Jacobsen promoted to Global Burden of Disease principal collaborator

Kathryn Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair and professor of health studies was promoted to Global Burden of Disease (GBD) principal collaborator at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The position is the highest tier within the GBD Collaborator Network.

The GBD study is the largest and most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss across places and over time.