Household surveys, epidemiology, monitoring and evaluation, applied statistics,
and GIS to help public-health and development programmes make better decisions.
Experience spanning research, fieldwork, consultancy, and collaboration with
institutions in low- and middle-income countries.
Biometris, Wageningen University & Research | Wageningen, Netherlands
Provides statistical consulting for public health and applied research teams,
connecting study design, applied statistics, and complex health data to
practical decisions and clear reporting for collaborators.
2020 - 2023
Epidemiologist and Statistician
Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Led analyses for programme evaluations, national TB prevalence surveys,
meta-analyses, and clinical trials. Worked with ministry and research partners
to harmonise data and translate infectious-disease evidence for public-health decisions.
Also led economic evaluation of drug-resistant TB diagnostics, including
cost-effectiveness, budget impact, and healthcare resource use.
2019 - 2020
Postdoctoral Statistician, Epidemiologist, and Data Scientist
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine | New Orleans, Louisiana
Conducted malaria programme evaluations, field research, and epidemiological
analyses that informed surveillance and control strategies. Provided on-site
training for household-survey data collection and strengthened analytical capacity.
2015 - 2019
Research Assistant
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine | New Orleans, Louisiana
Led evaluation of reactive case detection for malaria in Zanzibar, from study
design and field implementation to spatial analysis and communication with health
authorities. Supported household-survey evaluations of malaria intervention coverage.
2013 - 2015
Biostatistician Consultant
Health Partners Institute for Education and Research | Minneapolis, Minnesota
Conducted power analyses, simulations, randomization schedules, data management,
and final analyses for clinical trials and applied health studies.
2009 - 2010
Grant Writer
Regional Health Inc. | Rapid City, South Dakota
Researched, wrote, and submitted grant proposals for health-care initiatives,
community programmes, and research support.
Education
PhD Epidemiology
Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 2015 - 2020
An Evaluation of Reactive Case Detection for Malaria in Zanzibar.
MS Biostatistics
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 2010 - 2013
Spatial Quantification of Intra-Tumoral Heterogeneity.
BA Biology
St. Olaf College, 2005 - 2009
Selected Evaluation and Research Projects
Reactive case detection in Zanzibar
Led study design, field implementation, and epidemiological and spatial analyses
of malaria reactive case detection, translating findings with health authorities
into options for elimination surveillance. Compared costs with alternative
malaria control strategies.
Tanzania School Net Programme
Supported questionnaire development, field-team training, data-quality monitoring,
and household-survey analysis to evaluate school-based distribution of
insecticide-treated nets.
Ethiopia Malaria Indicator Survey
Led design-adjusted analysis of a national household survey, including weighting,
malaria prevalence, intervention coverage, and geographic differences, contributing
to the official report for health authorities and partners.
Zimbabwe malaria programme assessment
Directed a mixed-methods evaluation combining routine programme data and
qualitative research, with recommendations for PMI, USAID, and national
malaria programme strategy.
Subclinical tuberculosis IPD meta-analysis
Led data coordination, harmonisation, and design-adjusted analysis across national
TB prevalence surveys in Africa and Asia, working with ministry and research
partners to produce policy-relevant evidence.
Trachoma prevention programme evaluation
Analysed pre- and post-intervention surveys from more than 3,000 households
and 100 schools in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda, translating findings into
recommendations for hygiene and sanitation programmes.
BCG vaccine effectiveness IPD meta-analysis
Provided methodological guidance on study design, data harmonisation, statistical
modelling, interpretation, and manuscript development for a Lancet Microbe study.
CAPRISA 094 TRIAD economic evaluation
Led economic evaluation of Xpert MTB/XDR for drug-resistant TB, assessing
cost-effectiveness, budget impact, and resource use. Developed cost models
comparing diagnostic and treatment pathways to inform implementation decisions.
SHIFT2HEALTH analytics support
Statistical and data science support for a multi-country study of behavioural,
physiological, nutritional, and environmental contributors to obesity in shift workers.
Rift Valley fever vaccine trial modelling
Epidemiological modelling, power calculations, and trial simulations for the
LARISSA consortium and hRVFV-4s vaccine evaluation strategy.
Teaching and Capacity Building
2023
Co-Instructor, Nutrition and Infectious Disease
Health Sciences Master's, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Graduate level
2021 - 2023
Lead Instructor, Introduction to Statistics
Research Master's in Global Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Graduate level
2020 - 2023
Co-Instructor, Intermediate Statistics and Epidemiology
Research Master's in Global Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Graduate level
2020 - 2023
Co-Instructor, Figure it Out, Applied Research
Research Master's in Global Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Graduate level
2020
Guest Lecture, Study Design in Quantitative Research
Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine | Graduate course
2019
Data Analysis and GIS Workshops
Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme and Tanzania National Malaria Control Programme
2017
Guest Lecture, Surveillance in Malaria Elimination
Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine | Graduate course
Selected Publications
Pelzer P.T., Stuck L., et al.
Effectiveness of the primary Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine against the risk of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease: an individual
participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Microbe, 2025.
Stuck L., Klinkenberg E., et al.
Prevalence of subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis in adults in community settings:
an individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases,
2024.
Das A.M., Hetzel M.W., Yukich J.O., Stuck L., et al.
Modelling the impact of interventions on imported, introduced and indigenous
malaria infections in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Nature Communications, 2023.
Stuck L., et al.
How subclinical is subclinical tuberculosis? An analysis of national prevalence
survey data from Zambia. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022.
Stuck L., et al.
Malaria infection prevalence and sensitivity of reactive case detection in
Zanzibar. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020.