Biography
What attracted you to the health metrics field?
During high school and early college, I worked for organizations that supported and fostered the efforts of young social entrepreneurs and other young adults engaged in the community. Through my work with these individuals as well as my own forays into this space, I developed a desire to make a positive impact on my community where and when I could.
As college continued, my interests and strengths turned toward social science research. I found that I enjoyed the research process and that I was pretty good at it to boot. In particular, I developed a passion for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and other forms of geographic methodology. Despite this shift in activity, my desire to keep my work socially and culturally relevant never wavered. These dual themes led me to engage with topics like the geographic distribution of resistance to a coal-fired power plant and the effect of segregation on exposure to green space in urban America.
At some point I realized that college does in fact end, and that I should probably figure out what comes next. My discovery of IHME’s Post-Bachelor Fellow program, and the health metrics field more generally, was fortuitous. Working in health metrics allows me to deploy my passion for research in a way that positively affects my community (in this case, defined broadly, in a “we are the world” sort of sense). Although I am proud of my previous work, it is hard to match the social impact of working in health given how fundamental it is to the overall human condition. I feel there are few other positions or fields where I could feel that what I am doing directly contributes to the betterment of the world in a systematic way.
Long story short, I want to make the world a better place. Health metrics and the PBF program seem like the best way to do so given my interests, experiences, and skills.
What work are you doing at IHME?
I am working on the risk factors team. As a team, we model the burden of disease attributable to various risk factors, including lead exposure, air pollution, body mass index, and cocaine use. These factors then aggregate into one of three main groupings: behavioral, metabolic, and environmental. Once the risk-burden relationship is identified, measures can be taken to reduce risks – thereby improving worldwide health.
My work within this team is centered on two primary objectives. The first is to identify the overlap and mediative effects between different groups of risk factors. Because health is affected by an amalgam of different factors that can also impact each other, it is important that our results reflect this reality. Untangling the web of relationships is crucial to understanding the true effect of a particular risk factor. Without accounting for mediation and overlap, it is difficult to assess priorities because one particularly gnarly risk factor might just be masking something behind it that is the true cause of burden. In this instance, it’s the quiet one you’ve got to look out for.
My other task is to model the risk and burden associated with alcohol consumption. In some places (e.g., former USSR), alcohol (over)consumption is a powerful driver of health burden. By quantifying the effects of alcohol on human health, I hope to produce numbers that policymakers can use to reduce their countries’ alcohol-fueled burden of disease.
How do you think your experience at IHME will contribute to your future work?
Like all good millennials, my ideas for future work are still a bit hazy. What I do know is that I want to continue melding community engagement/betterment with social science research. In this framework, my experience in IHME will be indispensable. The wealth of knowledge and expertise held by IHME faculty and staff alone is enough to make this job a fantastic professional and educational experience. Combine this fountain of knowledge with formal class work and on-the-job exposure to rigorous and cutting-edge social science research, and it is impossible for this experience not to contribute to my future work. I expect that my time at IHME will massively expand the depth and breadth of my research capabilities. I will be able to ask and answer more questions than ever before – a proverbial chain of open doors. I’m excited.
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GBD 2016 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet. 14 Sept 2017: 390; 1211–59.
GBD Causes of Death Collaborators. Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet. 14 Sept 2017: 390;1151–210.
GBD DALYs and HALE Collaborators. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet. 14 Sept 2017: 390;1260-344.
GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators. Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet. 12 Sept 2017: 390; 1423–59.
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GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 3 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017.
GBD 2015 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators. Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal healthcare in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. The Lancet. 2017 May 18.
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GBD 2015 DALYs and HALE Collaborators. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet. 2016 Oct 7; 388:1603–1658.
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.
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