Alicia Nobles

data scientist + engineer + asst professor @UCSanDiego 👩🏻‍💻 • building & critically evaluating digital health surveillance • #firstgen @GeorgiaTech @UVA alum

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

Thrilled to receive my first NOA from @NIH for a K25! Thanks to @NIDAnews for supporting my work examining online help seeking for #OpioidUseDisorder using #datascience. #digitalhealth #publichealth

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@ClaireMKBowen Mine are similar and 3-4 hours. I make them detailed so revision is easier on me. I just opt to review less and only review things I am super interested in.

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@gremoMD @JessLynnMoreno Academics. We mentor students, perform service, peer review, and organize workshops and conferences all without pay for our services.

[Steffanie Strathdee, PhD 🗡️ 🦠Superbug Slayer🗡️ @chngin_the_wrld]

Digital monitoring #HIV testing & #PrEP information seeking shows that US states with #Medicaid expansion show more public interest in PrEP. Congrats Derek Johnson @mdredze @JohnWAyers @_anobles @theodorecaputi @DaveySmithMD

https://t.co/M3GC3xEUPq

[Steffanie Strathdee, PhD 🗡️ 🦠Superbug Slayer🗡️ @chngin_the_wrld]

Heads up @CAPublicHealth: Our analysis showed CA ranked 33rd in public interest for #HIV testing & 17th for #PrEP. We can do better!

@mdredze @JohnWAyers @_anobles @theodorecaputi
@DaveySmithMD

https://t.co/M3GC3xEUPq

[JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen]

Cross-sectional study finds #suicide internet searches (which are associated with population changes in suicidal behavior) have not increased during #COVID19. @JohnWAyers @_anobles @BostonChildrens @UCSDMedSchool https://t.co/8OaIj438MF

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@nprandchill 🖐 Graduate coordinator told me to get used to being treated poorly bc I am a woman in engineering and engineering departments don’t like women. This was in response to telling him that my advisor was not treating lab students appropriately. The frustration is real.

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@adamgdunn Have you seen @eredmil1 work? https://t.co/ArFoHLEfKz

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@random_walker Many engineers (eg, civil) are required to get licensed and projects have to be signed off by a PE. Being both a former civil engineer and current ML for health person, I fail to see the difference bc both are applied fields that impact people’s lives. So why does ML not require?

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@mattmight Hydrator https://t.co/6N6Hq5YFxY

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@rkfmiller 👎

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@katexcellence After a quick review of their site (20 mins), I don’t see any performance metrics of outcomes. Most of the papers that they cite, I’ve read myself and they weren’t conducted in this context. At the moment, I see cons of this. Their site hasn’t convinced me otherwise.

[Tanya Basu @tanyabasu]

Claim: Googling "sourdough tips"
Reality: Googling "signs of panic attack" https://t.co/M0WAzXvOOQ

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@kuchhal_dhruv It’s a good question. I wonder if there are complexities beyond what we know? E.g., I put in support to my NIH grant to pay students, but IDK if it would support indirect costs like insurance.

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@kuchhal_dhruv I’m not sure I understand. Insurance is $$$ and unis work to keep costs minimal for students knowing they can’t afford big hits. It helps students are mostly healthy pools. Contrast to employee plans at same university, which are often more expensive for premiums & OOP expenses.

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@kuchhal_dhruv Yes, agree. It would be nice if they could directly deduct from pay and students could receive tax exemption for health insurance like companies do. Students are effectively being taxed unlike employees. Perhaps it has something to do with not being considered an employee?

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@seankross Why did you have to pay? Should be covered under ACA. https://t.co/HV2sXF5rf5

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@alicetiara Depends on the venue. Yes to health journals. No to computer science venues.

[Alicia Nobles @_anobles]

@katexcellence This is a nice, easy to read intro. https://t.co/1BGIF4InPU