Rachel Hoopsick, PhD, MS, MPH, MCHES
@rachelhoopsick.bsky.social
First Gen Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at University of Illinois | Studying drug use & mental health | UB alum🤘🏼🌹🌈🍉
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Life is so short and so precious.
July 31, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Life is so short and so precious.
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Sophia Stuart is also working with Professor Hoopsick and a mentor from CUPHD on a study examining nitrous oxide misuse among young adults.
July 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Sophia Stuart is also working with Professor Hoopsick and a mentor from CUPHD on a study examining nitrous oxide misuse among young adults.
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Emily Depke and Gurneer Sidhu are working with Professor Rachel Hoopsick, PhD, MS, MPH, MCHES and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) on a study examining how to best support healthcare worker well-being.
July 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Emily Depke and Gurneer Sidhu are working with Professor Rachel Hoopsick, PhD, MS, MPH, MCHES and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) on a study examining how to best support healthcare worker well-being.
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🎉🎊Join us in celebrating our inaugural cohort of Illinois-Substance Use and Mental Health Mentored Experience and Research (I-SUMMER) scholars🎉🎊
IHSI's new summer research experience focuses on substance use and mental health comorbidities.
Learn more: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
IHSI's new summer research experience focuses on substance use and mental health comorbidities.
Learn more: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
July 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
🎉🎊Join us in celebrating our inaugural cohort of Illinois-Substance Use and Mental Health Mentored Experience and Research (I-SUMMER) scholars🎉🎊
IHSI's new summer research experience focuses on substance use and mental health comorbidities.
Learn more: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
IHSI's new summer research experience focuses on substance use and mental health comorbidities.
Learn more: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
If you’re a healthcare provider or community health worker and you’ve worked with women who use drugs, consider participating in my PhD student’s dissertation research to understand more about the barriers and opportunities for working together: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
If you’re a healthcare provider or community health worker and you’ve worked with women who use drugs, consider participating in my PhD student’s dissertation research to understand more about the barriers and opportunities for working together: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Social Media Portrayals of Nitrous Oxide Normalize Use and Encourage Youth Exposure (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social)
by R. Andrew Yockey, Bria Singleton, et al.
@yockeyandrew.bsky.social @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @news.illinois.edu @olemiss.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
by R. Andrew Yockey, Bria Singleton, et al.
@yockeyandrew.bsky.social @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @news.illinois.edu @olemiss.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Social Media Portrayals of Nitrous Oxide Normalize Use and Encourage Youth Exposure: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol 0, No ja
Background: Recreational nitrous oxide use is an emerging public health concern in the U.S., particularly among adolescents and young adults. Given its status as legal marketable product and varying l...
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June 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Social Media Portrayals of Nitrous Oxide Normalize Use and Encourage Youth Exposure (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social)
by R. Andrew Yockey, Bria Singleton, et al.
@yockeyandrew.bsky.social @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @news.illinois.edu @olemiss.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
by R. Andrew Yockey, Bria Singleton, et al.
@yockeyandrew.bsky.social @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @news.illinois.edu @olemiss.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
I never thought Leana Wen would spend an entire interview talking about my research, but here we are: www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/h...
The dangerous teen drug trend that parents may not recognize | CNN
CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen explains why some teenagers are turning to inhalant use and why this trend can be dangerous.
www.cnn.com
May 17, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I never thought Leana Wen would spend an entire interview talking about my research, but here we are: www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/h...
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Two new studies find widespread social media exposure to inhalants is impacting young teens, especially girls.
youtu.be/sOW_d-jreJM
#InhalantAbuse #NitrousOxide #LaughingGas #TeenDrugUse #SubstanceAbuse #Huffing
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#InhalantAbuse #NitrousOxide #LaughingGas #TeenDrugUse #SubstanceAbuse #Huffing
Social Media Videos, Easy Access Raise Risk of Teen Inhalant Use
YouTube video by HealthDay
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May 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Two new studies find widespread social media exposure to inhalants is impacting young teens, especially girls.
youtu.be/sOW_d-jreJM
#InhalantAbuse #NitrousOxide #LaughingGas #TeenDrugUse #SubstanceAbuse #Huffing
youtu.be/sOW_d-jreJM
#InhalantAbuse #NitrousOxide #LaughingGas #TeenDrugUse #SubstanceAbuse #Huffing
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Social media promotes use of, access to nitrous oxide inhalants. Adolescents are at risk. New research from @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social reported in @healthday.bsky.social and @usnews.com
May 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Social media promotes use of, access to nitrous oxide inhalants. Adolescents are at risk. New research from @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social reported in @healthday.bsky.social and @usnews.com
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"Reducing restrictions [on marijuana, psychedelics] is not enough... If you pull back prohibition without building strong consumer protections and a real public health framework, you simply trade one set of harms for another," says Rachel Hoopsick. go.illinois.edu/hoopsickEV
@news.illinois.edu
@news.illinois.edu
April 27, 2026 at 1:49 PM
"Reducing restrictions [on marijuana, psychedelics] is not enough... If you pull back prohibition without building strong consumer protections and a real public health framework, you simply trade one set of harms for another," says Rachel Hoopsick. go.illinois.edu/hoopsickEV
@news.illinois.edu
@news.illinois.edu
Sharing Principles of Epidemiology: A Primer, an open-access textbook I had the opportunity to co-author with an amazing group of colleagues. We developed this book to make introductory epidemiologic information more accessible, understandable, and useful for (undergrad) students and professionals.
Principles of Epidemiology: A Primer
| Windsor & Downs Press
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April 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Sharing Principles of Epidemiology: A Primer, an open-access textbook I had the opportunity to co-author with an amazing group of colleagues. We developed this book to make introductory epidemiologic information more accessible, understandable, and useful for (undergrad) students and professionals.
The definition of “veteran” quietly determines who gets care and who doesn’t.
With the release of the VA’s latest suicide prevention report, I’m sharing a new op-ed in Stars and Stripes, co-authored with Jeni Hunniecutt as a part of The OpEd Project:
With the release of the VA’s latest suicide prevention report, I’m sharing a new op-ed in Stars and Stripes, co-authored with Jeni Hunniecutt as a part of The OpEd Project:
The VA’s definition of ‘veteran’ Is out of step with modern military service
Never deploying, or never serving on federal active duty, does not mean never being affected by military service.
www.stripes.com
March 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The definition of “veteran” quietly determines who gets care and who doesn’t.
With the release of the VA’s latest suicide prevention report, I’m sharing a new op-ed in Stars and Stripes, co-authored with Jeni Hunniecutt as a part of The OpEd Project:
With the release of the VA’s latest suicide prevention report, I’m sharing a new op-ed in Stars and Stripes, co-authored with Jeni Hunniecutt as a part of The OpEd Project:
The real work of equity is not expanding opportunity within unchanged systems but interrogating the systems themselves — especially when those systems quietly reward conformity.
The Other Side of Opportunity: What Immigrants Contribute to US Institutions | Common Dreams
We often talk about immigrants as beneficiaries of American opportunity. But in higher education, healthcare, research and beyond, immigrants are also architects of institutional improvement.
www.commondreams.org
February 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The real work of equity is not expanding opportunity within unchanged systems but interrogating the systems themselves — especially when those systems quietly reward conformity.
A great summary of our recent work with reservists on PTSD and alcohol: www.psypost.org/hyperarousal...
Hyperarousal symptoms drive alcohol problems in male soldiers, new research suggest
A new longitudinal analysis suggests that specific PTSD symptoms, particularly hyperarousal, drive hazardous drinking in military reservists. The findings indicate that male soldiers are uniquely at r...
www.psypost.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
A great summary of our recent work with reservists on PTSD and alcohol: www.psypost.org/hyperarousal...
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This is shameful. The man spent years working to undermine faith in public health, amplified by right-wing think tanks backed by big money to oppose anything big business doesn’t like.
His contribution to our discourse was a declaration that we should let people get mass infected for herd immunity.
His contribution to our discourse was a declaration that we should let people get mass infected for herd immunity.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the director of N.I.H., was called a “fringe epidemiologist” during the Covid era. On this episode of “Interesting Times,” he tells Ross Douthat that the elites broke the public’s trust, and now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.
Opinion | A Plan to Restore Trust in Science From a ‘Fringe Epidemiologist’
Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM
This is shameful. The man spent years working to undermine faith in public health, amplified by right-wing think tanks backed by big money to oppose anything big business doesn’t like.
His contribution to our discourse was a declaration that we should let people get mass infected for herd immunity.
His contribution to our discourse was a declaration that we should let people get mass infected for herd immunity.
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The nursing home industry donated $4.8m to MAGA, Inc. Soon after, HHS withdrew a proposal to set standards on nurse-to-patient ratios.
By the data, abandoning standards means more nurses and more nursing home residents will suffer. And god forbid another pandemic... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
By the data, abandoning standards means more nurses and more nursing home residents will suffer. And god forbid another pandemic... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The nursing home industry donated $4.8m to MAGA, Inc. Soon after, HHS withdrew a proposal to set standards on nurse-to-patient ratios.
By the data, abandoning standards means more nurses and more nursing home residents will suffer. And god forbid another pandemic... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
By the data, abandoning standards means more nurses and more nursing home residents will suffer. And god forbid another pandemic... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Our latest paper, published in @acerjournal.bsky.social, suggests that specific PTSD symptom clusters, rather than overall PTSD severity, may influence hazardous drinking among military reservists, with greater risk observed among male soldiers experiencing hyperarousal features of PTSD.
Longitudinal associations between PTSD symptom clusters and domains of hazardous drinking among a cohort of United States Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers
Among Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers, PTSD symptom clusters, particularly hyperarousal, avoidance, and negative cognitions and mood, were linked to hazardous drinking over time. Findings re...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Our latest paper, published in @acerjournal.bsky.social, suggests that specific PTSD symptom clusters, rather than overall PTSD severity, may influence hazardous drinking among military reservists, with greater risk observed among male soldiers experiencing hyperarousal features of PTSD.
Sharing this piece I wrote on “Dry January” and stigma published in @medpagetoday.com as a part of my fellowship with The OpEd Project: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | 'Dry January' Offers a Shot of Stigma
It's meant to celebrate abstinence, but it also adds to substance use judgement
www.medpagetoday.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Sharing this piece I wrote on “Dry January” and stigma published in @medpagetoday.com as a part of my fellowship with The OpEd Project: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Our latest study shows that methamphetamine-related mortality has intensified nationally, with pronounced geographic variation in timing and magnitude. Recent indications of stabilization in some divisions have occurred at historically high levels. journals.lww.com/journaladdic...
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Our latest study shows that methamphetamine-related mortality has intensified nationally, with pronounced geographic variation in timing and magnitude. Recent indications of stabilization in some divisions have occurred at historically high levels. journals.lww.com/journaladdic...
And as with all wars, the war on drugs sustains itself through its failures. Every overdose, every new cartel, every surge in trafficking is treated not as evidence of policy collapse but as justification for more of the same.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
And as with all wars, the war on drugs sustains itself through its failures. Every overdose, every new cartel, every surge in trafficking is treated not as evidence of policy collapse but as justification for more of the same.
thehill.com/opinion/crim...
thehill.com/opinion/crim...
‘Tis the season to resurrect the epicookies from #EpiTwitter circa 2021
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
‘Tis the season to resurrect the epicookies from #EpiTwitter circa 2021
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One of my team’s newest articles highlighting suicidal behaviors among LGB+ youth. Check it out! Collaborating with the excellent @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social is always a plus!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One of my team’s newest articles highlighting suicidal behaviors among LGB+ youth. Check it out! Collaborating with the excellent @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social is always a plus!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This is not good news if you believe we need a steady supply of public health experts in occupational health and safety. aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is not good news if you believe we need a steady supply of public health experts in occupational health and safety. aspph.org/department-o...
The real threat to the "dignity of work" isn’t entitlement benefits like Medicaid — it’s the policy failings that continue to leave jobs unsafe, wages flat, and healthcare out of reach. theopinionpages.com/2025/11/real...
Real Threat to Dignity of Work? Not Medicaid, It’s Policy | The Opinion Pages
As the federal government is poised to end the longest shutdown in history, it is noteworthy that Rep. Erin Houcin (R-Ind.) recently claimed that reinstating Medicaid work requirements would restore t...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The real threat to the "dignity of work" isn’t entitlement benefits like Medicaid — it’s the policy failings that continue to leave jobs unsafe, wages flat, and healthcare out of reach. theopinionpages.com/2025/11/real...
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The new, 7th edition of 'A Dictionary of Epidemiology' will be published in April 2026.
As previous editions, it is sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association (IEA), and published in New York by Oxford University Press.
The book will be published online on www.oxfordreference.com.
As previous editions, it is sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association (IEA), and published in New York by Oxford University Press.
The book will be published online on www.oxfordreference.com.
www.oxfordreference.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The new, 7th edition of 'A Dictionary of Epidemiology' will be published in April 2026.
As previous editions, it is sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association (IEA), and published in New York by Oxford University Press.
The book will be published online on www.oxfordreference.com.
As previous editions, it is sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association (IEA), and published in New York by Oxford University Press.
The book will be published online on www.oxfordreference.com.