Amber Salter, Ph.D.

Section Head, Statistical Planning & Analysis

Associate Professor

Endowed Title: Kenney Marie Dixon-Pickens Distinguished Professorship in Multiple Sclerosis Research
Schools: Medical School
Departments: Neurology | Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Biography

Dr. Amber Salter is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at UT Southwestern. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a PhD in Biostatistics in 2015 and has a MPH in Epidemiology. She holds joint appointments in the Department of Population and Data Sciences and the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.

Dr. Salter’s research interest are in the design, analysis and interpretation of clinical trials and epidemiologic studies with a heavy focus in the area of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She is also interested in the design and analysis of large complex databases and the issues and implications of their use in practice. She has been conducting research in the disease area of MS for over 10 years, specifically working with a disease registry, the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) Registry, which collects self-report data from persons with MS semi-annually.

Publications

Using a hand-held pupillometer to quantify pupil constriction as part of the accommodation reflex: Olson D, Perera A, Kamal A, Jamili M, Salter A, Mehari H, Bashir MM Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 2026 Oct 152
Looking Beyond Dose: Identifying Responders and Non-Responders to RehaCom Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation in Progressive MS—The CogEx Study: Author Collaboration CR, Meza C, Hernandez RS, Costa SL, Salter A, Chiaravalloti ND, Amato MP, Brichetto G, Chataway J, Cutter G, Dalgas U, DeLuca J, Farrell R, Feys P, Filippi M, Freeman J, Inglese M, Motl RW, Rocca MA, Sandroff BM, Feinstein A Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2026 Jul 40 575-586
Increased functional network connectivity following cognitive rehabilitation in progressive multiple sclerosis with moderate to severe disabilty: findings from the CogEx study: Author Collaboration CR, Romanò F, Valsasina P, Albergoni M, Amato MP, Brichetto G, Chataway J, Chiaravalloti ND, Cutter G, Dalgas U, DeLuca J, Farrell R, Feys P, Freeman J, Inglese M, Cipriano E, Meza C, Motl RW, Salter A, Sandroff BM, Feinstein A, Rocca MA, Filippi M, Curran M, Hernandez R, Pardini M, Cellerino M, Pelosin E, Colombo E, Pollio C, Gerli F, Vannetti F, Della Bella S, Mosca I, Pasquini G, Niccolai C, Walters RB, Braisher M, Braisher J, Wilkinson H, Smith C, Pietrusz A, Pajak P, Koch M, Silic P, Baird J, Jones CD, Truax B, Ithurburn AK, Toll L, Kenton L Journal of neurology 2026 Jun 273
Dynamics of Spinal Fluid Immune Cell Alterations Following Cladribine Tablet Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis: Smirnov RA, Cantoni C, Lee K, Agnihotri RA, Axtell RC, Salter A, Lancia S, Paley MA, Hayward B, Korich J, Evans E, Pardo G, Obeidat AZ, Stuve O, Bar-Or A, Artyomov MN, Cross AH, Edelson BT, Wu GF Neurology: Neuroimmunology and NeuroInflammation 2026 May 13 e200565
Men's health research priorities in men with multiple sclerosis: Salter A, Sharma M, Cutter GR, Marrie RA, Fox RJ Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical 2026 Apr 12
Factors associated with stroke prenotification in emergency medical service among stroke code patients: A retrospective analysis: Li Y, Prasad S, Stone S, Day A, Ho TT, Gebreyohanns M, Jones E, Ifejika NL, Barker K, Anderson JA, Savitz SI, Cruz-Flores S, Salter A, Kim Y, Olson DW International Emergency Nursing 2026 Mar 85
The 2026 International Neuroscience Nursing Research Symposium Abstracts: Carlisle BA, Alexander SA, Alvarado V, Barker KD, Bashir MM, Bosse PD, Cardenas A, Chepkevich A, Conley Y, Cruz E, Darvishi-Khezri H, Denbow M, Fagan E, Franklin MV, Garg RV, Hebert D, Hernandez E, Herrin C, Hutchinson SE, Ifejika NL, Jagolino-Cole AL, Johnson T, Jones EM, Joseph J, Kamal A, Kanter G, Kao A, Kreider WJ, Li Y, Livesay SL, Hall KM, McNett MM, Measho DG, Mehari HA, Miller N, Mossa A, Nairon E, Novakovic R, Olson DW, O’Quinns B, Osman HO, Riskey L, Salter A, Santhosh S, Stewart N, Techan AK, Wenyu H, Wilson J, Wylie L Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 2026 Feb Publish Ahead of Print
Crossover Evaluation of Two Ambient AI Scribe Tools in the Emergency Department: Webb J, Chu L, Turer RW, Chen C, Rousseau JF, Salter A, Courtney DM, Higashi RT, Guzman N, Chapman WW, Willett DW, McDonald S Applied Clinical Informatics 2026 Jan 17 118-126
Adherence and compliance with exercise training in progressive multiple sclerosis: Rates and correlates from the CogEx trial: Author Collaboration CR, Motl RW, Argie A, Hernandez RS, Sandroff BM, Amato MP, Brichetto G, Chataway J, Chiaravalloti ND, Cutter G, Dalgas U, DeLuca J, Farrell R, Feys P, Filippi M, Freeman J, Inglese M, Meza C, Rocca MA, Salter A, Feinstein A Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 2026 Jan 105
Stroke nurse compliance with assessment standards is enhanced by reducing the documentation burden: An implementation science study: Perera A, Smith L, Garza B, Stout D, Bashir MM, Allen S, Salter A, Olson DW Nursing Management 2026 Jan 57 26-30