Publications

Title Author Year Publication type
Aging Out of the Blue: Region-Specific Epigenetic Clock Calibration for a Blue Zone with the DNAm SuperLearner Nolan Gunter; Alan Hubbard, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Highly Adaptive Empirical Risk Minimization with Principal Components Mingxun Wang; Alejandro Schuler, Ph.D.; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
IL-6 Receptor Antagonists and Severe Post-COVID-19 Outcomes: An Emulated Target Trial Zach Butzin-Dozier, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Methodological and regulatory considerations for causal AI in drug development Sky Qiu; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D.; Hana Lee; Spencer Haupert; Gabriel K. Innes 2026 Journal Article
Association between Levels of Alcohol Use, Perceived HIV Risk, and Untreated HIV Among Persons at Alcohol-Serving Venues in Kenya and Uganda Maya Petersen, M.D. Ph.D.; Laura Balzer, Ph.D.; Brian Beesiga; Janice Litunya; Joy Zora Nakato 2026 Journal Article
Determinants of Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Personal Protective Equipment Use Among Commercial Motorcycle Riders in a Conflict-Affected Region of Cameroon: Implications for Road Safety in Sub-Saharan Africa Alan Hubbard, Ph.D.; Chrisantus Eweh Ukah; Nicholas Tendongfor; Elvis A. Tanue; Rasheedat Oke 2026 Journal Article
Highly Adaptive Principal Component Regression Mingxun Wang; Alejandro Schuler, Ph.D.; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D.; Carlos García Meixide 2026 Journal Article
Comparing modelled HIV incidence estimates with empirical HIV incidence observations in high-burden HIV African epidemic settings: systematic review and meta-regression Maya Petersen, M.D. Ph.D.; Oliver Stevens; Michelle Moffa; Joanne H. Hunt; Kyle Patel 2026 Journal Article
Semiparametric discovery and estimation of interaction in mixed exposures using stochastic interventions David McCoy, Ph.D.; Alejandro Schuler, Ph.D.; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D.; Alan Hubbard, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Widespread public support and pluralistic ignorance associated with United States Animal Protection Policy Andrew Mertens, Ph.D.; Rebecca Niemiec; Megan S. Jones; Francisco Santiago-Avila; Renee Seacor; Kevin Crooks 2026 Journal Article
Statistical vs. Deep Learning Models for Estimating Substance Overdose Excess Mortality in the US Marie Charpignon, Ph.D.; Sukanya Krishna; Maimuna Majumder 2025 Journal Article
Rainfall and temperature influence effectiveness of on-site sanitation intervention against E. coli contamination in Bangladeshi households Alan Hubbard, Ph.D.; Andrew Mertens, Ph.D.; Caitlin G. Niven; Mahfuza Islam; Anna Nguyen; Amy J Pickering; Laura H Kwong; Mahfuja Alam; Debashis Sen; Sharmin Islam; Mahbubur Rahman; Leanne Unicomb; Stephen P Luby; Jessica A Grembi; John M Colford Jr; Benjamin F. Arnold; Jade Benjamin-Chung; Ayse Ercumen 2025 Journal Article
A Peer-Mother Counseling Intervention Improves Early Infant HIV Testing in Rural Uganda Jane Kabami; Stella Kabageni; Catherine A. Koss; Jaffer Okiring; Joanita Nangendo; Emmanuel Ruhamyankaka; Peter Ssebutinde; Elizabeth Arinitwe; Michael Ayebare; Agnes Napyo; Valence Mfitumukiza; Munezeo Tamu; Elijah Kakande; Anne R. Katahoire; Phillippa Musoke; Moses R. Kamya; Laura Balzer, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
A Multi-Component, Peer-Led Intervention for Pregnant and Post-Partum Women with HIV Improves Viral Suppression Over Time in Rural Uganda Laura Balzer, Ph.D.; Jane Kabami; Faith Kagoya; Jaffer Okiring; Joanita Nangendo; Emmanuel Ruhamyankaka; Peter Ssebutinde; Elijah Kakande; Elizabeth Arinitwe; John Bosco Tamu Munezeo; Valence Mfitumukiza; Stella Kabageni; Michael Ayebare; Anne R Katahoire; Phillippa Musoke; Moses R Kamya 2025 Journal Article
Causal Inference for Calibrated Scaling Interventions on Time-to-Event Processes Mark van der Laan, Ph.D.; Helene C. Rytgaard 2025 Journal Article
Inequities in Excess Pandemic Mortality Among Documented and Undocumented Immigrants in California, 2020–2023 Marie Charpignon, Ph.D.; Alicia R. Riley; Ye Ji Kim; Josefina Flores Morales; Michelle A. DeVost; Yea-Hung Chen 2025 Journal Article
Efficient Statistical Estimation for Sequential Adaptive Experiments with Implications for Adaptive Designs Wenxin Zhang; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Feasibility and Acceptability of Persons on Long-Acting Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention in the SEARCH Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention Trial Extension in Rural Kenya and Uganda: A Longitudinal Cohort Study Elijah R. Kakande; Laura B. Balzer; Jane Kabami; Gabriel Chamie; Nicole Sutter; Helen Sunday; Marilyn Nyabuti; Janice Litunya; Carol Camlin; Jason Johnson-Peretz; Jenny Temple; Geoff Lavoy; Catherine Koss; Maggies Czarnogorski; Maya L. Petersen; Moses R. Kamya; Diane V. Havlir 2025 Journal Article
Uptake and Patterns of PEP Use Within the Context of a Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention Model in Rural Uganda and Kenya: SEARCH Study James Ayieko; Laura B. Balzer; Colette Aoko; Helen Sunday; Elijah Kakande; Jane Kabami; Catherine Koss; Moses R. Kamya; Maya L. Petersen; Diane V. Havlir 2025 Journal Article
Causal Inference via Implied Interventions Carlos García Meixide; Mark J. van der Laan 2025 Journal Article
Regularized Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimation in Highly Adaptive Lasso Implied Working Models Yi Li; Sky Qiu; Zeyi Wang; Mark van der Laan 2025 Journal Article
Using Machine Learning to Identify Subgroups with the Highest Expected Benefit in a 1 Population-based Water, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutrition Intervention Caitlin Hemlock; Laura H Kwong; Lia C. H. Fernald; Alan Hubbard; John M Colford; Fahmida Tofail; Mahbubur Rahman; Sarker Parvez; Stephen P Luby; Andrew Mertens 2025 Journal Article
Underimmunisation During the 2025 Texas Measles Outbreak Erin Hulland; Marie Charpignon, Ph.D.; Thomas Berkane; Maimuna Majumder 2025 Journal Article
Causal Inference via Electronic Health Records in the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative: Challenges and Solutions in Long COVID Research Zachary Butzin-Dozier; Yunwen Ji; Lin-Chiun Wang; A. Jerrod Anzalone; Eric Hurwitz; Rena C. Patel; Mark J. van der Laan; John M. Colford, Jr.; Alan E. Hubbard 2025 Journal Article
When Measurement Mediates the Effect of Interest Joy Zora Nakato; Janice Litunya; Brian Beesiga; Jane Kabami; James Ayieko; Moses R Kamya; Gabriel Chamie; Laura Balzer 2025 Journal Article
Causal Inference with Missing Exposures, Missing Outcomes, and Dependence Kirsten Landsiedel; Rachel Abbott; Atukunda Mucunguzi; Florence Mwangwa; Elijah Kakande; Edwin Charlebois; Carina Marquez; Moses R Kamya; Laura Balzer 2025 Journal Article
Deconstructing the (un)affordability of clean cooking fuels through a randomized trial in rural Tanzania Annelise Gill-Wiehl; Isha Ray; Robert Katikiro; Daniel M. Kammen; Alan Hubbard 2025 Journal Article
Unlocking the Potential of Wear Time of a Wearable Device to Enhance Postpartum Depression Screening and Detection: Cross-Sectional Study Eric Hurwitz; Samantha Meltzer-Brody; Zachary Butzin-Dozier; Rena Paul; Noémie Elhadad; Melissa Haendel 2025 Journal Article
Semi-parametric efficient estimation of small genetic effects in large-scale population cohorts Oliver Labayle; Breeshey Roskams-Hieter; Joshua Slaughter; Kelsey Tetley-Campbell; Mark van der Laan; Chris P. Ponting; Sjoerd Viktor Beentjes; Ava Khamseh 2025 Journal Article
Targeted Learning Estimation of Sampling Variance for Improved Inference Yunwen Ji; Mark van der Laan; Alan Hubbard 2025 Journal Article
Peer-mother counseling improves HIV treatment adherence and status disclosure over time among pregnant and postpartum women in rural Uganda Jane Kabami; Laura Balzer; Stella Kabageni; Catherine A. Koss; Faith Kagoya; Jaffer Okiring; Joanita Nangendo; Emmanuel Ruhamyankaka; Peter Ssebutinde; Elizabeth Arinitwe; Michael Ayebare; John Bosco Tamu Munezeo; Valence Mfitumukiza; Anne R. Katahoire; Moses R. Kamya; Philippa Musoke 2025 Journal Article
Associations between floor material and E. coli contamination in rural Bangladeshi households Sumaiya Tazin; Mahfuza Islam; Amy J Pickering; Laura H Kwong; Andrew Mertens; Caitlin Niven; Benjamin F Arnold; Alan Hubbard; Mahfuja Alam; Debashis Sen; Sharmin Islam; Mahbubur Rahman; Leanne Unicomb; Stephen P Luby; John M Colford; Jade Benjamin-Chung; Ayse Ercumen 2025 Journal Article
Knowledge and attitudes of commercial motorcyclists on personal protective equipment in the crisis-affected Limbe and Tiko Health Districts of Cameroon toward injury prevention: A formative research study for a health education intervention Chrisantus Eweh Ukah; Nicholas Tendongfor; Alan Hubbard; Elvis A. Tanue; Rasheedat Oke; Nahyeni Bassah; Sandra I. McCoy; Larissa Kumenyuy Yunika; Claudia Ngeha Ngu; Rebecca Hemono; S. Ariane Christie; Dickson S. Nsagha; Alain Chichom-Mefire; Catherine Juillard 2025 Journal Article
COVID-19 Vaccination Timing, Relative to Acute COVID-19, and Subsequent Risk of Long COVID Zachary Butzin-Dozier; Lin-Chiun Wang; A. Jerrod Anzalone; Jeremy Coyle; Rachael Phillips; Rena C. Paul; Jing Sun; Eric Hurwitz; Sarang Deshpande; Junming (Seraphina) Shi; Andrew Mertens; Mark van der Laan; John M. Colford Jr.; Alan E. Hubbard 2025 Journal Article
A cautionary note for plasmode simulation studies in the setting of causal inference Pamela A. Shaw; Susan Gruber; Brian D. Williamson; Rishi Desai; Susan M. Shortreed; Chloe Krakauer; Jennifer C. Nelson; Mark van der Laan 2025 Journal Article
Commentary on “Nonparametric identification is not enough, but randomized controlled trials are”: Statistical considerations for generating reliable evidence across a spectrum of studies that increasingly involve real-world elements Rachael Phillips; Mark van der Laan 2025 Journal Article
Powering RCTs for marginal effects with GLMs using prognostic score adjustment Emilie Højbjerre-Frandsen; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D.; Alejandro Schuler, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Maternal experience of intimate partner violence, maternal depression, and parental stress are not associated with child telomere length in Bangladesh Diego Figueroa; Zach Butzin-Dozier, Ph.D.; Andrew Mertens, Ph.D.; Alan Hubbard, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Prognostic adjustment with efficient estimators to unbiasedly leverage historical data in randomized trials Lauren D. Liao; Emilie Højbjerre-Frandsen; Alan Hubbard; Alejandro Schuler 2025 Journal Article
Deep Causal Behavioral Policy Learning: Applications to Healthcare Jonas Knecht; Maya Petersen, M.D. Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Estimation and Evaluation of the Resource-Constrained Optimal Dynamic Treatment Rule: An Application to HIV Care Retention Lina M. Montoya; Maya Petersen, M.D. Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Treatment Heterogeneity of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Nutrition Interventions on Child Growth by Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and Pathogen Status for Young Children in Bangladesh Zach Butzin-Dozier, Ph.D.; Yunwen Ji; Jeremy Coyle Ph.D.; Ivana Malenica; Jack Colford; Alan Hubbard, Ph.D.; Andrew Mertens, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
The impact of job stability on monetary poverty in Italy: causal small area estimation Katarzyna Reluga; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Note on targeted learning with an undersmoothed Lasso propensity score model for large-scale covariate adjustment in health care database studies Richard Wyss; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Score-Preserving Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimation Noel Pimentel; Alejandro Schuler, Ph.D.; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Association of glycemic control with Long COVID in patients with type 2 diabetes: findings from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Samuel Soff; Yun Jae Yoo; Carolyn Bramante; Jane E B Reusch; Jared Davis Huling; Margaret A Hall; Daniel Brannock; Til Sturmer; Zachary Butzin-Dozier; Rachel Wong; Richard Moffitt 2025 Journal Article
An Estimator-Robust Design for Augmenting Randomized Controlled Trial with External Real-World Data Sky Qiu; Jens Tarp; Andrew Mertens, Ph.D.; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Protocol: the International Milk Composition (IMiC) Consortium - a Harmonized Secondary Analysis of Human Milk from 4 Studies Kelsey Fehr; Andrew Mertens, Ph.D.; Alan Hubbard, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article
Technical Note: Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimator for an ATE Standardized for New Target Population Mark van der Laan, Ph.D.; Susan Gruber 2025 Journal Article
Water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions can reduce child antibiotic use: evidence from Bangladesh and Kenya Ayse Ercumen; Andrew Mertens, Ph.D.; Zach Butzin-Dozier, Ph.D.; Alan Hubbard, Ph.D. 2025 Journal Article