Biography
Amber Sligar, MPH, is a Project Officer on the Strategy Team. She joined IHME in 2015 and works primarily with the demographics team as they create population and all-cause mortality estimates for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. Previously, Amber worked at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where she evaluated agency programs and policies and conducted process improvement studies. She has also worked with the US Department of State, the American Red Cross, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization.
A native of Snellville, GA, Amber's relocation to Seattle marks her first experience living on the West Coast. It is treating her very well so far. Amber received her BA in International Relations from Boston University and an MPH from Columbia University.
GBD 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators. Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet. 2016 Oct 7; 388:1775–1812.
GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators. Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet. 2016 Oct 7; 388:1459–1544.
GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet. 2016 Oct 7; 388:1545–1602.
GBD 2015 Child Mortality Collaborators. Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet. 2016 Oct 7; 388:1725–1774.
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Goodridge A*, Gopalani SV*, Gotay CC*, Goto A*, Gouda HN*, Graetz N*, Greenwell KF*, Griswold M*, Guo Y*, Gupta R*, Gupta R*, Gupta V*, Gutiérrez RA*, Gyawali B*, Haagsma JA*, Haakenstad A*, Hafezi-Nejad N*, Haile D*, Hailu GB*, Halasa YA*, Hamadeh RR*, Hamidi S*, Hammami M*, Hankey GJ*, Harb HL*, Haro JM*, Hassanvand MS*, Havmoeller R*, Heredia-Pi* IB, Hoek HW*, Horino M*, Horita N*, Hosgood HD*, Hoy DG*, Htet AS*, Hu G*, Huang H*, Iburg KM*, Idrisov BT*, Inoue M*, Islami F*, Jacobs TA*, Jacobsen KH*, Jahanmehr M*, Jakovljevic MB*, James P*, Jansen HAFM*, Javanbakht M*, Jayatilleke AU*, Jee SH*, Jeemon P*, Jha V*, Jiang Y*, Jibat T*, Jin Y*, Jonas JB*, Kabir Z*, Kalkonde Y*, Kamal R*, Kan H*, Kandel A*, Karch A*, Karema CK*, Karimkhani C*, Karunapema P*, Kasaeian A*, Kassebaum NJ*, Kaul A*, Kawakami N*, Kayibanda JF*, Keiyoro PN*, Kemmer L*, Kemp AH*, Kengne AP*, Keren A*, Kesavachandran CN*, Khader YS*, Khan AR*, Khan EA*, Khan G*, Khang YH*, Khoja TAM*, Khosravi A*, Khubchandani J*, 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Søreide K*, Sorensen RJD*, Soriano JB*, Soshnikov S*, Sposato LA*, Sreeramareddy CT*, Stahl H*, Stanaway JD*, Stathopoulou V*, Steckling N*, Steel N*, Stein DJ*, Steiner C*, Stöckl H*, Stranges S*, Strong M*, Sun J*, Sunguya BF*, Sur P*, Swaminathan S*, Sykes BL*, Szoeke CEI*, Tabarés-Seisdedos R*, Tabb KM*, Talongwa RT*, Tarawneh MR*, Tavakkoli M*, Taye B*, Taylor HR*, Tedla BA*, Tefera W*, Tegegne TK*, Tekle DY*, Shifa GT*, Terkawi AS*, Tessema GA*, Thakur JS*, Thomson AJ*, Thorne-Lyman AL*, Thrift AG*, Thurston GD*, Tillmann T*, Tobe-Gai R*, Tonelli M*, Topor-Madry R*, Topouzis F*, Tran BX*, Tsala Dimbuene Z*, Tura AK*, Tuzcu EM*, Tyrovolas S*, Ukwaja KN*, Undurraga EA*, Uneke CJ*, Uthman OA*, van Donkelaar A*, Varakin YY*, Vasankari T*, Vasconcelos AMN*, Veerman JL*, Venketasubramanian N*, Verma RK*, Violante FS*, Vlassov VV*, Volkow P*, Vollset SE*, Wagner GR*, Wallin MT*, Wang L*, Wanga V*, Watkins DA*, Weichenthal S*, Weiderpass E*, Weintraub RG*, Weiss DJ*, Werdecker A*, 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