Gem Le, PhD, MHS

#Epidemiologist with a passion for #behaviorchange #harmreduction #cancerprevention #interventions #socialnetwork #digitalhealth. Views=my own.

[Arielle Selya @ArielleSelya]

My poster at #SBM2023 on dual use, showing that adults who dual use cigarettes and JUUL continues to decline over 2nd year of follow-up, and involves reduced cigarette consumption @BehavioralMed

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

In which Cookie Monster gets existential.
https://t.co/5yjv7Ogcqm

[Gem Le, PhD, MHS @gemmle]

@SFPD

[Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH @UrmimalaSarkar]

Partnerships in social media research with ⁦@kellyclose⁩ ⁦@diaTribeNews⁩ @rzeiger⁩ ⁦@SmartPatients⁩ Vaughn Hester of Facebook community partnerships #PRISMHealth18

[Karen Gehrman @Beaucarrot]

#PRISMHealth18 @KelleyRieger on viral Facebook group Show Me Your Stethoscope - engaged nurses as an excellent research sample, leveraged to improve response to opioid crisis.

[Karen Gehrman @Beaucarrot]

Sharing the report from @Hopelab @DanielleRamo on social media and teen depression https://t.co/8BnEklWZuY #PRISMHealth18

[Roni Zeiger @rzeiger]

Not only do depressed teens say they depend on social media for social support, but also for creative expression @Hopelab @SusannahFox #PRISMHealth18

[Gem Le, PhD, MHS @gemmle]

Impact of social media use on teen mental health — How might thinking about the highs and lows of social media help us better design for health? #PRISMHealth18

[Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH @UrmimalaSarkar]

My takehome from @DanielleRamo @Hopelab broad-ranging #youth #SocialMedia survey - cannot overstate the pervasiveness into adolescents' lives @SusannahFox #PRISMHealth18

[Gem Le, PhD, MHS @gemmle]

According to @DanielleRamo, social comparison is the most negative aspect of social media use for teens #PRISMHealth18

[UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr @UCSFCancer]

Standing room only at #PRISMHealth18 - social media research and implications for health = hot topic. Kudos @ucsfcvp @UrmimalaSarkar next year you’re gonna need a bigger room!

[Gem Le, PhD, MHS @gemmle]

Let’s talk about bots! Can we use bots for public health interventions? #PRISMHealth18

[Gem Le, PhD, MHS @gemmle]

Novel use of machine learning methods to correct vaccine misinformation on social media @JingwenZhang #PRISMHealth18

[Gem Le, PhD, MHS @gemmle]

@JingwenZhang presents fascinating research on how to detect and counteract vaccine misinformation #PRISMHealth18

[Gem Le, PhD, MHS @gemmle]

Damon Centola challenging our intuitions about spread of behavior change at #PRISMHealth18

[Miguel Hernán @_MiguelHernan]

#Causalinference question of the week:

Compared with a control group, students randomly assigned to free access to chocolate cookies gave better course evaluations. Both groups were taught the same material by the same teachers.

Possible explanations? https://t.co/oXLIWSBOqE

[UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr @UCSFCancer]

Latest CA #cancerregistry data shows increasing rates of #colorectalcancer in age <50 for most racial/ethnic groups, in particular in SE Asians & Af Americans. @AmericanCancer recently recommended screening to start at age 45 @slingomez https://t.co/ksQM5WR3U7

[Pew Research Internet @pewinternet]

Social media is very popular in the Middle East and North America, but far from ubiquitous in Europe https://t.co/ywbA60fKs5

[Health Disparities @NIMHD]

The inclusion of minorities affects more than #MinorityHealth and #HealthDisparities. It’s also a question of social justice—and of good science. NIMHD Director Dr. Pérez-Stable explains. https://t.co/0gVm0GmD23 @NIH

[Gem Le, PhD, MHS @gemmle]

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