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Joanne Spetz
@joannespetz.bsky.social

Health economist focusing on the healthcare workforce, institute director, live music fan, mother, cat lover, knitter, hiker, skier. All opinions and snark my own.

Public Health 50%
Medicine 30%

My Cardio Dance class yesterday was Bad Bunny themed - everybody was shaking in, from the 20-somethings to the 75 year old woman who is my role model.

LOL love me that music in my workout every time! Not that I could even jump 1 inch in ice skates.
listen to CRR and read our paper on dementia's impact on household finances: www.nber.org/papers/w34659

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When CA State Legislature needs advice on the most current health policy issues UCSF IHPS provides hands-on support w/the latest research & clinical expertise. Thanks to our faculty who presented at our annual health policy symposium in the State Capitol this week! #healthpolicy

Are you a nursing researcher who'd like to dive deep on abortion and contraception research in a post-doc?

Look no further! The ACTIONS program is taking applications!
postdocs.ucsf.edu/postdoctoral...

Nurses & midwives are prioritized for this great program, although any PhD/ScD can apply.
Postdoctoral Openings | Postdoctoral Affairs
postdocs.ucsf.edu

Those of you who are trying to back up your colleagues and friends who are perverts, supporters of human trafficking, and/or too stupid to have known what was happening can just shut up now.

Every single one of these people who was involved with Epstein after the 2007 FL case should be publicly hung out to dry. Every university that signed off on any donations should investigate and fire the teams that didn't do their diligence. That includes my alma mater MIT.

FIRST, of the international robotics competitions, has removed Dean Kamen from their Board after the latest dump of Epstein files makes it clear his was not a "limited" relationship as he claimed.

Thank goodness they acted on this. I am a coach for FTC.

www.firstinspires.org/about/press-...
A Statement from FIRST Board of Directors Chair Laurie Leshin
Read a January 31,2026, statement from the chair of the FIRST Board of Directors, Laurie Leshin.
www.firstinspires.org

Some good news to start your week - scientists and health professionals have been working on this for decades. The end is in sight!
It's that time of year again!! Attn all NYC-area health economists, submit your papers and mark your calendars for NYC Health Econ Day 2026 on Friday, May 1 at NYU Wagner. More info here: www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...
Health Economics Day - NYU Stern
www.stern.nyu.edu

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I'd much prefer to go to a sing-along showing of K-Pop Demon Hunters with my spare time.
NEW: Ahem. For all of you "Melania" nay sayers out there, there are at least two sold out shows in the US for tomorrow's global release. Are they both before 3pm? Yes. Is one in Florida? Also yes. @regret.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/we-fou...
We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
A WIRED analysis of nearly 1,400 Friday showtimes of Melania found only two with no tickets available. Both are before 3 pm.
www.wired.com
NEW: Ahem. For all of you "Melania" nay sayers out there, there are at least two sold out shows in the US for tomorrow's global release. Are they both before 3pm? Yes. Is one in Florida? Also yes. @regret.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/we-fou...
We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
A WIRED analysis of nearly 1,400 Friday showtimes of Melania found only two with no tickets available. Both are before 3 pm.
www.wired.com

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Researchers: Are you ready to start working with NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and other linked data sources? Visit www.ndws.org to learn more about the three tiers of data available for FREE, including Public Use Files and Restricted Use Files.

Want to spend a week learning skills & strategies to study the dementia care workforce?

Join us for the @awardnetwork.bsky.social Summer Training Institute, July 20-24, 2026. A stipend of $1700 will be provided for travel expenses.

Applications due Feb 27!

awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/content/summ...
Summer Training Institute | awardnetwork
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu
My pleasure to be on the Health Affairs podcast talking about the "Great American Healthcare Plan" - er....non-plan? Vision board (h/t Jeff). Hope you enjoy!

www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...
Health Affairs Journal
www.healthaffairs.org
NBER @nber.org · 18d
Open call for applications, NBER Innovation Research Boot Camp 2026. Boot Camp to be held in Cambridge, MA on July 17–23, 2026. Submit applications by 11:59pm EDT on February 12, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/calls-papers...

Blueberry likes the heater on a cold day. He hates ice.

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My latest in @jamahealthforum.com looks at health care affordability -- or, more aptly, unaffordability -- in the context of the debate over enhanced ACA premium tax credits.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Mark your calendars for our 4th Annual AWARD Network Speed Sharing webinar on Wed Jan 7, 12pm ET / 9am PT! It's always a fun, fast, and informative event about recent work at the intersection of Alzheimer's disease & dementia, long-term care & health workforce!
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Team Science is FUN!!! Thank you all for bringing me on the journey with you.

Audrey's team:
Audrey Lyndon
Kate Simpson
Gay Landstrom
Caryl Gay
Jason Fletcher

Lisa's team:
@lisarotenstein.bsky.social
Estelle Martin
Bruce Landon
Susan Edgman-Levitan
@hneprash.bsky.social
David Bates

Team Oral Health:
Nady Pourat
Xiao Chen
James Godwin

& Team OCEBHA, led by Walt Dawson

UCSF LTC teams:
@anilmakam.bsky.social
Xenia Mendez
Kyoko Peterson
Jackie Miller
Tim Bates
David O'Riordan
Steve Pantilat
Leslie Ross - may her memory be a blessing to all

Others in LTC:
Jasmine Travers Altizer
Jenny Reckrey
@biancafrogner.bsky.social
David Grabowski
Rachel Heitner
Brynn Bowman

(more Team NDWS)
Amy R. Pettit
Ji Qi
Raphael Nishimura
Piotr Dworak
Margaret Hudson
Jennifer Kelley

Team NP-Midwife Surveys:
Kim Dau
Roz de Lisser
Amy Quan
Tim Bates
Ulli (again)

Fantastic post-docs:
Lei Chen
Moroni Cajavilca

Tingting's team:
Tingting Yao
Hai-Yen Sung
Lela Chu
Wendy Max

(more Team NDWS)
Lauren Hunt
Lauren Gerlach
@alissasideman.bsky.social
Johanna van Tyen Silbersack Hickey
Kate Possin
Winston Chiong
Susan Chapman
Esther M. Friedman
Soo-Jeong Lee
Rachel Tocco
Joanie Rothstein
Pongpat Putthinun
Sofia Sandoval
Amber Rose
Kate Stewart
Heidi Guyer
Sandi Nelson

It's time to thank my coauthors of 2025! I don't have a great list of who is on BlueSky, so tags are incomplete.

Team NDWS:
@dtmaust.bsky.social
@betsywhite25.bsky.social
Laura Wagner
James Wagner
Steve Marcus
Ulli Muench
Sheryl Zimmerman
@jarminyeh.bsky.social
@kristalynharrison.bsky.social

I love this list very much and had implemented a lot of the same things myself.
Would it be terribly annoying if I posted about things that have made my academic work more... efficient?
I love past me for developing the habit of simultaneously drafting presentation slides when I write papers and/or grant proposals. It makes things sooooo much easier when people ask me to give a talk.

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Would it be terribly annoying if I posted about things that have made my academic work more... efficient?
I love past me for developing the habit of simultaneously drafting presentation slides when I write papers and/or grant proposals. It makes things sooooo much easier when people ask me to give a talk.

One more reason we get along!