Epidemiology Seminar Series "National Center for Health Statistics’ Data Linkage Program: Leveraging Administrative Data for Surveys”

Lisa Mirel, M.P.H.

icon to add this event to your google calendarFebruary 21, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
SPH I, Room 3755
Sponsored by: Epidemiology
Contact Information: Stacy Babcock (734) 764-5435

Lisa Mirel is the Chief of the Special Projects Branch in the Office of Analysis and Epidemiology at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). In her current role she is the Director of the NCHS Data Linkage program, overseeing the development of linked data files, data linkage methodology, dissemination and technical assistance to users of linked data files. Ms. Mirel has also held positions as a Statistician at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys at NCHS, and the Division of Parasitic Diseases at CDC. Her work has focused primarily on data linkage, survey design and estimation. She received her Masters of Science degree in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health.