December 20, 2021

The University of Washington following an internal investigation has found that Dr. Alan Lopez, an Affiliate Professor within the Health Metric Sciences Department, violated university policies in regards to sexual harassment and retaliation. Dr. Lopez has resigned his affiliate faculty appointment and all collaborative efforts with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and University of Washington have ended.

IHME supports and upholds all university policies that prohibit sexual harassment and retaliation. This is consistent with our commitment to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and to continue illuminating the public health effects of disparities by sex, race, and ethnicity. The University of Washington is committed to preventing sexual assault, misconduct and harassment. Resources – including ways to get support and information on how to report sexual assault to law enforcement and/or the University – are available at uw.edu/sexualassault.