Lauren Parlett, PhD
@laurenparlett.com
#Epidemiologist. All messages and replies are my own.
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PhD in epidemiology that can lecture on public health study methodologies, biostatistics, statistical programming, and, in a pinch, biology (my undergrad major).
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
PhD in epidemiology that can lecture on public health study methodologies, biostatistics, statistical programming, and, in a pinch, biology (my undergrad major).
I'd say these are a lower bound for the actual prevalence of these QRP since respondents may not have been entirely truthful about their own QRP. Social desirability bias.
January 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I'd say these are a lower bound for the actual prevalence of these QRP since respondents may not have been entirely truthful about their own QRP. Social desirability bias.
Related, I went to ClinicalTrials.gov to see what researchers were writing in their protocols about QA/QC practices... the protocols there are abysmal. Awful. What a joke.
ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov
January 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Related, I went to ClinicalTrials.gov to see what researchers were writing in their protocols about QA/QC practices... the protocols there are abysmal. Awful. What a joke.
Someone wasn't required to do sentence diagrams in school, and it shows.
January 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Someone wasn't required to do sentence diagrams in school, and it shows.
*sigh* 0️⃣ days since the current US administration committed a domestic or international atrocity.
January 3, 2026 at 11:58 PM
*sigh* 0️⃣ days since the current US administration committed a domestic or international atrocity.
Congratulations!
January 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Congratulations!
As long as they think it'll improve their bottom line.
December 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
As long as they think it'll improve their bottom line.
🏆🥇You're crushing it!
December 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🏆🥇You're crushing it!
But will you support him through trade school?
December 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
But will you support him through trade school?
And it's hard to love
There's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope
When there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above
Say it's much, too much, too late
Well, maybe we should all be praying for time
-- Praying for Time, George Michael
There's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope
When there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above
Say it's much, too much, too late
Well, maybe we should all be praying for time
-- Praying for Time, George Michael
December 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
And it's hard to love
There's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope
When there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above
Say it's much, too much, too late
Well, maybe we should all be praying for time
-- Praying for Time, George Michael
There's so much to hate
Hanging on to hope
When there is no hope to speak of
And the wounded skies above
Say it's much, too much, too late
Well, maybe we should all be praying for time
-- Praying for Time, George Michael
Not with that attitude! 🤣
December 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Not with that attitude! 🤣
Never cite something you've never laid eyes on.
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Never cite something you've never laid eyes on.
Congratulations!! 🥳🎉
December 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Congratulations!! 🥳🎉
Well done getting it over the finish line!
December 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Well done getting it over the finish line!
For real. Our society places so much emphasis on partnering up, but I think people should focus on being happy by themselves before trying to fix whatever is broken inside with a relationship, which rarely works out.
December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For real. Our society places so much emphasis on partnering up, but I think people should focus on being happy by themselves before trying to fix whatever is broken inside with a relationship, which rarely works out.
I don't think I have the strength to watch it without flinging my device or TV out the window.
December 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I don't think I have the strength to watch it without flinging my device or TV out the window.
Omg. At first I didn't understand that shark scientists meant those who study sharks. I thought there was a new adjective being used about scientists. Like super ambitious scientists or something.
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Omg. At first I didn't understand that shark scientists meant those who study sharks. I thought there was a new adjective being used about scientists. Like super ambitious scientists or something.