Tyler G. James, PhD, MCHES

Tyler G. James, PhD, MCHES

@tylergjamesphd.bsky.social

Science advocate. Assistant professor of family medicine UMich. Disability and deaf health equity, social and legal epidemiology, CHARGE syndrome, and mixed methods. Views own. He/him. www.tylergjames.com

390 Followers 380 Following 113 Posts Joined Nov 2024
2 weeks ago
Line graph of the number of NIH projects funded by NIH in fiscal year 2026 through February 20, compared to fiscal years 2020-2025. The fiscal year 2026 is following the curve for fiscal year 2025 but offset due to the government shutdown that occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year.

My weekly update on NIH

All projects

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As an Associate Editor, working with Manuscript Central is awful. As an author, working with JMIR's submission is not very user-friendly. Surely there is a better way to facilitate peer review?

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#blackhistorymonth

Charles Richard Drew is considered the father of the modern day blood bank. He pioneered the preservation and use of blood plasma during WWII.

www.acs.org/education/wh...

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Introducing the Data Checkup: A Framework for Assessing the Health of Federal Datasets | America's Data Index February 04, 2026

Really great work from @dataindex.us
Excited to see this important work!
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...

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A line plot with the numbers of NSF awards for fiscal years 2021-2026. The curve for fiscal year 2026 is quite a bit lower than those for 2021-2025 while the curve for fiscal year 2026 (in red) is much lower than all through the same date.

But, as they say, there is no time like the present

[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]

But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!

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As I said in the Senate last year, "Dismantling #AHRQ will have nationwide consequences. It weakens evidence-based care. It hinders health care from addressing emerging threats and dismantles grant programs that support current research and the training of future researchers." #Healthcare

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A line graph showing all NIH projects funded through January 23, 2026 for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies substantially below the other curves.

My weekly update

(Grants with Notice of Award dates up to 1/23/26)

All projects

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1 month ago

New article at Disability and Health Journal: Burden of pneumococcal disease among adults with cerebral palsy

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000063?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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1 month ago

New article at Disability and Health Journal: Health Literacy and Structural Poverty: Missing Mediators in the Disability–COVID-19 Stressor Nexus

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000099?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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1 month ago

New article at Disability and Health Journal: Health Literacy and Structural Poverty: Missing Mediators in the Disability–COVID-19 Stressor Nexus

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000099?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Burden of pneumococcal disease among adults with cerebral palsy

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000063?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Disability inclusion for early childhood care and development: the twin-track approach

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193665742600004X?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Disability inclusion for early childhood care and development: the twin-track approach

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193665742600004X?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: National Trends in Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures Among Adults with Spina Bifida: A MarketScan Database Study

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000051?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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1 month ago

New article at Disability and Health Journal: National Trends in Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures Among Adults with Spina Bifida: A MarketScan Database Study

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000051?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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2 months ago

New article at Disability and Health Journal: Predictors of concern about falling among adults who use wheelchairs and/or motorized mobility scooters full-time: a cross-sectional study

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000038?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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2 months ago

New article at Disability and Health Journal: Predictors of concern about falling among adults who use wheelchairs and/or motorized mobility scooters full-time: a cross-sectional study

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000038?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Navigating Child SSI: A Qualitative Study of Systemic, Family, and Provider-Level Influences

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000026?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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2 months ago

New article at Disability and Health Journal: Navigating Child SSI: A Qualitative Study of Systemic, Family, and Provider-Level Influences

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000026?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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2 months ago

New article at Disability and Health Journal: Physical activity for weight loss maintenance in people with and without physical disability: The international weight control registry

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000014?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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2 months ago

New article at Disability and Health Journal: Physical activity for weight loss maintenance in people with and without physical disability: The international weight control registry

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657426000014?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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We are a rogue state, run by a dictator, and the international community should treat us as such including all appropriate economic and diplomatic sanctions

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Health-Care Utilization After Domestic Violence: A Nationwide Study in Taiwan Comparing Individuals With and Without Intellectual Disability

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657425002511?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Health-Care Utilization After Domestic Violence: A Nationwide Study in Taiwan Comparing Individuals With and Without Intellectual Disability

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657425002511?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Disability competencies in the licensure examinations of health professions

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193665742500250X?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: The Direct Support Professional (DSP) Workforce as a Social Determinant of Health of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657425002523?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: The Direct Support Professional (DSP) Workforce as a Social Determinant of Health of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657425002523?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Disability competencies in the licensure examinations of health professions

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193665742500250X?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#DisabilityHealth

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Training Medical Providers to Serve Diverse Deaf Patients: Age-Based Intervention Effects in a Randomized Trial

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657425002481?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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New article at Disability and Health Journal: Machine learning to improve analysis of electronic health data on disability and health: an untapped opportunity for health inequities research

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657425002468?dgcid=rss_sd_all

#Disability

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