ACHI PROMOTES NICHOLE STANLEY TO DIRECTOR OF ANALYTICS

LITTLE ROCK ― The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement has promoted Nichole Stanley, PhD, to the position of director of analytics. Stanley, who has served as ACHI’s interim director of analytics since May 2023, will lead the nonpartisan health policy center’s analytics team in the utilization of private and public health care claims data and other health data to help inform policymakers, clinical leaders, researchers, and the general public.

“We are fortunate to have Dr. Stanley leading our analytics team as we work to transform data into insight that helps improve the health of Arkansans,” said ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson. “She has grown into a great leader who’s earned the trust and respect of an exceptional team of health policy professionals here at ACHI.”

Stanley joined ACHI in 2017 as assistant director of analytics. She previously worked as an epidemiologist and statistician with the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. Stanley earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Hendrix College and a doctorate in interdisciplinary toxicology from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

ACHI is a nonpartisan, independent health policy center that serves as a catalyst for improving the health of all Arkansans through evidence-based research, public issue advocacy, and collaborative program development.