact of Obesity and Tobacco-Related Law and Policy
Jamie Chriqui, Ph.D., M.H.S.
May 22, 2018
Design and Analysis of Individually Randomized Group-Treatment Trials in Public Health
Sherri Pals, Ph.D.
April 24, 2018
Using Networks to Link Genotype to Phenotype
John Quackenbush, Ph.D.
March 5, 2018
Measurement of Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents
Russell R. Pate, Ph.D.
January 17, 2018
Research Methods Resources for Clinical Trials Involving Groups or Clusters
David M. Murray, Ph.D.
December 13, 2017
Automating Machine Learning for Prevention Research
Jason Moore, Ph.D.
August 29, 2017
Use of the Electronic Medical Record in Prevention Research
William M. Vollmer, Ph.D.
June 15, 2017
Dissemination and Implementation Research: Challenges and Opportunities
Maria E. Fernandez, Ph.D.
April 20, 2017
Mixed Methods in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Research
Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D.
March 27, 2017
Engaging in Qualitative Research Methods: Opportunities for Prevention and Health Promotion
LeConté J. Dill, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
January 19, 2017
Screening Series #3: Overdiagnosis in Cancer Screening: Overcoming Challenges, Avoiding Mistakes
Ruth B. Etzioni, Ph.D.
November 18, 2016
Screening Series #2: Guidelines for Screening in Children
David C. Grossman, M.D., M.P.H.
October 20, 2016
Screening Series #1: Making Guidelines for Colon Cancer Screening: Evidence, Policy, and Politics
David F. Ransohoff, M.D.
September 27, 2016
The Opportunities and Challenges of Using Systematic Reviews To Summarize Knowledge About "What Works" in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Kay Dickersin, M.A., Ph.D.
July 25, 2016
Optimizing Inferences Using Principled Missing Data Treatments
Todd D. Little, Ph.D.
June 29, 2016
Big Data and the Promise and Pitfalls When Applied to Disease Prevention and Promoting Better Health
Philip E. Bourne, Ph.D.
June 13, 2016
N-of-1 and Novel Within-Subject Trial Methods
Karina W. Davidson, Ph.D., M.A.Sc.
May 20, 2016
Applying Mediation Analysis To Understand How Interventions Work
David P. MacKinnon, Ph.D.
April 1, 2016
Reducing Waste in Research: Use of Taxonomies and Frameworks of Behaviour Change
Susan Michie, B.A., M.Phil., D.Phil., C.Psychol., AcSS, FEHPsS, FBPsS
March 7, 2016
Time-Varying Effect Modeling To Study Developmental and Dynamic Processes
Stephanie Lanza, Ph.D.
January 29, 2016
Design and Analysis of Studies To Evaluate Multilevel Interventions in Public Health and Medicine
David M. Murray, Ph.D.
October 23, 2015
The National Prevention Strategy: Prioritizing Prevention to Improve the Nation’s Health
November 5, 2014
Strengths and Weaknesses of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
William R. Shadish, Ph.D.
November 5, 2013
Bridging the Gap Between What Health Professionals Should Do to Help Smokers Quit and What They Actually Do: What is the Role of Public Health Care Workers and the NIH?
Steven A. Schroeder, M.D.
June 18, 2013
Achieving Scientific Equity for the Prevention of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders in Minorities and Other Populations
C. Hendricks Brown, Ph.D.
May 9, 2013
Helping Smokers With Behavioral Health Comorbidity Requires a National Effort
Jill Marie Williams, M.D.
April 16, 2013
Raising the Bar: Engineering Optimized Behavioral Interventions for Increased Public Health Impact
Linda M. Collins, Ph.D.
March 26, 2013
Evidence-Informed Factors for Promoting Psychological Resilience in the U.S. Military
Terri Tanielian, M.A.
September 20, 2012
Cancer Care: The Patient’s Role, Palliative Care, and Implications for Health Policy
Amy Berman, R.N.
August 3, 2012
Communicating Possible Harms and Benefits of Treatment and Lifestyle
Professor David Spiegelhalter, OBE, FRS
June 20, 2012
The Evidence-to-Practice Gap: Teaching Clinicians Evidence-based Medicine
W. Scott Richardson, M.D.
May 17, 2012
The Pressure To Get It Right: Biases in Biomedical Research
John Ioannidis, M.D., D.Sc.
March 19, 2012
Innovative Approaches to Clinical Trials
Robert M. Califf, M.D.
March 8, 2012
The Skin You’re In: Making Progress in Eliminating Health Inequalities
Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D.
September 6, 2011
Peer-to-Peer Healthcare
Susannah Fox
August 2, 2011
Gaps (and Gasps!) in Medical-Ethical Reasoning: From Ethical Theory to Medical Practice
Heidi Malm, Ph.D.
October 29, 2009
Overtreated: The Role of Medical Evidence in Reducing Practice Variation and Controlling Costs
Shannon Brownlee
March 27, 2009
Chaos in the Brickyard: Translational Research in 2007
David F. Ransohoff, M.D.
November 5, 2007