From the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

NIH OBSSR Director's Webinar:
How Responsible Use of Mobile Device Data Can Advance Our Understanding of Fertility

Date: March 25, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Virtual

Presenter: Jenna Nobles, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

"For millions of Americans, the pathway to parenthood includes conception failure and miscarriage. These experiences are difficult to capture in administrative or clinical data—and therefore, difficult to study in populations. Indeed, much of what we know about variation in conception and miscarriage is shaped by how we have studied them. New forms of mobile device data provide a rare window into early pregnancy in large populations. In this talk, Dr. Nobles argues that pregnancy success is sensitive to social, economic, and environmental exposures, and that our understanding of these relationships can be significantly advanced through responsible use of mobile device data. Understanding the upstream drivers of pregnancy success has implications for how we interpret, support, and reduce infertility and miscarriage"

Jenna Nobles is Professor and Chair of Demography at the University of California, Berkeley.

Read more information and register on the NIH event website.