Society for Epidemiologic Research
Abbreviation | SER |
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Formation | 1968 |
Founders |
Abraham Lilienfeld Milton Terris Brian MacMahon Lewis Kuller Maureen Henderson John C. Cassel |
Type | Learned society |
Purpose | “To keep epidemiologists at the vanguard of scientific developments”[1] |
Headquarters | Clearfield, Utah |
Membership | 1,800 |
President | Andrew Olshan |
Executive director | Suzanne S. Bevan |
Website |
epiresearch |
The Society for Epidemiologic Research (abbreviated SER) is a learned society dedicated to epidemiology. It was originally proposed in 1967 by Abraham Lilienfeld, Milton Terris, and Brian MacMahon, and was founded the following year.[2] Its co-founders included Lilienfeld, Terris, and MacMahon, as well as Lewis Kuller, Maureen Henderson,[2] and John C. Cassel.[3] The Society's first meeting took place in Washington, D.C. in May 1968.[4] Their motivation in founding SER was to provide an annual meeting where graduate students could present their ongoing research to senior epidemiologists and receive criticism, comments, and encouragement.
Since 1968, SER has grown and its current membership is approximately 1800 individuals. The mission of SER today is “to keep epidemiologists at the vanguard of scientific developments”.[5]
Leadership
In 2016, Andrew Olshan was elected president of the society; he became president-elect on July 1 of that year.[6] Suzanne S. Bevan serves as executive director.
Annual Meeting
An annual meeting is held by the SER in June of each year. Of particular interest is the idea of consequential epidemiology, or the public health, preventive medicine, intervention, and policy implications of epidemiology, which is further discussed in a 2015 publication by Frumkin.[7]
The annual meeting typically brings together 750 to 900 attendees. Annual meetings have been held since 1968, and consist of presentations of ongoing research, a keynote address on a topic of current interest, and instructional workshops prior to the conference that began in the 1980s. Ongoing research was initially presented by the means of slides, but in 1997 this was changed to posters. Abstracts presented at SER meetings are annually published in a supplemental issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.[8]
Publications
The Society sponsors two peer-reviewed journals: the American Journal of Epidemiology and Epidemiologic Reviews.[9] In addition to this, SER also releases digitally the SERplaylist, SERtalks, SERexperts, and SERdigital.
Awards
- National SER Awards
- Distinguished Service to SER Award
- Career Accomplishment Award
- Excellence in Education Award
Sponsored awards
- Brian MacMahon Early Career Award
- Lilienfeld Postdoctoral Prize Paper Award
- Tyroler Student Prize Paper Award
References
- ↑ Boslaugh S, editor. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008.
- 1 2 Harlow, Bernard L.; Szklo, Moyses (1 June 2017). "Editorial: The 50th Anniversary of the Society for Epidemiologic Research". American Journal of Epidemiology. 185 (11): 988–989. doi:10.1093/aje/kwx120.
- ↑ Kisliuk, Bill (10 June 2015). "Pearl to give keynote address at Society for Epidemiologic Research". Newsroom. University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ "History". Society for Epidemiologic Research. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Boslaugh S, editor. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008.
- ↑ "Olshan elected president of Society for Epidemiologic Research". News. UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Frumkin H. Work that matters: toward consequential environmental epidemiology. Epidemiology 2015; 26(2): 137-40.
- ↑ Oxford University Press. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2017. https://academic.oup.com/aje (accessed May 25 2017).
- ↑ "About Us". Society for Epidemiologic Research. Retrieved 20 June 2017.