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Welcome to the Mental Health Statistics Section!

The Mental Health Statistics Section aims to provide a forum for communication among statisticians and mental health researchers, facilitate development and use of sound statistical methodologies in mental health research, and promote career opportunities for statisticians in mental health research


Announcements

  • Three MHSS members become ASA Fellows

    Three MHSS members have been selected to be Fellows of the American Statistical Association. We congratulate

    Booil Jo - Stanford University
    Robert Todd Krafty - Emory University
    Tyler Harris McCormick - University of Washington

    Please join us to celebrate at the Mental Health Statistics Section Mixer (co-hosted by the Health Policy Statistics Section).

    Date: Monday, August 7 2023
    Time:  6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Location: Cactus Club Cafe 
    77 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 1P9
    https://goo.gl/maps/8mUJwaCTVckgB8Wq9


    The mixer is open to members of both sections, friends, and other enthusiasts. There will be a short presentation honoring the student paper competition award winners and new ASA Fellows. 

  • MHSS Sponsored Events at JSM 2023

    Monday, August 7th, 2023

    8:30 AM – 10:20 AM

    Novel applications and methodologies to analyze intensive longitudinal data

    Topic-Contributed Paper Session 

    Room: CC-206B 

    12:30 PM - 1:50 PM 

    Round table:  Real-time tracking of Mental Health Prevalence - Are we there yet?

    Round table 

    Room: CC-501

    2:00 PM – 3:50 PM

    Advances in Causal Inference for Precision Health Using Wearable and Mobile Devices

    Invited Paper Session 

    Room: CC-715B 

    6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

    Mixer (Mental Health & Health Policy Sections)

    Location: Cactus Club Cafe 
    77 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 1P9

    The mixer is open to members of both sections, friends, and other enthusiasts. There will be a short presentation honoring the student paper competition award winners. 

    Tuesday, August 8th, 2023

    10:30 AM – 12:20 PM

    Contributed Poster Presentations: Mental Health Statistics Section

    Contributed Posters 

    Room: CC-Hall E 

    10:30 AM – 12:20 PM

    Latent Variables and Complex Data Types in Mental Health Research

    Contributed Papers 

    Room: CC-203B

    12:30 PM - 1:50 PM 

    Round table: Data analysis methods for depression screening tool data 

    Round table 

    Room: CC-501 

    Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

    8:30 AM – 10:20 AM

    Emerging Roles of Latent Variables in Biomedical and Social Data Science

    Invited Paper Session

    Room: CC-203C,CC-203D 

    10:30 AM – 12:20 PM

    Novel Approaches for Planning and Analyzing Data from Mental Health Clinical Trials and Observational Studies

    Contributed Papers 

    Room: CC-206E 

    12:30 PM – 1:50 PM 

    Round table: Let's talk about collaborations 

    Round table 

    Room: CC-501 

    2:00 PM – 3:50 PM

    Recent developments in methods for digital Brain Health data

    Topic-Contributed Paper Session 

    Room: CC-715A

MHSS Webinars

The MHSS is pleased to continually offer a number of webinars.

2023 Webinars
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Upcoming:

There will not be anymore webinars in 2023. 

Past:

Date and Time: November 16th at 12:00-1:30 PM EST 
Speaker: Dr. Gongjun Xu 
Title: Adaptive Bootstrap Tests for Composite Null Hypotheses in the Mediation Pathway Analysis 

Date and Time: October 19th at 12:00-1:30 PM EST 
Speaker: Dr. Susan M. Shortreed 
Title: Mental Health Research Network, Opportunities for Statistical Engagement

Date and Time: May 31st at 12:15-1:30 PM EST
Speaker: Dr. Abera Wouhib (NIH)
Title: Funding opportunities at NIMH relevant to statistical and computational approaches

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