Northwestern University Department of Medical Social Sciences

Kudos to Post-doc Zhang Manrui, PhD who gave a presentation in the symposium session, “Advantages in Using Item Response Theory in Developing Outcome Measures in Rehabilitation: Reliability, Patient Burden, and Differential Item Functioning” with Richard Gershon, PhD at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine in Dallas, TX. Great work, Manrui!

Congratulations to Jessica Schleider, PhD, on being selected as a Jacobs Foundation research fellow for 2024!

Congratulations to Christine Rini, PhD for her new publication in Genetics in Medicine: "Group-based medical mistrust in genomic medicine: Associations with patient and provider perceptions of a specialty clinical encounter."?There are very exciting implications for equity in healthcare among people with high group-based medical mistrust.?Read the publication here: https://lnkd.in/gx7rP2DD

Northwestern scientists are uncovering the systemic drivers of health disparities within marginalized populations: https://spr.ly/6042s48cM Hear from Michelle Birkett, PhD, as she explains how she uses network and quantitative methodologies to study the health of marginalized populations, particularly sexual and gender minority youth. She also discusses her new center, the Center for Computational and Social Sciences in Health, and the importance of transdisciplinary research. Northwestern University Department of Medical Social Sciences

News from Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine! Northwestern University Department of Medical Social Sciences faculty Michelle Birkett and Patrick Janulis have launched COMPASS in I.AIM Northwestern University. The future is bright and I am proud to see their vision for data science, social science, and population health. https://lnkd.in/gwW2uiAP

Join Rinad Beidas, PhD, Sara Becker, PhD, and Allison Carroll, PhD as we harness Northwestern's internationally renowned strengths in dissemination and implementation science, human-centered design, digital health, and health equity. We offer a unique training experience that includes pre-academy foundational webinars, 3-day in-person intensive project-based learning, and follow-up technical assistance to ensure successful project execution and mastery learning! Learn more here about how to apply – applications are due December 15th: https://lnkd.in/gqNM3Zrb

We are pleased to welcome?Berivan Ece, PhD, who joins the faculty of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS) as a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Outcomes and Measurement Science. Read Berivan’s full introduction here now: https://lnkd.in/gDK_ynM5

Thanks Healio for amplifying our work. EHR nudge + targeted support to clinicians in pediatric primary care is the best way to deploy a universal evidence-based secure firearm storage program to reach many #impsci https://lnkd.in/gGNKKupV

We are delighted to welcome?Y. Catherine Han, PhD, who joins the faculty of Northwestern University Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS) as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Outcomes and Measurement Science. Read Catherine’s full introduction here now: https://lnkd.in/gQyEerVT

We are thrilled to welcome Ado Rivera, MD, PhD, who joins the faculty of Northwestern University Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS) as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Determinants of Health. Read Ado’s full introduction here now: https://lnkd.in/g3Nhekwd