Talks & Media

I speak regularly at conferences and invited seminars on causal inference, data integration, and real-world data methods, and I try to translate that work for broader audiences through podcasts, webinars, and writing.

Selected invited talks

1. Brantner CL. Nov 3, 2026. Predicting heterogeneous treatment effects in electronic health records via data integration. Statistical Learning and Data Science. Part of invited session: Advances in Methods for Leveraging External Information in Precision Medicine.
2. Brantner CL. Mar 21, 2026. To Weight or Not To Weight? Representativeness in Real-World Population-Level Data. Panelist and organizer. Eastern North American Region (ENAR), International Biometric Society.
3. Brantner CL. Feb 18, 2026. Representativeness and Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Comparative Effectiveness Research. Invited seminar, University of Minnesota Department of Biostatistics.
4. Brantner CL. Dec 17, 2025. From Cohorts to Outcomes: The Art of EHR Study Design. Invited ALACRITY Advanced Methods for Mental Health Services Research webinar. Watch on YouTube
5. Freemas J, Brantner CL, Bruinvels G. Oct 7, 2025. Establishing best practice for cycle tracking in soccer. Invited presentation, Orreco Science Exchange.
6. Brantner CL. Jun 12, 2025. Overview of traditional and machine learning approaches to assess heterogeneous treatment effects. Society for Epidemiologic Research. Part of invited symposium: Beyond Average: Estimating and Interpreting Heterogeneous Treatment Effects.
7. Brantner CL. Mar 24, 2025. Estimating variation of female health characteristics in active women. Eastern North American Region (ENAR), International Biometric Society. Part of invited session (organizer).
8. Brantner CL. Nov 15, 2024. Data integration approaches to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects. Invited presentation, Duke Statistical Science Seminar Series.

Full list of invited talks

9. Brantner CL, Arnold K. Jul 21, 2026. Academic Job Market: Public Health Job Talks. Panelist. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
10. Brantner CL. Apr 22, 2026. From Tool to Teammate: New Studies on AI in the Collaborative Processes of Translational Science. Panelist. Translational Science.
11. Brantner CL, Thomas L. Feb 11, 2026. PCORnet® Representativeness. Invited presentation for PCORnet® Researcher Engagement Panel.
12. Brantner CL. Aug 26, 2025. What Works for Whom: Traditional and Modern Approaches for Estimating Heterogeneous Treatment Effects. Invited seminar for Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation.
13. Thomas L, Brantner CL. Jul 18, 2025. PCORnet® Representativeness. Invited presentation for PCORnet CDC Advancing Public Health Use of EHR Data.
14. Thomas L, Brantner CL. Jun 17, 2025. PCORnet® Representativeness. Invited presentation for PCORnet® Steering Committee.
15. Thomas L, Brantner CL. May 5, 2025. PCORnet® Representativeness. Invited presentation for PCORI Methodology Committee.
16. Welser K, Brantner C, Chiswell K, Wruck L. Jan 15, 2025. Team Science. Invited presentation for DCRI TDS Lunch & Learn.
17. Thomas L, Brantner CL. Jan 14, 2025. PCORnet® Representativeness. Invited presentation for PCORnet® Steering Committee.
18. Thomas L, Brantner CL. Jan 13, 2025. PCORnet® Representativeness. Invited presentation for PCORI Methodology Committee.
19. Brantner CL. Jan 6, 2025. Predicting heterogeneous treatment effects in electronic health records via data integration. International Conference on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS). Part of invited session (organizer: Hong H): Challenges and Promises on Generalizability and Inference using Electronic Health Records.
20. Brantner CL. Oct 18, 2024. Data integration approaches to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects. Women in Statistics and Data Science. Part of invited session (organizer: Lotspeich S): Cause for celebration: Adapting causal inference methods for challenging datasets.
21. Brantner CL. Oct 4, 2024. From causal inference to female health and performance: My research overview. Invited presentation for Duke Biostatistics & Bioinformatics PhD Seminar Course.
22. Brantner CL. Sep 19, 2024. Data integration approaches to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects. Invited seminar for Julie Josse Lab Group.
23. Brantner CL. Mar 10, 2024. Combining trials to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects in a target sample. Eastern North American Region (ENAR) International Biometric Society. Part of invited session (organizer: Brantner CL): Integrating Data from Multiple Sources to Estimate Causal Effects.
24. Brantner CL. Feb 23, 2024. Data integration approaches to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects. Invited presentation for Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Prospective PhD Student Visit Day.
25. Lupton-Smith C. Jan 24, 2022. Family caregiving subtypes and well-being in the Caregiving Transitions Study: A latent class analysis. Research in Progress presentation for Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Group.
26. Lupton-Smith C. Oct 8, 2021. Factors associated with county-level mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Invited presentation for Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Virtual Prospective Student Event.

Podcasts

• Brantner CL. Jun 12, 2025. Combining Data & Making Effects Generalizable with Carly Brantner. Casual Inference Podcast, Season 6, Episode 7.
• Brantner CL. May 30, 2022. School Reopening Analysis. Data Skeptic Podcast.

Press & writing

• Announcement of US Soccer Federation Kang Women’s Institute research studies. US Soccer Federation. Apr 15, 2026.
• Thomas L, Brantner CL. Optimizing the Use of PCORnet® for National Scale Studies. PCORnet Knowledge Repository (forthcoming).
• New Resources Will Support Representativeness of PCORnet® Studies. PCORnet.org. Nov 11, 2025.
• Contributions to the PCORnet Playbook. Sep 11, 2025.

Contributed talks

1. Brantner CL. Aug 2, 2026. Flow State: Bayesian Modeling of Menstrual Cycle Length Variability in Physically Active Women. Joint Statistical Meetings.
2. Howell A, et al., Brantner CL, Loring Z. 2025. Non-Invasive vs. Invasive Risk Stratification in WPW: A Comparative Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AHA Scientific Sessions.
3. Moore SR, Brantner CL, Cantú EI, Britton ME, Smith-Ryan AE. Utility of Machine Learning for Identification of Athlete Availability Predictors in NCAA Women’s Lacrosse. Southeast ACSM Regional Conference. Accepted 2024.
4. Brantner CL. Mar 22, 2023. Combining datasets to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects. Eastern North American Region (ENAR) International Biometric Society.
5. Brantner CL. Dec 18, 2022. Combining datasets to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects. International Conference of the ERCIM WG on Computational and Methodological Statistics (CMStatistics 2022).
6. Lupton-Smith C., Badillo Goicoechea E, Chang T, Stuart EA. Oct 7, 2021. Factors associated with county-level mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference.

Posters

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1. Chumpitazi BP, Zelinski A, Marchesani N, Brantner CL, Tomaiuolo M, Kappelman MD. Oct 2026. High Burden of Constipation among Autistic Youth. NASPGHAN/CPNP/APGNN Postgraduate Course and Annual Meeting.
2. Chumpitazi BP, Zelinski A, Marchesani N, Brantner CL, Tomaiuolo M, Kappelman MD. May 2026. High Burden of Constipation among Autistic Youth. CHOP Poster Day.
3. Chumpitazi BP, Zelinski A, Marchesani N, Brantner CL, Tomaiuolo M, Kappelman MD. May 2026. High Burden of Constipation among Autistic Youth. Digestive Disease Week.
4. Thomas L, Brantner CL, Stuart EA, Marsolo K, O’Brien E. Apr 2026. Representativeness of a national research network: Findings from PCORnet. Translational Science.
5. Stewart W, Brantner CL, Thomas L. Mar 2026. Weight a Minute: Understanding Variability in PATE Estimates Across Target Populations. ENAR.
6. Ettman CK, Jeon K, Ringlein GV, Dohlman P, Straub J, Brantner CL, Sthapit S, Haroz EE, Badillo Goicoechea E, Iwashyna TJ, Stuart EA, Zandi PP. 2025. Mental health services following suicide-related events. IAPHS Conference.
7. Brantner CL, Freemas J, Moore I, Bruinvels G. Feb 21, 2025. The Menstrual Cycle as an Indicator for Health: Estimating Variability of Cycle Length in Active Women. Duke Women’s Health Symposium.
8. Ettman CK, Ringlein GV, Straub JL, Dohlman P, Brantner CL, Chin E, Badillo Goicoechea E, Sthapit S, Goes FS, Stuart EA, Zandi PP. 2024. Trends in the Use of Telehealth by Area Deprivation in a Large U.S. Academic Hospital. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting. Recipient of Best Poster Award.
9. Brantner CL. 2023. Combining datasets to estimate heterogeneous treatment effects. American Causal Inference Conference.
10. Ettman CK, Brantner CL, Albert M, et al. 2023. Trends in telehealth and in-person psychiatric care from 2017-2022. Society for Epidemiologic Research.
11. Ettman CK, Brantner CL, Albert M, et al. 2023. Trends in telehealth and in-person psychiatric care from 2017-2022. AcademyHealth.
12. Ettman CK, Brantner CL, Albert M, et al. 2023. Trends in telehealth and in-person psychiatric care from 2017-2022. International Association for Population Health Sciences.
13. Bentley J, Lupton-Smith C, Roth D. 2021. Family caregiving subtypes in the Caregiving Transitions Study: A latent class analysis. Gerontological Society of America.
14. Chang T, Lupton-Smith C, Badillo Goicoechea E, Stuart EA. 2021. Examining county-level mental health using Facebook COVID-19 Symptom Survey data. American Psychopathological Association.
15. McLaughlin JE, Lupton-Smith C, Bell EL, Hubal R, Persky A. 2020. Automated analysis of course evaluation comments. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Recipient of AACP SAS Best Poster Award.