Research Team

William K. Bleser, PhD, MSPH

Assistant Research Director, Health Care Transformation for Population Health, Social Needs, and Health Equity
Senior Team Member
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Marianne Hamilton Lopez, PhD, MPA

Senior Research Director, Biomedical Innovation
Faculty Director of the Duke-Margolis Postdoctoral Associates & Affiliated Fellows Program
Adjunct Associate Professor
Senior Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc, MSc, MA

Research Director
Senior Team Member

Dure Kim, PharmD

Assistant Research Director

Trevan Locke, PhD

Assistant Research Director

Frank McStay, MPA

Assistant Research Director

Morgan Romine, MPA

Chief of Staff
Senior Team Member

Robert Saunders, PhD

Senior Research Director, Health Care Transformation
Adjunct Associate Professor
Senior Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Christina Silcox, PhD

Research Director, Digital Health
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Senior Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

Erin Soule, PhD

Assistant Research Director

Rebecca Whitaker, PhD, MSPH

Research Director, North Carolina Health Care Transformation
Senior Team Member
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Sarah Allin, MPP

Policy Fellow for Child and Family Health Policy

Aparna Higgins

Senior Policy Fellow

Andrea Thoumi, MPP, MSc

Health Equity Policy Fellow
Faculty Director of Health Equity Educational Programming
Senior Team Member
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member
Core Faculty Member
Adjunct Assistant Professor
2020 Intern Mentor