Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research!

Short Course on Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research!

June 8 – June 12, 2020, Chicago, IL

Identifying causal relations among variables is fundamental to science. Obesity is a major problem for which much progress in understanding, treatment, and prevention remains to be made. Understanding which social and behavioral factors cause variations in adiposity is vital to producing, evaluating, and selecting intervention and prevention strategies. In addition, developing a greater understanding of obesity's causes requires input from diverse disciplines including statistics, economics, psychology, epidemiology, mathematics, philosophy, and behavioral or statistical genetics. However, applying techniques from these disciplines does not involve routine well-known 'cookbook' approaches. Rather, an understanding of the underlying principles is required so that the investigator can tailor approaches to specific and varying situations.

For full details of each of the courses, please refer to our websites:

Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research

Travel scholarships are available to selected early career investigators.

Women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.