SERious EPI

SERious EPI is a podcast hosted by Hailey Banack and Matt Fox where leading epidemiology researchers are interviewed on cutting edge and novel methods. Interviews focus on why these methods are so important, what problems they solve, and how they are curr

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S5E4: Mind the Modifier: When Causal Effects Refuse to Be Average

Posted April 15, 2026 • 00:55:33

Hailey and Matt are joined by guest co-host Dr. Mabel Carabali to discuss Chapter 4 (Effect Modification) from Causal Inference: What If....

S5E3: From Cashew Nuts to Counterfactuals

Posted March 15, 2026 • 00:55:33

In this episode of SERious Epidemiology, Matt and Hailey welcome guest Dr. Peter Tennant to discuss chapters 2 and 3 of Causal Inference: What If. After...

S5E2: Setting the table for Season 5

Posted February 15, 2026 • 00:51:17

Welcome back to SERious Epidemiology! This is the first official episode of the fifth season of SERious Epidemiology. This season we’ll be discussing...

S5E1: A Casual Conversation with Miguel Hernán

Posted January 15, 2026 • 00:31:26

Welcome back to SERious Epidemiology! This episode sets the stage for the fifth season of our podcast. We are excited to announce that Season 5 will...

S4E13: Agent Based Models

Posted August 15, 2025 • 00:50:25

In an episode recorded before the US presidential elections (somehow) Matt and Hailey end season 4 with a discussion of agent based models, following...