Melissa Jay Smith@MJSbiostats

📊📈 Bayesian disease mapping, causal inference, environmental mixtures | @Iowa_Biostat & @ColoradoCollege alumna | she/her

 Birmingham, AL
Joined March 2019
48 Photos and videos
Kicked off my Statistical Methods II course this week! I always look forward to teaching this core biostatistics class, which focuses on a survey of regression topics including linear regression (frequentist and Bayesian), logistic regression, and Cox regression.
1
4
419
Melissa Jay Smith retweeted
The Gazette@gazettedotcom
3 Jan 2025
Researchers bringing cancer data to Iowans thegazette.com/health-care-m…
2
5
858
Melissa Jay Smith retweeted
Project SHORT@ProjectShort
9 Dec 2024
Do you know an undergraduate applying to nationally competitive awards like Goldwater, Udall, or NSF-REUs? Consider sharing our fellowships mentoring program! Mentees can apply here: buff.ly/3CXRY6Z #phd #fellowships #gradadmissions
6
10
2,548
The UAB Department of Biostatistics is hiring *multiple* open-rank tenure-track faculty members and a teaching-track assistant/associate professor. Come join our highly collaborative and collegial department! Open-rank faculty positions: uab.peopleadmin.com/postings…

School of Public Health -Open Rank/Tenure Faculty Position - Biostatistics

The Department of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health (SOPH) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), is inviting applications from outstanding candidates for multiple full-time...

uab.peopleadmin.com
1
5
10
1,517
Teaching-track faculty position: uab.peopleadmin.com/postings…

School of Public Health - Teaching Track Faculty Position in Biostatistics

The Department of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health (SOPH) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), is inviting applications from outstanding candidates for a full-time non-tenu...

uab.peopleadmin.com
1
154
Happy to answer any questions about these opportunities!
115
Melissa Jay Smith retweeted
Lucy D’Agostino McGowan@LucyStats
31 Oct 2024
Boo! livefreeordichotomize.com/po…
1
9
36
3,281
Blaze is back hanging out on the roof of @uabsoph🐉Always a fun reminder that it is Homecoming Week at @UABNews! 🏈
1
7
324
1/ Thrilled to announce the renewal of the #REGARDSStudy grant! We have been funded since 2001 to study racial and regional disparities in #stroke and cognitive impairment / #dementia tinyurl.com/2ass5594
3
6
46
2,758
At 6 pm UTC @RuthHKeogh @LSHTM will be presenting "When prediction meets causal inference" #IDWSDS2024
Purple poster including speaker's photograph and abstract

ALT Purple poster including speaker's photograph and abstract

1
1
9
579
📈Join us today at 4 pm CT in Zoom Room 3! #IDWSDS2024
Melissa Jay Smith@MJSbiostats
2 Oct 2024
Less than 1 week until #IDWSDS hosted by @cwstat! Looking forward to our session, 📊Methods for diverse types of outcomes, mediators, and confounders in causal mediation analysis 📅10/8 at 21:00 UTC/ 5:00 pm ET! 💻Zoom (register for free: idwsds.org/) Details 👇
1
7
326
🌟Happy #IDWSDS2024 ! 🌟
Cynthia Bland@CynRaeBland
8 Oct 2024
Jump into a session with our global presenters! #IDWSDS2024 @cwstat You're not too late! 23 more hours to go!
Balloons. Text: Happy IDWSDS! Sessions are now Live! Go to www.idwsds.org to Register, Participate & Celebrate with us!

ALT Balloons. Text: Happy IDWSDS! Sessions are now Live! Go to www.idwsds.org to Register, Participate & Celebrate with us!
5
190
Melissa Jay Smith retweeted
Cynthia Bland@CynRaeBland
8 Oct 2024
Going on now: A free, global, online conference showcasing the impact and stories of women in statistics and data science. Visit idwsds.org to see the Program Book and select a session. We're learning & celebrating until 8pm Eastern tonight! @cwstat #IDWSDS2024
Gold and Purple image with confetti. Text: Happy IDWSDS! 8 October 2024 www.idwsds.org

ALT Gold and Purple image with confetti. Text: Happy IDWSDS! 8 October 2024 www.idwsds.org
4
8
294
Melissa Jay Smith retweeted
Wake Forest Stats@WakeForestStats
8 Oct 2024
🎉 Today marks the 3rd annual International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science. The women of @WakeForest Stats embrace this year's theme of "empowering the next generation" daily! We're excited to celebrate women around the world and grateful to @cwstat for organizing!
6
20
1,200
Melissa Jay Smith retweeted
Emily Roberts@emilyk_roberts
4 Oct 2024
Check out this online conference happening next Tuesday! There is an exciting line-up of talks - hope to see you at the session for Causal Inference Methods for Evaluating Surrogate Markers! idwsds.org/program/
Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science@cwstat
2 Oct 2024
The International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science (IDWSDS) Conference is nearly here! Registration is FREE for this global, 24-hour, online conference. Stop in for some great talks on October 8th to celebrate women leaders in our field! idwsds.org
1
3
16
1,292
Talks: 1⃣Using marginalized zero-inflated models in causal mediation analysis, @dleannlong 2⃣ Causal mediation analysis for multivariate longitudinal data and survival outcomes, Xiaoxiao Zhou
1
1
133
Talks: 3⃣ Comparison of methods for mediation analysis with multiple correlated mediator variables, Melissa Smith 4⃣ Dealing with confounders in statistical mediation analysis, Milica Miočević, McGill University
1
1
121
Many thanks to @DrSamanthaSeals @UWF for chairing this session!
1
89
Less than 1 week until #IDWSDS hosted by @cwstat! Looking forward to our session, 📊Methods for diverse types of outcomes, mediators, and confounders in causal mediation analysis 📅10/8 at 21:00 UTC/ 5:00 pm ET! 💻Zoom (register for free: idwsds.org/) Details 👇
1
3
5
841
This session will highlight new statistical methods in causal mediation analysis for diverse types of outcomes, mediators, and confounders. Presenters: @dleannlong (@WakeBDS), Xiaoxiao Zhou (@UABbiostats), Milica Miočević (@mcgillu), and myself.
1
1
2
211
Load more