Katherine Robsky

Postdoctoral Fellow @johnshopkinsepi. Mostly #tuberculosis and #spatialepi research but also #cats. Opinions my own. She/her/hers

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

Returned to my office after a 2+ year hiatus (due to fellowship in Uganda + COVID) & found this note with my overly ambitious timeline for my first dissertation paper still on the wall. Reflecting on how HARD my 1st first-author paper was but also how much I've learned since then

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

Dolly Parton didn't spend her millions on vanity space travel, she's spent it putting 150 million books in the hands of children and honestly, more people should be like Dolly.

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

Excited to share the results of this massive effort! Active case finding for TB among people living with HIV is a critical component to reducing TB burden. And it's always lovely to work with the wonderful @leliachaisson

[Adrienne Shapiro, MD, PhD @DrAShapiro]

During COVID-19, we lost a lot of ground on TB screening. Part of why I'm so thrilled our TB number-needed-to-screen review for PLWH is now out in @TheUnion_TBLH, to galvanize renewed focus on screening. Proud to share work (started during my PhD!), now continued by amazing team.

[Adrienne Shapiro, MD, PhD @DrAShapiro]

During COVID-19, we lost a lot of ground on TB screening. Part of why I'm so thrilled our TB number-needed-to-screen review for PLWH is now out in @TheUnion_TBLH, to galvanize renewed focus on screening. Proud to share work (started during my PhD!), now continued by amazing team.

[Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) @BMore_Healthy]

So.

We get requests like this weekly.

We’re appreciative of them.

Genuinely.

Also; there’s 800+ of us in our dept alone.

There are thousands of health workers.

Who looked at an attacking pandemic, seized it by the throat, and said “Not today.”

We all deserve a raise. ✨

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

Thanks to @davidwdowdy @emilyakendall and the rest of the @u_tirc team for their contribution to many many many versions of this analysis

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

My 3rd & final dissertation aim is finally out in @PLOSONE! We found that frequency of out-of-neighborhood travel predicted latent mobility class, and that mobility was associated w/a decrease in TB risk (likely due to higher SES among mobile pops) https://t.co/g5PLjHe4dV

[JHSPH NCRC @JHSPH_NCRC]

Our team was on @PublicHealthPod with @drJoshS providing a research update on the relationship between #obesity & related factors and #COVID19 disease severity and mortality. Our reviews of the three articles discussed are linked below.
https://t.co/0xWMy2KAg2

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

This adorable video captures my endless struggles with both map projections and unflattering selfies #GIS
https://t.co/wRbYujbyQV

[Johns Hopkins Center for Health & Human Rights @CPHHR]

Join us on 3/4 12pm EST for Part 2: Dignity for Incarcerated Women of Centering the Voice of Formerly and Currently Incarcerated People and Leaders in the Movement.

Register: https://t.co/3U228x52z3

@TopekaKSam @Dr_Zaria @prison2pro @Prof_Andrisse @CPHHR @JHUmedhum

[JHSPH NCRC @JHSPH_NCRC]

You can start posting your questions on @reddit now! We have 12 faculty members, including epidemiologists, medical doctors, virologists, disease modelers, lab scientists, geneticists, and other experts ready to talk about all things #SARSCoV2 & #COVID19! https://t.co/vwyrJA6Iz4

[JHSPH NCRC @JHSPH_NCRC]

Kick off your week with our AMA on @reddit tomorrow! Link will be posted here and on our webpage around 9am ET and we'll start answering questions at noon. Bring all your questions about #SARSCoV2 and #COVID19!

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

Very excited that NCRC has this opportunity to take questions directly from the public and share the knowledge gained from reading a LOT of papers. Make sure you check out our Reddit AMA next week!

[JHSPH NCRC @JHSPH_NCRC]

Do you have questions about #SARSCov2 and #COVID19? Here's your chance to ask the experts! 12 faculty members of NCRC will be on @reddit for an Ask Me Anything on Monday, March 1 from 12-3 pm ET. We'll share the link here once it goes live. Don't miss out!

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

100% this. Please stop comparing recent events in the US, including the Capitol riot and devastation in Texas, to "3rd world countries." It implies superiority and that terrible events are expected & accepted as long as they happen to poor people elsewhere
https://t.co/tVWxVELnBB

[Johns Hopkins Epidemiology @JohnsHopkinsEPI]

Please join @cphhr & @prisons2pro joint webinar series launching tomorrow, 2/16 at 12pm EST called Centering the Voice of Formerly and Currently Incarcerated People and Leaders in the Movement. Pt 1: From Prison Cells to PhD: Education Over Incarceration, @Prof_Andrisse.

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

COVID-sniffing doggos! Is there anything mankind's best friend can't do?

[JHSPH NCRC @JHSPH_NCRC]

Have you heard about the #COVID19-sniffing dogs that the @MiamiHEAT are using to screen people attending games at @AAarena? Wondering how that works? You're in luck - we've reviewed an article describing the evaluation of COVID sniffing dogs. https://t.co/tTq5jUHY4N

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

@tpurnell1908 "You have a voice and you have an obligation to use it" - it's on us as epidemiologists to push forward discussions of the measurement and analysis of race, racism, and health disparities, even if it makes us uncomfortable
#EpiIDEAS @JohnsHopkinsEPI #scicomm

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

and a vocal call to reduce genomic health inequities within the field, including function, statistical methods, and sample populations. Critical not just for genetic epi but all fields to investigate sources of inequities in how we do our work

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

But what about genetic, not social, factors associated with race? @genandgenes explains that how people self-identify their race doesn’t actually align well w/genomic data on their historic ancestry, so be clear about why you're looking at race #EpiIDEAS #scicomm @JohnsHopkinsEPI

[Katherine Robsky @KatherineRobsky]

Do you adjust for race in regression models? We probably all have, but @DrLTDean suggests better practices: stratification, exploring effect measure modification, and reframing of interventions are better ways to investigate disparities. #EpiIDEAS @JohnsHopkinsEPI #scicomm