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Camille Prisbrey

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SER President’s Message

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It is June, and we are a week out from our annual meeting.  In the almost 30 years since I attended my first SER meeting, this time of year has always been full of the excitement of poster prep, fine-tuning presentations, and simply looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues from different institutions.  This year is both the same, yet quite different.  I won’t enumerate the many ways that we have all been impacted by recent federal actions, but it is clear that none of us is unscathed.   On April 30th we held a virtual Town Hall and were able to hear the experiences of some SER members.  We have now planned a follow-up in-person event during the annual meeting.  Organized by members of the D&I Committee, the Town Hall will be held on Wednesday June 11th, at 12:15pm.  Please join us if you can.  If not, there will be additional virtual gatherings in the coming months.  Despite the heaviness of the current moment, I still feel the hope and excitement of the upcoming meeting.  I look forward to gathering with some of the best academic minds in the world and celebrating our collective excellence.  We have planned an exciting […]

Smriti Maskey

Member Insight: Smriti Maskey

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Introduction  Hello! I am Smriti Maskey, a PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health at the University of Louisville, and a member of the SER Mentoring Committee.   What sparked your decision to become an epidemiologist?  I grew up in Nepal, where my father worked for the Department of Health Sciences, so conversations about disease prevention and health programs were a regular part of life at home. Still, I never seriously considered public health as a career path. That changed during my undergraduate studies, when I began taking public health courses. For the first time, the concepts gave structure and language to things I had witnessed growing up but didn’t know how to articulate. I also became involved in qualitative research, gathering stories and insights directly from communities. While those narratives were powerful, I often felt something was missing. I wanted to go further—to understand patterns, evaluate interventions, and design studies that could turn lived experiences into evidence-based solutions. That pursuit of analytical depth and impact is what led me to epidemiology. For me, it’s the perfect blend of numbers and narratives, precision and people.   What do you see as the biggest obstacle facing epidemiologists in the next […]