Epi PhD @HarvardChanSPH @CAUSALab studying cancer treatments and causal inference | previously @Penn @YaleSPH @universityofga
Boston, MA
Joined January 2020
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I’m thrilled to join the PhD in Population Health Sciences at @HarvardChanSPH in Fall 2023! Cannot wait to train in cancer epi and causal inference with inspiring faculty and an amazing student cohort. @barbradickerman @CAUSALab @HSPHCancerEpi #MedTwitter #EpiTwitter
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New publication!
@EmmaEMcGee is senior author on article, Tailored Exercise Strategies and Mortality Among Breast Cancer Survivors. Findings suggest individualized increases in aerobic exercise lower 10-year mortality risks.
Read in JAMA Network Open:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
ALT New publication: Tailored Exercise Strategies and Mortality Among Breast Cancer Survivors
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To start off #SER2026, I (@connorbgrady) participated in the Student Dissertation Workshop along with other PhD students
We presented our dissertation topics and received feedback from expert faculty and each other
Thank you to everyone at @societyforepi who made it possible !
ALT 11 PhD participants and 4 faculty members pose smiling for a group photo in a conference meeting room. Half of the group is kneeling and half are standing behind them.
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We are at #SER2026 !
We’re fired up 🔥 for a week of sharing, learning, & networking
… and because it’s 109F in Phoenix ☀️
Here we go !
@connorbgrady
@nanajokada
@societyforepi
ALT Nana and Connor are smiling in front of a sign that says “Let’s Sher a Ton Together”. It is a selfie.
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About us😎
Connor: PhD student interested in using observational data and causal methods for cancer prevention & treatment
Nana: MD/PhD student interested in early identification of psychiatric disease in youth and in pregnant people
See you next week in PHX for #SER2026!☀️
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Hi there! 👋
We are Connor Grady (@connorbgrady) and Nana Okada (@nanajokada) and we’re taking over @HarvardEpi for #SER2026‼️
We’re 4th year epi PhD students & thrilled to bring you along to a conference—some say—rivals the excitement of the World Cup😌
Follow along!
ALT Connor and Nana are standing in front of the Harvard School of Public Health. There are two pots of plants in front of them, and they are laughing.
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New dates available for CAUSALab Clinics!
Free #causalinference consulting open to Boston-based, junior clinical investigators. Postdoc fellows provide guidance pertaining to #studydesign, data analysis and results for works in progress.
Apply:
hsph.harvard.edu/research/ca…...
ALT Spring 2026 clinics dates: March 11, 2026 & May 13, 2026
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Thank you, @jillfeldman4, for finding this language flaw in my slide. Future talks will retain the error and correction so that others can also learn how NOT to describe people suffering from an addiction. 🤦🏻♂️
Ref: iaslc.org/IASLCLanguageGuide
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If you were diagnosed with #NSCLC before age 50, you may be eligible for the YOLC-HOPE Study. This registry is designed to understand the experiences, needs, and quality of life of younger adults with lung cancer. @MDAndersonNews
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Today kicks off National Postdoc Appreciation Week!
We are thankful to have a team of incredible postdocs who help make our #causalinference research @HarvardChanSPH possible.
We appreciate your key contributions & hard work!
#NPAW2025 #causalab #harvardchan
ALT National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2025
My first op-ed, written for my hometown newspaper in Gainesville, GA
(unfortunately subscription-only)
on how cutting research funding to @Harvard hurts people everywhere
@gtimes
gainesvilletimes.com/opinion…
🚨TARGET Statement is here!
🎯Target Trial Emulation is a framework to specify and answer causal questions with observational data when RCTs aren't available.
TARGET will help guide the conduct & reporting of TTEs.
Congrats to the authors @AidanCashin @HJHansford @CAUSALab
Until now there has not been specific guidance for how to report target trial emulation studies.
The TARGET Statement published in JAMA provides guidance for reporting analyses of observational data that aim to estimate causal effects by explicitly emulating a target trial.
🔗 ja.ma/4n4amNT
Excited to introduce high school students to the world of causal inference 📊
at the Youth in Public Health Symposium Summer Program at the Tsinglan School in Dongguan, China
@HarvardEpi @CAUSALab
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In a @NEJM editorial, Dr. Melinda Irwin explains how the CHALLENGE Study findings underscore the need to add exercise into #cancer care. "Exercise must become a standard part of care. The time to act is now."
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
@SmilowCancer @YaleSPH
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Cancer epidemiology is well represented at #SER2025 —fellow PhD student in cancer epi, Alexis Miranda, and I each had a chance to showcase our groups’ work.
Descriptive epi 🤝 causal inference
@causalab @hsphcancerepi @hsphcancer @LGBTQHealthExce
ALT Connor in panel discussion with other students.
ALT Connor presenting at podium.
ALT Alexis Miranda in front of group of attendees at cancer epi discussion.
This is what happens when you let a swiftie run the Harvard Epi account 😎
Like @taylorswift13 discography, epidemiology has evolved a lot since 1989. But causal methods never go out of style.
The Epidemiology Eras Tour included talks by @_miguelhernan and Jamie Robins on their seminal papers and advances in target trial emulation 🎯and mediation.
ALT Slide title - Epidemiology: The Eras Tour - A Symposium at the 2025 meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research.
ALT James Robins speaking at podium.
ALT Miguel Hernan speaking at podium.
My first #SER2025 is off to a strong start. Kudos for the organizer who led with this idea.
Who has the biggest impact factor?
The entire field of epidemiology or @taylorswift13
