Sonja Swanson

Sonja Swanson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work focuses on advancing causal inference methods to improve public health decision-making in scenarios where randomized trials are infeasible. She emphasizes methodological transparency and robustness to unverifiable assumptions.

• Educational Contributions: Teaches courses like EPIDEM 2192: Causal Inference in Epidemiologic Research and EPIDEM 3140: Target Trial Emulation.

Research Interests encompass causal inference, instrumental variable applications, suicide prevention using observational data, and dementia research with competing events. Her pedagogical approach prioritizes question-asking and methodological clarity.

Recent Publications highlight instrumental variable methods, dementia study design, and firearm policy impacts on suicide rates. Collaborative work includes suicide prevention strategies and causal inference frameworks.