Category: Epi fun

Digital planning? (+ downloadable templates)

November 10, 2021

I know this will come as a shock to all of you, but I have switched to (gasp) digital planning! I know. I know. This comes as quite a shock. After more than 2 decades of ardent paper planning, delighting in the thrill of a fresh planner filled with open spaces and possibility, satisfaction with … More Digital planning? (+ downloadable templates)

Rocketbook review

July 14, 2020

While COVID-19 lockdown has re-ignited my enthusiasm for knitting and cross stitch, I have spent much of the last 3 months feeling deeply unmotivated in most other areas of life, including creating any content for this blog. However, as I do like going on about my latest toys, I overcame my reticence in order to … More Rocketbook review

Musings on data, knowledge, and models in a complex world

March 16, 2020

I am a doctor… but not the kind that is useful in a medical emergency. I am an epidemiologist, the rock stars of an outbreak, but not the kind that is particularly useful to help us understand the spread of infectious diseases. My research is focused on mental health, quantifying who is mostly likely to … More Musings on data, knowledge, and models in a complex world

Gift guide for your favourite nerd: academic gift guide

December 23, 2019

Every year, I look forward to The Cup of Jo’s Gift Guide. She curates lists for different people like “Your best friend who reads her horoscope every day and gives the best pep talks” or “Your little brother who makes amazing tomato sauce and laughs at his own jokes.” She has published these since 2007, … More Gift guide for your favourite nerd: academic gift guide

PhD purgatory: the medium place between mostly done and fully done

March 11, 2019

Its been a while since I have treated y’all to an update on my PhD life, and that is because I am somewhat done but also not quite done. (That makes sense, right?) You can see the process – the slowly climbing word count (the blue and green lines are total word count and word … More PhD purgatory: the medium place between mostly done and fully done

New research: risk of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, and bipolar disorders by migrant status

December 5, 2018

I have a fresh new paper out today, published in Psychological Medicine! This is research from my PhD, looking at how the risk of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder vary by migrant status, region of origin, and age-at-migration. Some of the headline results were that we found similar patterns of increased risk across all … More New research: risk of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, and bipolar disorders by migrant status