Amy Johnston, PhD
@amydjohn.bsky.social
Proud 🇨🇦 Maritimer | Assistant Professor @ uCalgary Obs/Gyn | She/her | Epidemiologist | 💃 #WomensHealth #CardioObstetrics🫀🤰| Mom 👪 | #WomenInSTEM | #EDIA proponent & ally | Insta: aware_research | Views are mine
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Interested in quantitative bias analysis, but you're not sure where to start?
Check out our newly published, tutorial-based exercise introducing probabilistic quantitative bias analysis in an applied and accessible way.
Special kudos to 1st author Nick G 🙌
Link: onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
Check out our newly published, tutorial-based exercise introducing probabilistic quantitative bias analysis in an applied and accessible way.
Special kudos to 1st author Nick G 🙌
Link: onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
Reposted by Amy Johnston, PhD
🤣🤣 #OhNo #AcademicSky I hope this isn't an omen for the quality of my grants this year 🤣🤣
January 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
🤣🤣 #OhNo #AcademicSky I hope this isn't an omen for the quality of my grants this year 🤣🤣
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Nova Scotia’s three NHL superstars will play for Team Canada at 2026 Winter Olympics #TeamCanada #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Nova Scotia’s three NHL superstars will play for Team Canada at 2026 Winter Olympics
Hockey Canada has unveiled the full roster for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games men’s hockey team and Nova Scotia will be well represented.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Nova Scotia’s three NHL superstars will play for Team Canada at 2026 Winter Olympics #TeamCanada #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Remember the 70s, 80s, 90s, and even early 2000s when the future was something to get excited about, even though you knew that some challenges lay in wait?
Now, all I ever feel is total dread.
Now, all I ever feel is total dread.
December 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Remember the 70s, 80s, 90s, and even early 2000s when the future was something to get excited about, even though you knew that some challenges lay in wait?
Now, all I ever feel is total dread.
Now, all I ever feel is total dread.
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Exposure = Normalization
Study: Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief www.psypost.org/shocking-hea...
"...clickbait-style language might hurt credibility in the short term, it may be effective at planting information that people eventually accept as true."
Study: Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief www.psypost.org/shocking-hea...
"...clickbait-style language might hurt credibility in the short term, it may be effective at planting information that people eventually accept as true."
Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief
New research shows that while sensational words make headlines seem less credible instantly, readers are more likely to believe the information weeks later due to a psychological phenomenon called the...
www.psypost.org
December 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Exposure = Normalization
Study: Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief www.psypost.org/shocking-hea...
"...clickbait-style language might hurt credibility in the short term, it may be effective at planting information that people eventually accept as true."
Study: Shocking headlines spark initial doubt but eventually build belief www.psypost.org/shocking-hea...
"...clickbait-style language might hurt credibility in the short term, it may be effective at planting information that people eventually accept as true."
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The Damage Kennedy Has Done in Less Than a Year www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...
“None of these changes are evidence-based” [read: harmful BS]
And will “sow confusion, undermine public trust & ultimately drive the nation’s vaccination rates down.”
Sum: evil sh*t.
#VaccinesWork
“None of these changes are evidence-based” [read: harmful BS]
And will “sow confusion, undermine public trust & ultimately drive the nation’s vaccination rates down.”
Sum: evil sh*t.
#VaccinesWork
Opinion | This Is the Damage Kennedy Has Done in Less Than a Year
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Damage Kennedy Has Done in Less Than a Year www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...
“None of these changes are evidence-based” [read: harmful BS]
And will “sow confusion, undermine public trust & ultimately drive the nation’s vaccination rates down.”
Sum: evil sh*t.
#VaccinesWork
“None of these changes are evidence-based” [read: harmful BS]
And will “sow confusion, undermine public trust & ultimately drive the nation’s vaccination rates down.”
Sum: evil sh*t.
#VaccinesWork
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Reposted by Amy Johnston, PhD
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
Is it normal to have a dozen (and counting) undergraduate students cold emailing about summer research positions in December alone? I even have emails from students who are attending out of province universities (but must have family in my city).
Genuinely curious!
#AcademicSky #MedSky #EpiSky
Genuinely curious!
#AcademicSky #MedSky #EpiSky
December 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Is it normal to have a dozen (and counting) undergraduate students cold emailing about summer research positions in December alone? I even have emails from students who are attending out of province universities (but must have family in my city).
Genuinely curious!
#AcademicSky #MedSky #EpiSky
Genuinely curious!
#AcademicSky #MedSky #EpiSky
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Reposted by Amy Johnston, PhD
Good luck to team Canada in its first game in the world juniors series. Let’s bring the trophy home! 🏆🏆
December 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Good luck to team Canada in its first game in the world juniors series. Let’s bring the trophy home! 🏆🏆
Reposted by Amy Johnston, PhD
Reposted by Amy Johnston, PhD
Canada can no longer trust the United States as a credible source of medical information.
The USA was the gold standard. Now they have jumped down the dark hole of conspiracy and rage.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/26/h...
The USA was the gold standard. Now they have jumped down the dark hole of conspiracy and rage.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/26/h...
Health minister says Canada can't rely on U.S. health institutions…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Canada can no longer trust the United States as a credible source of medical information.
The USA was the gold standard. Now they have jumped down the dark hole of conspiracy and rage.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/26/h...
The USA was the gold standard. Now they have jumped down the dark hole of conspiracy and rage.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/26/h...
Reposted by Amy Johnston, PhD
Reposted by Amy Johnston, PhD
I cannot believe people are still hanging out on Twitter. Even the thought of that platform makes me shudder.
#NoThanks #IPreferPeace #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
#NoThanks #IPreferPeace #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
December 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I cannot believe people are still hanging out on Twitter. Even the thought of that platform makes me shudder.
#NoThanks #IPreferPeace #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
#NoThanks #IPreferPeace #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
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Who was America's first self-made female millionaire?
Entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, born #OTD in 1867. She built an empire with a line of beauty & hair care products for Black women. Known for her philanthropy & activism, she supported #civilrights causes & was a patron of the arts.
Entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, born #OTD in 1867. She built an empire with a line of beauty & hair care products for Black women. Known for her philanthropy & activism, she supported #civilrights causes & was a patron of the arts.
December 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Who was America's first self-made female millionaire?
Entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, born #OTD in 1867. She built an empire with a line of beauty & hair care products for Black women. Known for her philanthropy & activism, she supported #civilrights causes & was a patron of the arts.
Entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, born #OTD in 1867. She built an empire with a line of beauty & hair care products for Black women. Known for her philanthropy & activism, she supported #civilrights causes & was a patron of the arts.
WTF is this? I did not write or submit this paper. Are journals now run entirely by AIs who hallucinate entire publications?
Knowledge Of Pregnant Women About The Benefits Of Pregnancy Books In Ottawa | International Journal of Health Engineering and Technology share.google/ArcgxhUDfSY9...
Knowledge Of Pregnant Women About The Benefits Of Pregnancy Books In Ottawa | International Journal of Health Engineering and Technology share.google/ArcgxhUDfSY9...
Knowledge Of Pregnant Women About The Benefits Of Pregnancy Books In Ottawa
| International Journal of Health Engineering and Technology
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December 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Truro snowboarder Liam Moffatt flying high, closing in on second Olympic berth www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Truro snowboarder Liam Moffatt flying high, closing in on second Olympic berth
Truro snowboard cross racer, who competed at Beijing Games in 2022, has moved into second in Canadian Olympic rankings for Milano Cortina
www.saltwire.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Truro snowboarder Liam Moffatt flying high, closing in on second Olympic berth www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Interested in quantitative bias analysis, but you're not sure where to start?
Check out our newly published, tutorial-based exercise introducing probabilistic quantitative bias analysis in an applied and accessible way.
Special kudos to 1st author Nick G 🙌
Link: onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
Check out our newly published, tutorial-based exercise introducing probabilistic quantitative bias analysis in an applied and accessible way.
Special kudos to 1st author Nick G 🙌
Link: onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
December 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Interested in quantitative bias analysis, but you're not sure where to start?
Check out our newly published, tutorial-based exercise introducing probabilistic quantitative bias analysis in an applied and accessible way.
Special kudos to 1st author Nick G 🙌
Link: onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
Check out our newly published, tutorial-based exercise introducing probabilistic quantitative bias analysis in an applied and accessible way.
Special kudos to 1st author Nick G 🙌
Link: onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
December 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Interested in quantitative bias analysis, but you're not sure where to start?
Check out our newly published, tutorial-based exercise introducing probabilistic quantitative bias analysis in an applied and accessible way.
Special kudos to 1st author Nick G 🙌
Link: onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
Check out our newly published, tutorial-based exercise introducing probabilistic quantitative bias analysis in an applied and accessible way.
Special kudos to 1st author Nick G 🙌
Link: onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
One of the biggest complements I have received from learners is when they thank me for being so thorough with my feedback. I'm far from perfect, and have a lot of learning to do when it comes to being a PI, but I think it's a very important part of our job. #AcademicSky #EpiSky #MedSky #ScienceSky
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One of the biggest complements I have received from learners is when they thank me for being so thorough with my feedback. I'm far from perfect, and have a lot of learning to do when it comes to being a PI, but I think it's a very important part of our job. #AcademicSky #EpiSky #MedSky #ScienceSky
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#Alberta woman expecting baby hospitalized with influenza
At nearly eight months pregnant, Swain was hospitalized for nine days. She said doctors told her she had influenza A that led to pneumonia. She was dehydrated, had a collapsed lung and was partially septic.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
At nearly eight months pregnant, Swain was hospitalized for nine days. She said doctors told her she had influenza A that led to pneumonia. She was dehydrated, had a collapsed lung and was partially septic.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
‘Extremely painful’: Alberta woman expecting baby hospitalized with influenza
Earlier this month, the virus shut down the Swain family household in Airdrie, Alta. Charlotte Swain, who is expecting her second child, caught it the worst.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#Alberta woman expecting baby hospitalized with influenza
At nearly eight months pregnant, Swain was hospitalized for nine days. She said doctors told her she had influenza A that led to pneumonia. She was dehydrated, had a collapsed lung and was partially septic.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
At nearly eight months pregnant, Swain was hospitalized for nine days. She said doctors told her she had influenza A that led to pneumonia. She was dehydrated, had a collapsed lung and was partially septic.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Dec 14. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
December 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Dec 14. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
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Alberta’s United Conservative government has bumped the application fee for its citizen-led referendums from $500 to $25,000. #Alberta
Alberta UCP govt under Smith is really trying to stifle dissent against them by making it more expensive.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta UCP govt under Smith is really trying to stifle dissent against them by making it more expensive.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta government bumps citizen petition fees to $25K in amendment
Alberta’s United Conservative government has bumped the application fee for its citizen-led referendums from $500 to $25,000.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Alberta’s United Conservative government has bumped the application fee for its citizen-led referendums from $500 to $25,000. #Alberta
Alberta UCP govt under Smith is really trying to stifle dissent against them by making it more expensive.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta UCP govt under Smith is really trying to stifle dissent against them by making it more expensive.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...