Nicole C. Close

Nicole C. Close, PhD, is a seasoned biostatistician and the President and Principal Biostatistician at EmpiriStat, Inc., where responsibilities include assisting with clinical trials impacted by COVID-19 and managing biostatistics for regulatory submissions. Close serves on the Board of Trustees at Juniata College and was a Visiting Clinical Associate Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, focusing on teaching quantitative courses in the online MPH program. Previous roles include leadership positions on the Board of Directors for the Juniata College Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and as an Alumni Trustee at Juniata College. Close's extensive experience in statistics includes roles at The EMMES Corporation, The George Washington University Biostatistics Center, and The CDM Group, Inc. Educational credentials comprise a PhD in Epidemiology from The George Washington University, an MS in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Case Western Reserve University, and a BS in Biology from Juniata College.