Dave Humphreys
@dkhumphreys.bsky.social
Professor, Dept of Social Policy & Intervention, University of Oxford. Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan (2023-25).
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One of the biggest challenges in public health & environment-related fields is the miscommunication of population-scale results to the individual-level
This is often caused by the desire to formulate “action” relevant to people’s lives but ends up blaming individuals for things not in their control
This is often caused by the desire to formulate “action” relevant to people’s lives but ends up blaming individuals for things not in their control
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One of the biggest challenges in public health & environment-related fields is the miscommunication of population-scale results to the individual-level
This is often caused by the desire to formulate “action” relevant to people’s lives but ends up blaming individuals for things not in their control
This is often caused by the desire to formulate “action” relevant to people’s lives but ends up blaming individuals for things not in their control
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Often come back to a talk by @jlynch13.bsky.social on how social policy is a mechanism for “containing inequality”… How much, for whom, under which conditions.
Our tolerance for inequality reflects something about society, values, ethics.
Our tolerance for inequality reflects something about society, values, ethics.
A budget is also about redistribution -- how much of a Robin Hood are you? -- and it's also a statement of values.
May 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Often come back to a talk by @jlynch13.bsky.social on how social policy is a mechanism for “containing inequality”… How much, for whom, under which conditions.
Our tolerance for inequality reflects something about society, values, ethics.
Our tolerance for inequality reflects something about society, values, ethics.
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I’m over the moon to share that yesterday I completed my DPhil @dspi-oxford.bsky.social 🎉
There are so many thank yous, but firstly to my amazing and unbelievably supportive supervisors @gwshorter.bsky.social @bchrisinger.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social
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There are so many thank yous, but firstly to my amazing and unbelievably supportive supervisors @gwshorter.bsky.social @bchrisinger.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social
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May 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I’m over the moon to share that yesterday I completed my DPhil @dspi-oxford.bsky.social 🎉
There are so many thank yous, but firstly to my amazing and unbelievably supportive supervisors @gwshorter.bsky.social @bchrisinger.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social
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There are so many thank yous, but firstly to my amazing and unbelievably supportive supervisors @gwshorter.bsky.social @bchrisinger.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social
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🚨 Proud supervisor alert 🚨
One my 1st PhD students just passed his viva!
Give @ben-scher.bsky.social a follow for rigorous qualitative + participant-centered #HarmReduction research.
s/o to amazing co-sup team @gwshorter.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
🛟 #academicsky
One my 1st PhD students just passed his viva!
Give @ben-scher.bsky.social a follow for rigorous qualitative + participant-centered #HarmReduction research.
s/o to amazing co-sup team @gwshorter.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
🛟 #academicsky
May 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🚨 Proud supervisor alert 🚨
One my 1st PhD students just passed his viva!
Give @ben-scher.bsky.social a follow for rigorous qualitative + participant-centered #HarmReduction research.
s/o to amazing co-sup team @gwshorter.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
🛟 #academicsky
One my 1st PhD students just passed his viva!
Give @ben-scher.bsky.social a follow for rigorous qualitative + participant-centered #HarmReduction research.
s/o to amazing co-sup team @gwshorter.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
🛟 #academicsky
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Very excited to share our new paper in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social 🎉
In this paper we look at experiences of people who use drugs in public and semi public drug consumption environments and the need for OPCs in England.
In this paper we look at experiences of people who use drugs in public and semi public drug consumption environments and the need for OPCs in England.
May 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Very excited to share our new paper in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social 🎉
In this paper we look at experiences of people who use drugs in public and semi public drug consumption environments and the need for OPCs in England.
In this paper we look at experiences of people who use drugs in public and semi public drug consumption environments and the need for OPCs in England.
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🇺🇸 Non-MAGA Americans - listen up!
At the Bylines Network (UK), we've a new project to amplify non-MAGA American voices at a time when US media are not adequately capturing the chaos, fear & disruption in people's lives.
But we're collecting the stories. This is citizen journalism. Take a look. 👇
At the Bylines Network (UK), we've a new project to amplify non-MAGA American voices at a time when US media are not adequately capturing the chaos, fear & disruption in people's lives.
But we're collecting the stories. This is citizen journalism. Take a look. 👇
Bylines from America - Bylines Network
Given the state of US lately, Bylines Network feels it is time to extend our platform for unheard voices from America
bylinesnetwork.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🇺🇸 Non-MAGA Americans - listen up!
At the Bylines Network (UK), we've a new project to amplify non-MAGA American voices at a time when US media are not adequately capturing the chaos, fear & disruption in people's lives.
But we're collecting the stories. This is citizen journalism. Take a look. 👇
At the Bylines Network (UK), we've a new project to amplify non-MAGA American voices at a time when US media are not adequately capturing the chaos, fear & disruption in people's lives.
But we're collecting the stories. This is citizen journalism. Take a look. 👇
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If you are in the Oxford area and interested in drug policy, come catch @gwshorter.bsky.social who will be giving a guest lecture on the evidence-base surrounding overdose prevention centres 🎉
🗓️ Thursday 1st of May
⏰ 6pm-7pm
📍Wolfson College
www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/event/from-s...
🗓️ Thursday 1st of May
⏰ 6pm-7pm
📍Wolfson College
www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/event/from-s...
From Street to Safety: Exploring the How and Why of Overdose Prevention Centres - Wolfson College
Dr. Gillian Shorter is a leading researcher in drug policy, whose work has significantly advanced the empirical and policy understanding of overdose prevention centres (OPCs). Her contributions includ...
www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk
April 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If you are in the Oxford area and interested in drug policy, come catch @gwshorter.bsky.social who will be giving a guest lecture on the evidence-base surrounding overdose prevention centres 🎉
🗓️ Thursday 1st of May
⏰ 6pm-7pm
📍Wolfson College
www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/event/from-s...
🗓️ Thursday 1st of May
⏰ 6pm-7pm
📍Wolfson College
www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/event/from-s...
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The DOJ has cancelled millions of dollars in grants for gun violence prevention, victim advocacy, and addiction support.
This will hurt local governments and grass-roots organizations doing life-saving work. The assault on public safety continues.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This will hurt local governments and grass-roots organizations doing life-saving work. The assault on public safety continues.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence and addiction prevention, victim advocacy
In an email to staff, the head of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs said the canceled grants don’t align with Trump administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The DOJ has cancelled millions of dollars in grants for gun violence prevention, victim advocacy, and addiction support.
This will hurt local governments and grass-roots organizations doing life-saving work. The assault on public safety continues.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This will hurt local governments and grass-roots organizations doing life-saving work. The assault on public safety continues.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Excited to share my first #PhD paper, now published in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social 📝
#scopingreview #gunviolence
Read more: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https://a...
#scopingreview #gunviolence
Read more: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https://a...
April 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Excited to share my first #PhD paper, now published in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social 📝
#scopingreview #gunviolence
Read more: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https://a...
#scopingreview #gunviolence
Read more: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https://a...
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📢 New Research in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social
Read more: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https://a...
#GunViolence #PublicHealth #TheLancet
@dspi-oxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Read more: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https://a...
#GunViolence #PublicHealth #TheLancet
@dspi-oxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me
April 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Hi to all of the new faces on here 👋🏼
We are accepting new participants for our research study! Please share widely 🧡
#gunviolence #survivorship #GVP #AcademicSky #SocSky
We are accepting new participants for our research study! Please share widely 🧡
#gunviolence #survivorship #GVP #AcademicSky #SocSky
Still recruiting for our study on the ripples of #gunviolence!
Are you 18+? Have you experienced firearm violence in the U.S.?
Click here to learn more: forms.office.com/e/7HphbRnfQJ
Are you 18+? Have you experienced firearm violence in the U.S.?
Click here to learn more: forms.office.com/e/7HphbRnfQJ
April 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hi to all of the new faces on here 👋🏼
We are accepting new participants for our research study! Please share widely 🧡
#gunviolence #survivorship #GVP #AcademicSky #SocSky
We are accepting new participants for our research study! Please share widely 🧡
#gunviolence #survivorship #GVP #AcademicSky #SocSky
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To staff at CDC and everyone working in public health: we’re with you.
April 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
To staff at CDC and everyone working in public health: we’re with you.
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This is really important work IMO - great to have been involved.
New open access paper with @jacksojp.bsky.social and @benbradford.bsky.social on how rape and sexual assault survivors experiences of the police compel us to rethink procedural justice theory academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
Relational In/Justice Journeys: Revising Procedural Justice Theory Through An Analysis of Rape and Sexual Assault Victims’ Experiences of Police Investigations
Abstract. Procedural justice theory has much to say about police-citizen interactions, but the high-stakes, long-duration and quite specific nature of poli
academic.oup.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is really important work IMO - great to have been involved.
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
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To start off Black History Month, resharing this exploration of early 20th-century Black physicians.
These medical pioneers overcame great odds to enter the field of medicine, including barriers erected by established medical societies, universities, state and local governments.
🛟 🩺 HistMed
These medical pioneers overcame great odds to enter the field of medicine, including barriers erected by established medical societies, universities, state and local governments.
🛟 🩺 HistMed
US County-Level Variation in Availability and Prevalence of Black Physicians in 1906
This cross-sectional study examines state- and county-level patterns related to the training and availability of Black physicians using data from the first edition of the American Medical Directory.
doi.org
February 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
To start off Black History Month, resharing this exploration of early 20th-century Black physicians.
These medical pioneers overcame great odds to enter the field of medicine, including barriers erected by established medical societies, universities, state and local governments.
🛟 🩺 HistMed
These medical pioneers overcame great odds to enter the field of medicine, including barriers erected by established medical societies, universities, state and local governments.
🛟 🩺 HistMed
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Still recruiting for our study on the ripples of #gunviolence!
Are you 18+? Have you experienced firearm violence in the U.S.?
Click here to learn more: forms.office.com/e/7HphbRnfQJ
Are you 18+? Have you experienced firearm violence in the U.S.?
Click here to learn more: forms.office.com/e/7HphbRnfQJ
January 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Still recruiting for our study on the ripples of #gunviolence!
Are you 18+? Have you experienced firearm violence in the U.S.?
Click here to learn more: forms.office.com/e/7HphbRnfQJ
Are you 18+? Have you experienced firearm violence in the U.S.?
Click here to learn more: forms.office.com/e/7HphbRnfQJ
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We need good journalists more than ever.
Here are some great ones working in the climate space. Follow them. Amplify them. Support them if you can.
Here are some great ones working in the climate space. Follow them. Amplify them. Support them if you can.
Trump is opening his administration to fracking billionaires, oil lobbyists and far-right climate deniers. Our global team of investigative reporters is tracking the damage.
Here's a starter pack of DeSmog investigators and some of the climate disinfo journalists we follow.
go.bsky.app/MrJdbio
Here's a starter pack of DeSmog investigators and some of the climate disinfo journalists we follow.
go.bsky.app/MrJdbio
January 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We need good journalists more than ever.
Here are some great ones working in the climate space. Follow them. Amplify them. Support them if you can.
Here are some great ones working in the climate space. Follow them. Amplify them. Support them if you can.
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🔴 NEW 🔴
A US climate denial group with close ties to Donald Trump has been working with far-right politicians to undermine EU green reforms.
📝 My @desmog.bsky.social story with the Guardian 👇🏻
A US climate denial group with close ties to Donald Trump has been working with far-right politicians to undermine EU green reforms.
📝 My @desmog.bsky.social story with the Guardian 👇🏻
Revealed: US climate denial group working with European far-right parties
Representatives of Heartland Institute linking up with MEPs to campaign against environmental policies
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🔴 NEW 🔴
A US climate denial group with close ties to Donald Trump has been working with far-right politicians to undermine EU green reforms.
📝 My @desmog.bsky.social story with the Guardian 👇🏻
A US climate denial group with close ties to Donald Trump has been working with far-right politicians to undermine EU green reforms.
📝 My @desmog.bsky.social story with the Guardian 👇🏻
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Trump stops health agencies from communication on health & vital statistics
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Trump stops health agencies from communication on health & vital statistics
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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We are looking for a data scientist to help us process and combine GPS and PA data, could it be you or someone you know? Deadline 18 Feb www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49988/
Data Scientist (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Data Scientist (Fixed Term) in the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
January 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We are looking for a data scientist to help us process and combine GPS and PA data, could it be you or someone you know? Deadline 18 Feb www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49988/
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Please spread the word as we have opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships which enable researchers to work for two years at a UK institution. If you fancy being away from your country right now this could be an option!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
International Fellowships 2025
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for three years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
January 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Please spread the word as we have opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships which enable researchers to work for two years at a UK institution. If you fancy being away from your country right now this could be an option!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
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BREAKING: We’re only two days into the Trump-Vance Administration, and they have seemingly disbanded the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention already—making it clear this Administration works for the gun lobby, not the American people.
January 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
BREAKING: We’re only two days into the Trump-Vance Administration, and they have seemingly disbanded the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention already—making it clear this Administration works for the gun lobby, not the American people.
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Hey #StatsSky, what are you favorite papers to cite when you need to justify something that is obvious (I once had a reviewer ask we justify the use of logistic regression on a binary outcome)
or when you need to push-back on silly reviewer requests (e.g., asking for p-values in table 1)?
or when you need to push-back on silly reviewer requests (e.g., asking for p-values in table 1)?
January 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hey #StatsSky, what are you favorite papers to cite when you need to justify something that is obvious (I once had a reviewer ask we justify the use of logistic regression on a binary outcome)
or when you need to push-back on silly reviewer requests (e.g., asking for p-values in table 1)?
or when you need to push-back on silly reviewer requests (e.g., asking for p-values in table 1)?
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🟢 31 Reasons to read DeSmog in 2025
#1: Hazel Healy, Editor-in-Chief
Subscribe to read stories from @hazelhealy.bsky.social! loom.ly/0yZWfJ8 #climatejustice
#1: Hazel Healy, Editor-in-Chief
Subscribe to read stories from @hazelhealy.bsky.social! loom.ly/0yZWfJ8 #climatejustice
January 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🟢 31 Reasons to read DeSmog in 2025
#1: Hazel Healy, Editor-in-Chief
Subscribe to read stories from @hazelhealy.bsky.social! loom.ly/0yZWfJ8 #climatejustice
#1: Hazel Healy, Editor-in-Chief
Subscribe to read stories from @hazelhealy.bsky.social! loom.ly/0yZWfJ8 #climatejustice
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A few papers I think worth reading. Mostly open access.
Causal inference is hard:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Causal inference is hard:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Causal inference on human behaviour - Nature Human Behaviour
In this Review, Drew Bailey et al. present an accessible, non-technical overview of key challenges for causal inference in studies of human behaviour as well as methodological solutions to these chall...
www.nature.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:28 AM
A few papers I think worth reading. Mostly open access.
Causal inference is hard:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Causal inference is hard:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...