Using Twitter as an academic public health researcher, with Kira E. Riehm

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In this episode, Sujani is back again with Kira Riehm, a psychiatric epidemiologist and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. This time, they talk about using Twitter as a tool for public health professionals and the benefits and opportunities the platform has in store. 

You’ll Learn

• Why Kira first started to use Twitter for professional purposes
• What Kira mainly uses Twitter for and how she navigates through the platform
• How Kira’s usage of Twitter changed since the pandemic
• How others working in public health have used Twitter 
• How Twitter can be used to find various career opportunities and build professional relationships
• How Kira found her postdoc work through Twitter
• What challenges using Twitter professionally may present
• How Twitter differs from LinkedIn as a platform for public health professionals and researchers

Today’s Guest

Kira is a psychiatric epidemiologist and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The primary aim of her research is to understand the causes, correlates, and consequences of mental health disorders among adolescents. Drawing on a wide variety of data sources, she designs research studies that involve the application of rigorous epidemiologic methods to answer pressing questions about youth mental health and substance use. Her work has been published in JAMA Psychiatry, Pediatrics, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and American Journal of Public Health.

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• Listen to the previous episode with Kira. 
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