Becky Smith
@rlsdvm.bsky.social
Epidemiologist at UIUC, working in One Health
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Becky Smith
@rlsdvm.bsky.social
· Sep 10
K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships: Strategies for Navigating a Crisis with Trust, Equity, and Communication
Amazon.com: K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships: Strategies for Navigating a Crisis with Trust, Equity, and Communication: 9781041002406: Perkinson, Leah, Barrios, Lisa C., Smith, Rebecca Lee, Roegman, Rachel: Books
www.amazon.com
Our book is up and available for preorder!
We spoke with K-12 and public health administrators from around the US about how they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic together. The biggest lesson was to build the partnerships before you need them, so start now! Ships in time for Christmas!
We spoke with K-12 and public health administrators from around the US about how they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic together. The biggest lesson was to build the partnerships before you need them, so start now! Ships in time for Christmas!
#CRWAD2026 ending with the Schwabe Symposium in honor of Stuart Reid
If you've never heard about Calvin Schwabe, I recommend looking him up. He promoted One Health before it was a term and exemplified interdisciplinary research
If you've never heard about Calvin Schwabe, I recommend looking him up. He promoted One Health before it was a term and exemplified interdisciplinary research
January 20, 2026 at 4:27 PM
#CRWAD2026 ending with the Schwabe Symposium in honor of Stuart Reid
If you've never heard about Calvin Schwabe, I recommend looking him up. He promoted One Health before it was a term and exemplified interdisciplinary research
If you've never heard about Calvin Schwabe, I recommend looking him up. He promoted One Health before it was a term and exemplified interdisciplinary research
#CRWAD2026 session 4 on epidemiology!
January 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM
#CRWAD2026 session 4 on epidemiology!
#CRWAD2026 afternoon session, and I'm focused on Salmonella
January 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
#CRWAD2026 afternoon session, and I'm focused on Salmonella
#CRWAD2026 kicking off with One Health
January 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
#CRWAD2026 kicking off with One Health
##CRWAD2026 special session on AI has Beatriz Martinez-Lopes on AI for smart animal health in food production
She lost me when she started holding up human medicine as a positive example...
She lost me when she started holding up human medicine as a positive example...
January 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM
##CRWAD2026 special session on AI has Beatriz Martinez-Lopes on AI for smart animal health in food production
She lost me when she started holding up human medicine as a positive example...
She lost me when she started holding up human medicine as a positive example...
Keynote at #CRWAD2026 got me thinking about the One Health implications of minor species treatment approvals
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Keynote at #CRWAD2026 got me thinking about the One Health implications of minor species treatment approvals
#CRWAD2026 session 2, moving around a bit, starting with swine influenza
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
#CRWAD2026 session 2, moving around a bit, starting with swine influenza
Kicking off #CRWAD2026 with an epidemiology session. If you don't want to hear about animal disease the next few days, might want to mute me
January 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Kicking off #CRWAD2026 with an epidemiology session. If you don't want to hear about animal disease the next few days, might want to mute me
Hey reviewers, you know what would make the job easier? Stop trying to be style police. If the sentence or paragraph is unclear, say so. If it's not your preferred style, let it go.
January 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Hey reviewers, you know what would make the job easier? Stop trying to be style police. If the sentence or paragraph is unclear, say so. If it's not your preferred style, let it go.
All of this! Currently in the same situation, poor authors waiting months.
I review 3 papers per submission from my lab, and suggest trainees if I can't
I review 3 papers per submission from my lab, and suggest trainees if I can't
I'm handling a manuscript and have invited seventeen reviewers. So far, the responses are: no response, declined, declined, no response, declined, declined, declined, declined, declined, no response, no response. One person has turned in a review and I'm still trying to find a second reviewer.
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
All of this! Currently in the same situation, poor authors waiting months.
I review 3 papers per submission from my lab, and suggest trainees if I can't
I review 3 papers per submission from my lab, and suggest trainees if I can't
I got this invite, didn't read it closely, deleted because it gave me the ick and I ASSUMED it was opt-in
somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I got this invite, didn't read it closely, deleted because it gave me the ick and I ASSUMED it was opt-in
It's time to start another annual thread of my reading goals (work-related): 250 papers, 10 books.
This is my 5th (?) year posting through my annual reading, and I keep falling farther behind on my TBR folder. Must be more discriminating in downloads this year!
This is my 5th (?) year posting through my annual reading, and I keep falling farther behind on my TBR folder. Must be more discriminating in downloads this year!
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's time to start another annual thread of my reading goals (work-related): 250 papers, 10 books.
This is my 5th (?) year posting through my annual reading, and I keep falling farther behind on my TBR folder. Must be more discriminating in downloads this year!
This is my 5th (?) year posting through my annual reading, and I keep falling farther behind on my TBR folder. Must be more discriminating in downloads this year!
Happy holidays from Honeymoon Island, Florida!
December 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Happy holidays from Honeymoon Island, Florida!
I got through it (just barely) for the 5th(?) year in a row!
Some thoughts:
-it's always a struggle, so I definitely can't do more, BUT
-I'm currently reading papers downloaded in August. There are 77 more papers in my TBR pile, SO
-I need to be more judicious, EXCEPT (1/3)
Some thoughts:
-it's always a struggle, so I definitely can't do more, BUT
-I'm currently reading papers downloaded in August. There are 77 more papers in my TBR pile, SO
-I need to be more judicious, EXCEPT (1/3)
Another year, another reading thread! The goal, as last year, is 250 journal articles and 10 books. I'll keep track here, both as a way to take notes and to share some thoughts with y'all!
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I got through it (just barely) for the 5th(?) year in a row!
Some thoughts:
-it's always a struggle, so I definitely can't do more, BUT
-I'm currently reading papers downloaded in August. There are 77 more papers in my TBR pile, SO
-I need to be more judicious, EXCEPT (1/3)
Some thoughts:
-it's always a struggle, so I definitely can't do more, BUT
-I'm currently reading papers downloaded in August. There are 77 more papers in my TBR pile, SO
-I need to be more judicious, EXCEPT (1/3)
The only other sunbeam in the house is a bed currently being made
December 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The only other sunbeam in the house is a bed currently being made
In additional to the "fill out this form to supplement your letter" news, I just had to answer 16 extra questions while submitting a peer review report. Just read my review!
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In additional to the "fill out this form to supplement your letter" news, I just had to answer 16 extra questions while submitting a peer review report. Just read my review!
Cool thing about LED Christmas lights is that if you string your lights at ground level and it snows, you get this magical effect
December 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Cool thing about LED Christmas lights is that if you string your lights at ground level and it snows, you get this magical effect
Book prepares K-12 leaders for the next public health crisis – News Bureau
news.illinois.edu
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I was trained entirely in vet epi, where the only (mild) beef is Europe vs US, so the first time I was given a list of reviewers to exclude, I thought it wasn't needed. I was wrong. Some fields are just vicious.
I hate navigating the world of palaeontology. "If you author with this researcher, you'll be barred from working with that other research team" or "if you access this collection you can't access that collection". Petty cliques getting in the way of accessing public resources and good science.
December 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I was trained entirely in vet epi, where the only (mild) beef is Europe vs US, so the first time I was given a list of reviewers to exclude, I thought it wasn't needed. I was wrong. Some fields are just vicious.
Hey @npr.org - he didn't actually answer your questions
FDA commissioner on public's growing mistrust in the government's health advice www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
FDA commissioner on public's growing mistrust in the government's health advice www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
FDA commissioner on public's growing mistrust in the government's health advice
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks FDA Commissioner Marty Makary about recent controversies around the COVID and Hepatitis B vaccines, and the lack of trust in the government's medical advice.
www.npr.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Hey @npr.org - he didn't actually answer your questions
FDA commissioner on public's growing mistrust in the government's health advice www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
FDA commissioner on public's growing mistrust in the government's health advice www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
It's here! I didn't expect my copy to arrive 10 days before the official release date!
December 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It's here! I didn't expect my copy to arrive 10 days before the official release date!
Always love to get a protocol paper out there
This is a great mixed methods study I've gotten to participate in, looking at lived pandemic experiences of, parents, parent-child dyads, and childcare providers
This is a great mixed methods study I've gotten to participate in, looking at lived pandemic experiences of, parents, parent-child dyads, and childcare providers
COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Among Adults, Youth, and Childcare Providers: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic challenged families, youth, and frontline workers, including childcare providers. Studying lived experiences before, during, and near the pandemic’s end from multiple...
www.researchprotocols.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Always love to get a protocol paper out there
This is a great mixed methods study I've gotten to participate in, looking at lived pandemic experiences of, parents, parent-child dyads, and childcare providers
This is a great mixed methods study I've gotten to participate in, looking at lived pandemic experiences of, parents, parent-child dyads, and childcare providers
Nothing like the NSF office hours Zoom kicking off with LOUD elevator music to give me a heart attack
a woman is sitting in a chair with her eyes closed and holding her head .
Alt: a woman is sitting in a chair with her eyes closed and jumps and covers her ears
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Nothing like the NSF office hours Zoom kicking off with LOUD elevator music to give me a heart attack
Reposted by Becky Smith
Big new blogpost!
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Big new blogpost!
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...