Leah Abrams

Leah Abrams

@leahrabrams.bsky.social

Population health and aging researcher | Tufts University Department of Community Health via Michigan Public Health & Harvard Pop Center http://LeahRAbrams.com

638 Followers 636 Following 57 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Guidelines for Oral Session Presenters - PAA 2026 Annual Meeting

Presenting at #PAA2026? If you have a role in sessions at PAA 2026, guidelines are now available on our website to help set you up for success!

Oral Session Presenters - buff.ly/6SuPGrg
Poster Presenters - buff.ly/iKSzHQT
And more!

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Health Disparities Research Scholars OUR VISION The goal of the HDRS Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program is to foster training opportunities for the next generation of investigators within health disparities research, with a focus o...

We're recruiting a new cohort of postdocs focusing on health disparities research for our NIH-funded T32.

pophealth.wisc.edu/health-dispa...

Interested candidates should feel free to reach out!

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A screenshot of the first page of the research article

Neil Mehta, inaugural chair of Epidemiology, coauthored a new PNAS paper on US life expectancy stagnation. The study finds the pattern is broader than any single cause, with worsening trends across cohorts and a marked deterioration beginning around 2010.

Link: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

New: “Alarmingly, cohorts born after 1970 exhibited deteriorating patterns in all major cause groups at young and middle-adult ages… portends an unprecedented longer-run stagnation, or even sustained decline, in US life expectancy.” www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #publichealth #lifeexpectancy

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Insights into US life expectancy stagnation from birth cohort mortality dynamics | PNAS US life expectancy remained essentially flat in the 2010s. This trend has occurred in the presence of advancing innovations in medical care, especi...

So excited to see this fantastic cohort take on US mortality trends in @pnas.org, with some amazing Lexis diagrams that I may print out and frame for my wall. Great work from @leahrabrams.bsky.social @octaviobramajo.bsky.social @alysonvanraalte.bsky.social 👏👏
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #demography

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Kicking off Reves2026 in Tokyo, Japan! No better place to learn about global trends in health and longevity

@reves-network.bsky.social

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Thank you Jenn!

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Postdoctoral Scholar - Community Health in Medford, Massachusetts | Tufts University Tufts University is hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar - Community Health in Medford, Massachusetts. Review all of the job details and apply today!

Unique postdoc opportunity at Tufts -- apply now!

The Department of Community Health, in partnership with the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Ed, seeks to host a Postdoctoral Fellow focused on public health policy, politics, and aging.

jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/22829?l...

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Fellow #demographers - coming to #PAA2026 ? 🤓

💫 Please save the date for the Feminist Demography Pre-Conference Workshop!

Wednesday 5/6/2026
9-5pm CST in-person at PAA!

Flash talks! A moderated panel discussion! And a social hour to connect with fellow feminist demography colleagues!

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Postdoctoral Fellowships – Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies A Harvard University cross-school, interfaculty initiative administered by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

🚨Postdoc alert!

@harvardpopcenter.bsky.social is now accepting applications for 2026-2028 Bell Fellowship! Apply by March 3: popcenter.harvard.edu/postdoctoral...

@popassocamerica.bsky.social @iaphs.bsky.social @societyforepi.bsky.social @ashecon.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social

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3 months ago

The app Lugg is great for this!

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Postdoctoral Researchers in Demography and Population Projections The Population Research Institute (PRI) at Väestöliitto – Family Federation of Finland and the University of Helsinki invite applications for three positions as Postdoctoral research fellow to study…

3 #PostDoc researcher positions at @helsinki.fi in collaboration with IIASA @iiasa.ac.at and MPIDR @mpidr.bsky.social on population projections, migration dynamics, and human capital development

#demography #박사후연구

www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/news/post...

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

Gender & Women’s Studies at UW-Madison is currently hiring for a tenure-track position focused on gender/sexuality & AGING! We are an interdisciplinary department & welcome scholars across fields (humanities but also PSYCH, POP HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, etc.) Deadline: Nov 11! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

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4 months ago

It’s an interesting graphic. What’s the ICD-10 code for terrorism?

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Landmark study shows less than half of U.S. workers have a quality job

Less than half of U.S. workers hold a quality job with predictable schedules, safety & respect, a voice at work, and room for advancement. The Upjohn Institute partnered on a new survey revealing critical gaps in job quality and why they matter.

Read more:
#Jobs #Workforce #econsky #JobQuality

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Fifteen scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows The program recognizes and supports outstanding scholars primed to make important contributions in their fields. The 2025 cohort span the humanities, engineering, sciences and social sciences.

Friendly reminder that @princeton.edu's Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows priority deadline is 10/31.

Read about the incredible 2025 fellows cohort here.

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Stagnating declines in cardiovascular disease mortality in the United States expanded the black-white life expectancy gap To assess how stagnation in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality declines since 2010 impacted racial disparities in life expectancy between Black an…

New report: Stagnating declines in cardiovascular disease mortality in the United States expanded the black-white life expectancy gap (especially for women)

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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5 months ago

The @popassocamerica.bsky.social deadline is coming up on Sunday 📆

I welcome submissions to Session 708: Older Workers, Longer Working Lives, and Health.

I look forward to reading your work in this area!

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The Graduate Group in Demography at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for its PhD program in Demography. We look forward to recruiting a strong and diverse cohort for Fall 2026!

➡️ Applications are due December 15, 2025 ⬅️

Learn More: demog.pop.upenn.edu/prospective-...

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6 months ago

This is some of the very best writing on grief I've ever read (and re-read and re-read)

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Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow
Early Childhood Education Institute (ECEI), University of Oklahoma
#econ_ra
apply.interfolio.com/171415

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6 months ago
Communications Coordinator | U-M Careers

Communications Coordinator position working with @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social and @micda-umisr.bsky.social at @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social

More info here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

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Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans Experts said a new study of wealth and mortality in middle-aged and older adults points to deep-rooted health risks in the U.S.

A recent study shows even the wealthiest Americans have higher mortality than the poorest Europeans. Researcher Atheendar Venkataramani weighs in, in an article for @nbcnews.com:

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New Technology, Older Workers: How Workplace Technology is Associated with Indicators of Job Retention - The Shift Project Read the Full Article Middle-aged and older adults who are employed in precarious, high-strain jobs may face challenges to continued […]

1/5 - The US workforce is aging, and older service sector workers already face tough conditions. Does new workplace tech help or hurt them? Our new paper explores the impact! @dschneider.bsky.social‬ ‪@kristenharknett.bsky.social‬ @leahrabrams.bsky.social‬ shift.hks.harvard.edu/new-technolo...

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9 months ago
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Several hundred NIH employees sign a letter of protest to the agency’s director Several hundred NIH employees signed on to a letter rebuking agency actions since the start of President Trump's second term

do you have any idea how furious you have to make career civil servants to get them to put their names to a letter

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Boston is the first major Northeastern city to launch a pilot program offering free sunscreen dispensers in public parks.

💛

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As the Trump Administration Slashes Federal Spending, Scientists Consider Leaving the U.S. As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability.

As the U.S. slashes spending on science and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability.

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9 months ago

Trueeee. And thanks Delia :)

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9 months ago

💡New productivity hack! 💡 Travel to Finland where no one from the U.S. emails you before about 4pm local time, at which point you still have ~6 hours until sunset.

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