Nichole Sturmfels, M.P.H.
Senior Data Manager
Nichole Sturmfels has nearly 20 years of experience in applied public health research specializing in data system selection, implementation, operations, and reporting within the areas of home visiting, maternal and child health, and child welfare. Her skills include configuration and management of information systems, multisite data collection and evaluation, technical assistance, monitoring and reporting of federal privacy and data security activities, data archiving, and policy recommendations.
Currently, Sturmfels coordinates data management, operation, and security efforts across projects at JBA. She serves as workstream liaison for the California Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative supporting the California Department of Public Health workstreams, which are focused on youth suicide prevention and public awareness campaigns at the state and local level. She is a member of the Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative team and leads data-sharing efforts that promote a common framework and language to facilitate precision home visiting research.
Prior to joining JBA, Sturmfels spent 10 years working for the California Department of Public Health. Her most recent role was director of California’s Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting grant. Sturmfels was responsible for supervising a team of research scientists that coordinated multisite data collection, management information system operations, and program evaluation. Areas of focus included local agency technical assistance and continuous quality improvement, cross-department data linkages between home visiting and child welfare, the statewide home visiting needs assessment, and early childhood systems integration.
Sturmfels received an M.P.H. from the University of California, Davis.