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Dr. Patrick Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief, is joined by co-guest and recent graduate from the University of Texas, Dr. Priya Thomas, to discuss her paper, "Disentangling Race and Ethnicity in Predicting Symptoms of Depression among Young Adults: A Machine Learning Approach.” In this episode, Dr. Thomas describes how categorizing race and ethnicity could impact how well we could predict an outcome. Dr. Thomas’ article is published in the June 2026 Issue (Vol. 118) of Annals of Epidemiology.

Read the full article here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1047279726000918

Episode Credits:

• Executive Producer: Sabrina Debas (Episodes 1-18) and Sofina Tran (19-)
• Technical Producer: Paula Burrows
• Annals of Epidemiology is published by Elsevier