Nicholas Flavin

Nicholas Flavin, MPH is a Part-Time Lecturer in the Health Informatics Program at the College of Graduate and Professional Studies, University of New England. He combines his clinical data analytics expertise with a passion for teaching, offering courses in database design and health data visualization. Currently, he works full-time as a Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Southern Maine Healthcare, where he applies statistical methods and tools like SQL, SAS, Tableau, and Alteryx to enhance patient safety and clinical outcomes through EMR systems (eCW, MEDITECH, Epic).

Research Interests: His work focuses on leveraging health informatics to transform raw clinical data into actionable insights. Key areas include database modeling, real-time analytics for quality improvement, and evidence-based visualization techniques to communicate complex health metrics effectively.

Teaching Contributions: Flavin teaches two graduate courses: Database Design, Standards, Access, and Modeling (HIN 620) and Health Data Analysis, Visualization, and Storytelling (HIN 715). He emphasizes bridging technical data skills with interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering student engagement through asynchronous discussion boards and practical applications.

Industry Impact: Flavin highlights the growth of health informatics in capturing and modeling EMR data to drive localized healthcare improvements. He anticipates expanding roles for database administrators and analysts in clinical research and decision-making over the next decade.