Biostatistics and Epidemiology news

Cassandra Spracklen has been appointed as the program committee chair for the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Leontine Alkema is among the 6 UMass Amherst researchers who have been recognized as among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2025.

The Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) research study is coming to an end after more than a decade of unprecedented studies.

Over a half dozen SPHHS graduate students will present their research at the APHA annual meeting being held in Washington, D.C., from November 2-5, 2025.

SPHHS doctoral students Shivranjani Gandhi, Godness Biney, and Ruth Appiah Kubi received STEM Leadership Fellowships from the UMass Amherst Graduate School.

SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.

Brian Whitcomb has been elected to the position of President-Elect of the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER). 

Abigail Grimm ’24 leads a study examining the associations between bullying, social support, and mental health among transgender and gender‑diverse adolescents.

Biostatistics doctoral student Weidong Wang was selected as one of three winners of the Student Paper Competition at the 2025 Lifetime Data Science Conference.

SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.