Jasmin Abdel Ghany
@jasminabdelghany.bsky.social
Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow in Sociology. Environment | Fertility & Reproductive Health | Early Life Exposures
📍Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social & Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science @oxforddemsci.bsky.social
📍Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social & Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science @oxforddemsci.bsky.social
Pinned
Heart full of joy and gratitude for my depicted, literal superhero team 🦸🦸🦸🦸🦸🦸of incredible supervisors Josh Wilde, @ridhikashyap.bsky.social, @melindacmills.bsky.social, and excellent examiners @drjenndowd.bsky.social & @ftorche.bsky.social, as well as my terrific mentors, peers, & friends!!!
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Climate Change, Environmental Hazards, & Population Dynamics: 1st Climate Conference @mpidr.bsky.social discusses connections between environmental #Hazards #Sustainability & the impact on #SocialInequalities #Mortality #Migration #Fertility #HumanCapital #Health:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Climate Change, Environmental Hazards, & Population Dynamics: 1st Climate Conference @mpidr.bsky.social discusses connections between environmental #Hazards #Sustainability & the impact on #SocialInequalities #Mortality #Migration #Fertility #HumanCapital #Health:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
We conducted a systematic review of the effect of in-utero exposure to ambient air pollution on the sex ratio at birth. Evidence is scarce and we need more studies employing rigorous causal inference designs. Work led by Ursula Gazeley @oxforddemsci.bsky.social, preprint available below.
Ambient air pollution and the sex ratio at birth: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
@medrxivpreprint.bsky.social by Ursula Gazeley, Hallie Eilerts-Spinelli, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social post-doc @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social, Ana Bonell & Joshua Wilde
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
@medrxivpreprint.bsky.social by Ursula Gazeley, Hallie Eilerts-Spinelli, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social post-doc @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social, Ana Bonell & Joshua Wilde
Ambient air pollution and the sex ratio at birth: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Ambient air pollution is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth, miscarriage, and preterm birth. However, its effects on the viability, implantation, and survival of…
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We conducted a systematic review of the effect of in-utero exposure to ambient air pollution on the sex ratio at birth. Evidence is scarce and we need more studies employing rigorous causal inference designs. Work led by Ursula Gazeley @oxforddemsci.bsky.social, preprint available below.
Thank you @mpidr.bsky.social colleagues, @ezagheni.bsky.social and @conteristo.bsky.social for excellent and stimulating discussion points in the Department of Digital and Computational Demography's lab talk!
Check out upcoming lab talks and events here: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
Check out upcoming lab talks and events here: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thank you @mpidr.bsky.social colleagues, @ezagheni.bsky.social and @conteristo.bsky.social for excellent and stimulating discussion points in the Department of Digital and Computational Demography's lab talk!
Check out upcoming lab talks and events here: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
Check out upcoming lab talks and events here: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
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🚨 Earth's vital signs are flashing red.
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🚨 Earth's vital signs are flashing red.
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
Excited to come back to @mpidr.bsky.social for a short visit from next week! Presenting our work on the effect of temperature on sex ratios at birth on Nov 5, 10.00 Rostock time (ZOOM link below!) & excited for @iussp.bsky.social's Climate Change, Environmental Hazards & Pop Dynamics conference! 🍃
October 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Excited to come back to @mpidr.bsky.social for a short visit from next week! Presenting our work on the effect of temperature on sex ratios at birth on Nov 5, 10.00 Rostock time (ZOOM link below!) & excited for @iussp.bsky.social's Climate Change, Environmental Hazards & Pop Dynamics conference! 🍃
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The first half of 2025 was the costliest ever recorded for U.S. weather & climate disasters - info the public might never have learned b/c the Trump admin cut the NOAA program that tracked such events. A private group hired the researcher who'd handle it at NOAA to redevelop the database.
What canceled climate data would have shown: The costliest 6 months of weather disasters on record
The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that had tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A nonprofit organization has redeveloped the database.
www.nbcnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The first half of 2025 was the costliest ever recorded for U.S. weather & climate disasters - info the public might never have learned b/c the Trump admin cut the NOAA program that tracked such events. A private group hired the researcher who'd handle it at NOAA to redevelop the database.
Heart full of joy and gratitude for my depicted, literal superhero team 🦸🦸🦸🦸🦸🦸of incredible supervisors Josh Wilde, @ridhikashyap.bsky.social, @melindacmills.bsky.social, and excellent examiners @drjenndowd.bsky.social & @ftorche.bsky.social, as well as my terrific mentors, peers, & friends!!!
October 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Heart full of joy and gratitude for my depicted, literal superhero team 🦸🦸🦸🦸🦸🦸of incredible supervisors Josh Wilde, @ridhikashyap.bsky.social, @melindacmills.bsky.social, and excellent examiners @drjenndowd.bsky.social & @ftorche.bsky.social, as well as my terrific mentors, peers, & friends!!!
While the recent interim funding by the Gates Foundation for the DHS Program buys time for data collection of selected surveys and data availability, many countries don't benefit and the future of new surveys remains uncertain. Read the updated version of our preprint that got 1,000+ views now here:
October 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
While the recent interim funding by the Gates Foundation for the DHS Program buys time for data collection of selected surveys and data availability, many countries don't benefit and the future of new surveys remains uncertain. Read the updated version of our preprint that got 1,000+ views now here:
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Postdoc w/Miyuki Hino
Post-Doc Research Associate
This full-time position will contribute to projects on natural hazards and disasters.The primary projects will focus on extreme weather events and their impacts to communities in the Southeastern US. ...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Postdoc w/Miyuki Hino
I'm excited to have started my Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowship in Sociology this month at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social. Grateful for this community - and for Oxford views... More work on environmental inequalities and also fertility to follow!!
September 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm excited to have started my Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowship in Sociology this month at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social. Grateful for this community - and for Oxford views... More work on environmental inequalities and also fertility to follow!!
Looking forward to submissions to session "1310: Climate, Environmental Change, and Population Health" as part of the Mortality and Morbidity strand at PAA 2026 @popassocamerica.bsky.social! Call for papers is open until 5 Oct 2025 📮📮📮
Call for Papers - PAA 2026 Annual Meeting
www.populationassociation.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Looking forward to submissions to session "1310: Climate, Environmental Change, and Population Health" as part of the Mortality and Morbidity strand at PAA 2026 @popassocamerica.bsky.social! Call for papers is open until 5 Oct 2025 📮📮📮
Join us for a 1-week course on the Demography of Fertility at beautiful @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social, 8-12 Dec! 📮 We'll cover theory, methods foundations, and many current issues at the intersection of fertility & maternal health! 🚼 Book your spot.
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
The Demography of Fertility and Reproduction
Date: 8-12th December 2025By: Joshua Wilde, Ursula Gazeley, Jasmin Abdel Ghany, Emma Romell, Jorden JacksonLocation: Nuffield College, University of Oxford
www.demography.ox.ac.uk
September 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join us for a 1-week course on the Demography of Fertility at beautiful @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social, 8-12 Dec! 📮 We'll cover theory, methods foundations, and many current issues at the intersection of fertility & maternal health! 🚼 Book your spot.
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
Two exciting PhD positions at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social on predicting health outcomes at the population level and natural language of health and social care! Apply to work in a wonderful team.
🚨It's that exciting time of year!🚨
Our team has got TWO open DPhil (PhD) positions in #datascience + #health here at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social for 2026🎉! See for details:
1️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/HDS_2026.html
2️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/pophealth_2026.html
Please share and help us to find our future teammates ❤️!
Our team has got TWO open DPhil (PhD) positions in #datascience + #health here at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social for 2026🎉! See for details:
1️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/HDS_2026.html
2️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/pophealth_2026.html
Please share and help us to find our future teammates ❤️!
September 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Two exciting PhD positions at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social on predicting health outcomes at the population level and natural language of health and social care! Apply to work in a wonderful team.
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📢Calling all sociology scholars, including social policy and demography: applications for the 2026-27 Sociology Visitorships at Nuffield College are now open. 🗓️Deadline: 29 Sep 2025
ℹ️More info & applications: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
ℹ️More info & applications: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
July 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📢Calling all sociology scholars, including social policy and demography: applications for the 2026-27 Sociology Visitorships at Nuffield College are now open. 🗓️Deadline: 29 Sep 2025
ℹ️More info & applications: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
ℹ️More info & applications: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
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Are you looking for easy to use temperature data for Europe from 1980 to 2024? If so, check out the Temperature Extremes in Europe (TEE) dataset! It includes 67 commonly used extreme temperature metrics at the NUTS 2 and 3 scales. See here for more info:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What’s the TEE: Metrics of Temperature Extremes in Europe NUTS Regions (1980-2024)
Scientific Data - What’s the TEE: Metrics of Temperature Extremes in Europe NUTS Regions (1980-2024)
www.nature.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Are you looking for easy to use temperature data for Europe from 1980 to 2024? If so, check out the Temperature Extremes in Europe (TEE) dataset! It includes 67 commonly used extreme temperature metrics at the NUTS 2 and 3 scales. See here for more info:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This cycle on repeat...
#fixedeffects #causalinference
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social's Research Away Day 🙌
#fixedeffects #causalinference
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social's Research Away Day 🙌
June 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This cycle on repeat...
#fixedeffects #causalinference
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social's Research Away Day 🙌
#fixedeffects #causalinference
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social's Research Away Day 🙌
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🚨 New paper out in @plosone.org w/ @lenacwt.bsky.social & Michaela Kreyenfeld!
How does women’s economic independence shape their risk of physical IPV during separation in Germany? We find that mothers with low education who are unemployed face the highest risk.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
How does women’s economic independence shape their risk of physical IPV during separation in Germany? We find that mothers with low education who are unemployed face the highest risk.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Women’s economic independence and physical intimate partner violence (IPV) during separation
A growing number of studies have addressed the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV). While some studies have shown that women’s economic independence reduces the risk of physical IPV, the empirica...
journals.plos.org
June 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
🚨 New paper out in @plosone.org w/ @lenacwt.bsky.social & Michaela Kreyenfeld!
How does women’s economic independence shape their risk of physical IPV during separation in Germany? We find that mothers with low education who are unemployed face the highest risk.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
How does women’s economic independence shape their risk of physical IPV during separation in Germany? We find that mothers with low education who are unemployed face the highest risk.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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OfS guidance urges ‘very strong’ approach to permitting lawful speech on campus
Strong "free speech" regulations benefit those with the power to (ab)use them: “this is not a neutral space but is linked to ‘culture war’ divisions – people will be motivated to use regulatory routes to make a point"
Strong "free speech" regulations benefit those with the power to (ab)use them: “this is not a neutral space but is linked to ‘culture war’ divisions – people will be motivated to use regulatory routes to make a point"
English universities barred from enforcing blanket bans on student protests
Office for Students guidance urges ‘very strong’ approach to permitting lawful speech on campus
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
OfS guidance urges ‘very strong’ approach to permitting lawful speech on campus
Strong "free speech" regulations benefit those with the power to (ab)use them: “this is not a neutral space but is linked to ‘culture war’ divisions – people will be motivated to use regulatory routes to make a point"
Strong "free speech" regulations benefit those with the power to (ab)use them: “this is not a neutral space but is linked to ‘culture war’ divisions – people will be motivated to use regulatory routes to make a point"
How is the termination of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) impacting your work❓ Fill out this short questionnaire by #UNDESA by 30 June to inform future demographic and health data collection and dissemination! 📝
form.jotform.com/250913880478...
form.jotform.com/250913880478...
Questionnaire on the use of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
How is the termination of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) impacting your work❓ Fill out this short questionnaire by #UNDESA by 30 June to inform future demographic and health data collection and dissemination! 📝
form.jotform.com/250913880478...
form.jotform.com/250913880478...
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“While the future of existing DHS datasets remains in flux, the global health and demographic research community should diversify its use of data sources, invest in strengthening data infrastructure in LMICs, and share data management and use practices publicly to accelerate research progress”
The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program was central in improving the evidence base for health policies and interventions, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central & Southern Asia - figure by @aasli.bsky.social.
Our preprint on the termination of the DHS Program: osf.io/preprints/so...
Our preprint on the termination of the DHS Program: osf.io/preprints/so...
May 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“While the future of existing DHS datasets remains in flux, the global health and demographic research community should diversify its use of data sources, invest in strengthening data infrastructure in LMICs, and share data management and use practices publicly to accelerate research progress”
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This crisis is also an opportunity.
Our team — including @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social , @aasli.bsky.social, Josh Wilde, Ursula Gazeley & global collaborators — calls for:
✅ LMIC-led data systems
✅ New investment in equitable infrastructure
✅ Research integrity, even in uncertainty
Our team — including @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social , @aasli.bsky.social, Josh Wilde, Ursula Gazeley & global collaborators — calls for:
✅ LMIC-led data systems
✅ New investment in equitable infrastructure
✅ Research integrity, even in uncertainty
May 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This crisis is also an opportunity.
Our team — including @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social , @aasli.bsky.social, Josh Wilde, Ursula Gazeley & global collaborators — calls for:
✅ LMIC-led data systems
✅ New investment in equitable infrastructure
✅ Research integrity, even in uncertainty
Our team — including @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social , @aasli.bsky.social, Josh Wilde, Ursula Gazeley & global collaborators — calls for:
✅ LMIC-led data systems
✅ New investment in equitable infrastructure
✅ Research integrity, even in uncertainty
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🚨 The end of an era for global health data — and a defining crossroads.
In Jan 2025, the DHS Program—the backbone of health & demographic data in 90+ countries—was terminated after US aid cuts of up to 84%.
Our researchers & global collaborators reflect on it in a recent pre-print🧵
In Jan 2025, the DHS Program—the backbone of health & demographic data in 90+ countries—was terminated after US aid cuts of up to 84%.
Our researchers & global collaborators reflect on it in a recent pre-print🧵
May 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🚨 The end of an era for global health data — and a defining crossroads.
In Jan 2025, the DHS Program—the backbone of health & demographic data in 90+ countries—was terminated after US aid cuts of up to 84%.
Our researchers & global collaborators reflect on it in a recent pre-print🧵
In Jan 2025, the DHS Program—the backbone of health & demographic data in 90+ countries—was terminated after US aid cuts of up to 84%.
Our researchers & global collaborators reflect on it in a recent pre-print🧵
Reposted by Jasmin Abdel Ghany
My colleagues & I have something to say! With the termination of the DHS Program, we must exercise good data governance & rebuild data infrastructure that respects country data owners, ensures data integrity, is equitable, & highlights LMIC research leadership.
🚨 Our preprint on the termination of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program is now available. How can we move towards an equitable data infrastructure and maintain research integrity after the DHS Program's termination? 🧵
Moving towards equitable data infrastructure and research integrity after the termination of the DHS Program: https://osf.io/ka3r5
May 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My colleagues & I have something to say! With the termination of the DHS Program, we must exercise good data governance & rebuild data infrastructure that respects country data owners, ensures data integrity, is equitable, & highlights LMIC research leadership.
The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program was central in improving the evidence base for health policies and interventions, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central & Southern Asia - figure by @aasli.bsky.social.
Our preprint on the termination of the DHS Program: osf.io/preprints/so...
Our preprint on the termination of the DHS Program: osf.io/preprints/so...
May 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program was central in improving the evidence base for health policies and interventions, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central & Southern Asia - figure by @aasli.bsky.social.
Our preprint on the termination of the DHS Program: osf.io/preprints/so...
Our preprint on the termination of the DHS Program: osf.io/preprints/so...
More than 9,000 studies, reports, & book chapters published based on 400+ DHS surveys that were conducted in 91 countries, according to our bibliometric analysis (by @aasli.bsky.social). The termination could set the global research community back for years or even decades.
osf.io/preprints/so...
osf.io/preprints/so...
May 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
More than 9,000 studies, reports, & book chapters published based on 400+ DHS surveys that were conducted in 91 countries, according to our bibliometric analysis (by @aasli.bsky.social). The termination could set the global research community back for years or even decades.
osf.io/preprints/so...
osf.io/preprints/so...