Dispatches

Talks, workshops, and writing — what I'm presenting, teaching about, and thinking through. Longer essays live on my Substack, Alcohol Intelligence.

Talks & workshops

Workshop · reveal.js

Hands-on workshop slides on using AI tools in epidemiologic research and teaching.

Invited talks

2026“Agentic AI for Public Health Policy Evaluation.” Agentic AI Convening, University at Albany.

2026“AI-Assisted Statistical Analysis in Graduate Education.” UAlbany AI Plus Symposium.

2025“No Protective Effect of Moderate Drinking.” Beyond Addiction Symposium, University at Albany.

2024“Predictive Modeling of Cognitive Function in Early Midlife.” CAPS Annual Conference, Cornell University.

Selected conference presentations

2025“Historical Redlining and Binge Drinking in Early Midlife.” IAPHS, Pittsburgh, PA.

2025“Predictive Modeling of Cognitive Function.” Population Association of America (PAA).

2024“Frequent Alcohol Consumption, Binge Drinking and Hypertension.” PAA, Columbus, OH.

Writing & notes

What the seed grant will build, and why harmonization matters.

Grants

One data source for the CV and the whole site — and far less maintenance.

Reproducibility

Teaching regression methods in epidemiology with Claude and RStudio.

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Essays and data notes on alcohol, health, and population data — in plain language, a couple of times a month.