In Occupational Health Psychology (OHP), researchers often seek to understand the causal relationships between workplace factors and employee well-being. As a graduate student in epidemiology, I see great potential for epidemiology methods in OHP. The epidemiology discipline also has a strong focus on causal inference, where discussion on proper methodology, uncertainty, and validity comes foremost. Much of the theory behind causal inference began with Bradford Hill’s 9 “Considerations for Caus...

Blog post by Drake Van Egdom – summarizing Van Egdom et al. (2024) Blog edited by Keaton Fletcher October 2024 The birth of a child brings extensive family demands, even for academic faculty who often have flexible jobs. Mothers in academia may face even more challenges as they are more likely to juggle children, household responsibilities, and job demands, leading to less uninterrupted work time they can spend on research. These difficulties can create a loss of high-quality research....