*New* CSSS Seminar: Estimating Place-Based and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Life Expectancy and Cause-Specific Mortality in the US – Laura Lindberg (01/21/26)
Posted: 1/15/2026 (Local Events)
Mortality rates differ widely across racial and ethnic populations and locations, and these patterns vary by cause of death and over time. To better understand these patterns in the US, we estimated life expectancy and cause-specific mortality for approximately 175 causes of death by county, race and ethnicity, and year (2000–2023). This seminar will focus on the methods used for this analysis and present preliminary findings.
Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Health Metric Sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on quantifying and describing geographic patterns and disparities in health outcomes, and how other types of health disparities are patterned spatially and intersect with place-based disparities. At IHME, Dr. Dwyer-Lindgren leads the US Health Disparities team which focuses on describing levels and trends in burden of disease in the US by county, racial and ethnic group, and socioeconomic status.
Date: 01/21/2026
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Location: Savery 409