Nicole Gerlanc, Ph.D.

Dr. Nicole Gerlanc, is the lead data analyst for the DCEG Connect Cohort study. In this position, Dr. Gerlanc works closely with study operations, data science, and epidemiology and biostatistics principal investigators in DCEG to develop workflows, data structure, data standards, completion metrics, and dashboard and progress reports for cohort data capture, validation, reporting and sharing. She has 20 years of experience in data management and analyses in the areas of environment and life history interactions, item response analysis, psychometrics and epidemiology.  Prior to joining DCEG, Dr. Gerlanc was a statistician at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) working on several projects in maternal and child health including Fetal Growth, Fetal Growth 3D, Effects of Aspirin in Gestation and Reproduction (EAGeR), and Study of Pregnancy and Neonatal Health (SPAN).