Nicole E Smolinski

Nicole E Smolinski is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy at the University of Florida. She holds a Pharm.D. from Midwestern University (2019) and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida (2024). Her research focuses on maternal and child health, particularly pediatric acute otitis media and medication safety during pregnancy. She collaborates with Dr. Almut Winterstein and has expertise in drug utilization patterns, teratogenic risk mitigation, and algorithm development for health data analysis.

Education:
- B.S. Child Psychology & B.A. Chemistry (2015), University of Minnesota
- Pharm.D. (2019), Midwestern University
- Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy (2024), University of Florida

Research Interests:
- Infectious diseases in children
- Medication safety during pregnancy
- Development of decision support tools for teratogenic risk mitigation
- Population-based studies on drug exposures and fetal/neonatal outcomes

Recent Work Trends:
Her publications emphasize algorithmic approaches to analyze healthcare claims data, particularly for predicting stillbirths and identifying teratogenic medication exposures. She has contributed to studies on biologic use in autoimmune conditions during pregnancy and NSAID prescribing trends in ambulatory care.

Awards:
- DuBow Graduate Student Fellowship (2019, University of Florida)

Grants & Collaborations:
- Active projects include the TRIM tool development for prioritizing medication risk mitigation
- Co-investigator on studies involving medical cannabis use in Florida

Labs & Teams:
Affiliated with the University of Florida’s Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy department, specializing in maternal and child health outcomes research.