Dr. John Dawson, postdoctoral trainee in the department of biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, has been chosen as a finalist for The Obesity Society (TOS) Ethan Sims Young Investigator Award, recognizing excellence in research by a young investigator. This selection was based on the scores received from reviewers for his abstract, “A Bayesian Meta-Analytic Study of Whether Rigorous Control Conditions Diminish Treatment Effects in Weight Loss Randomized Controlled Trials.”