Dine with Data Webinar
The Saint Louis University AHEAD Institute's Dine with Data monthly webinar provides listeners the opportunity to learn how AHEAD services enhance research outputs. We introduce a new investigator and topic each month, aiming to broaden our collective understanding of the diverse challenges facing clinical and public health research.
All interested SLU faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend these enriching meetings. To receive calendar invitations to future webinars, please email lizzie.ward@health.slu.edu.
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Saint Louis University School of Medicine's Continuing Medical Education (CME) program provides high-quality, unbiased educational activities based on the best evidence available to help participants improve patient outcomes within their scope of practice. The Dine with Data webinar is a monthly CME activity that provides a networking and learning environment to foster interdepartmental relationships. Through this educational webinar series, the AHEAD Institute strives to expand and strengthen the SLU community's understanding of data and research methodologies. Create a CME account and register below to earn credit for these webinars.
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Dine with Data Recordings
May 21, 2025
Austin Armstrong, M.D., is a resident in the Department of Otolaryngology at Saint Louis University School
of Medicine.
Sean Massa, M.D., is assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and
Neck Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Jason Doherty, Ph.D., is an AHEAD biostatistician in the Department of Health and Clinical Outcomes Research
at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Jonathan Brewer is a fourth year medical student and Saint Louis University School
of Medicine.
The Rist of Incident Dementia with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Use
April 23, 2025
Jay Brieler, M.D., is associate professor and associate program director of the family medicine residency
at Saint Louis University.
Joanne Salas, M.P.H., is the AHEAD Director for Applied Research and Analytics in the Department of Health
and Clinical Outcomes Research at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
March 12, 2025
Whitney Linsenmeyer, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., is assistant professor and director of the Didactic Program in the Department of
Nutrition and Dietetics at Saint Louis University's Doisy College of Health Sciences.
Katie Heiden-Rootes, Ph.D., L.M.F.T. is professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and has a dual appointment
as Assistant Vice President in the Division of Diversity and Innovative Community
Engagement at Saint Louis University.
Michelle Dalton, Ph.D., L.P.C., is assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and serves
as a supervisor for the Queer and Trans Wellness Clinic at Saint Louis University
School of Medicine.
Breast Cancer Screening among Individuals with a Substance Use Disorder
Feb. 26, 2025
Kento Sonoda, M.D., is assistant professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Saint
Louis University School of Medicine.
Timothy Chrusciel, M.P.H., is an AHEAD Biostatistician in the Department of Health and Clinical Outcomes Research
at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Treatment Complications Associated with Hospital Admission in Oropharyngeal Cancer
Patients–A Secondary Analysis of NIS Database 2008-2019
Laura McLaughlin, Ph.D., R.N. – Nov. 20, 2024
Laura McLaughlin, Ph.D., R.N., is associate professor and coordinator of the Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Option at Saint Louis University's Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing.
Disparities in Physical Therapy Utilization Following Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
Mike Markee, D.P.T., Ph.D. - Oct. 16, 2024
Mike Markee, D.P.T., Ph.D., is associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at Saint Louis University's Doisy College of Health Sciences.
Secondary Data Analysis to Predict the Impact of Hypothetical Interventions in Head
and Neck Cancer
Sean Massa, M.D. - Aug. 14, 2024
Sean Massa, M.D., is assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Integrating Multisource Big Data to Model Health Impacts of Human Interventions on
the Environment
Kenan Li, Ph.D. - July 17, 2024
Kenan Li, Ph.D., is assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice
Divide and Conquer: Strategies for Tackling Heterogeneity in Autism
Ping-I (Daniel) Lin, M.D., Ph.D. - June 26, 2024
Daniel Lin, M.D., Ph.D., is associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Breast Cancer Method of Detection: Filling in the Missing Piece
Debbie Bennett, M.D., M.P.H. - May 22, 2024
Debbie Bennett, M.D., is Associate Professor and Section Chief of Breast Imaging at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis.
Evaluating Effectiveness of Treatment for COVID-19 from Big Data
Yan Xie, Ph.D. - April 17, 2024
Yan Xie, Ph.D., is a senior Clinical Epidemiologist and head of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System Clinical Epidemiology Center.
Development and Testing of the Preceptor Self-Assessment Tool
Kris L'Ecuyer, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.L. - March 20, 2024
Kristine L'Ecuyer, Ph.D., RN, C.N.L., is the interim dean and associate professor at Saint Louis University's Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing.
Using Administrative Data to Estimate Postpartum Contraceptive Uptake
Jennifer Bello-Kottenstette, M.D. - Feb. 21, 2024
Jennifer Bello-Kottenstette, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Common Adult Vaccinations and Reduced Risk for Dementia
Jeff Scherrer, Ph.D. - Jan. 14, 2024
Jeff Scherrer, Ph.D., is co-senior director for research at the AHEAD Institute and professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
Spatial Demography and Spatial Statistics: Make the Invisible Visible
Ness Sandoval, Ph.D. - Dec. 13, 2023
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and Fertility: A Case Study in Moving from Research
Question to Big Data Study Design
Rick Grucza, Ph.D. - Nov. 15, 2023
Dental Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Dental Expenses
Travis Loux, Ph.D. - Oct. 18, 2023
Suicide in America in the 21st Century: Gender, Race, and Age Effects
Erick Messias, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. - April 20, 2023
Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Pregnancies with Substance Use Disorder
Niraj Chavan, M.D. - March 15, 2023
Using EHR Data to Develop a Research Portfolio as a Clinical Educator
Jay Brieler, M.D. - April 21, 2022
Extracting Research Quality Data from EPIC: The Neonatology Experience
Noah Hillman, M.D. - March 17, 2022