Publications

Title Author Year Publication type
A Causal Framework for Evaluating the Total Effect of Strategies Aiming to Expand Screening and to Improve Outcomes Joy Nakato; Laura Balzer, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Uptake of Visibility Materials for Injury Prevention and Associated Factors Among Commercial Motorcycle Riders: A Cross-Sectional Study in Cameroon Alan Hubbard, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Higher-Order Efficient Estimators: A Review and Simulation-Based Benchmark Study Zeyi Wang, Ph.D.; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Improving the Efficiency of Subgroup Analysis in Randomized Controlled Trials with TMLE Sky Qiu, Ph.D.; Nerissa Nance, Ph.D.; Rachael Phillips, Ph.D.; Maya Petersen, M.D. Ph.D.; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
A megastudy of behavioral interventions to promote frequent HIV testing among adults at high risk of HIV infection in Kenya and Uganda: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Maya Petersen, M.D. Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Estimation of treatment effects in presence of differential use of post-randomization concomitant medication with time-to-event outcomes Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Externally Controlled Trials: A Review of Design and Borrowing Through a Causal Lens Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
A CV-TMLE Global Test Approach to Improve Power in Rare Disease Clinical Studies with Multiple-Component Endpoints Tianyue Zhou; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D.; Susan Gruber, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
An Online Meta-Level Adaptive Design Framework with Targeted Learning Inference: Applications to Evaluating and Utilizing Surrogate Outcomes in Adaptive Designs Wenxin Zhang; Aaron Hudson; Maya Petersen, M.D. Ph.D.; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Investigating Targeting Strategies and Truncation in TMLE for the Average Treatment Effect under Practical Positivity Violations Susan Gruber, Ph.D.; Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Calibeating Prediction-Powered Inference Mark van der Laan, Ph.D. 2026 Journal Article
Improving reproducibility by controlling random seed stability in machine learning based estimation via bagging Nick Williams; Alejandro Schuler, Ph.D. 2026 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. 2026 Journal Article
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