Research Team
Senior Team

Nitzan Arad
Assistant Research Director

Adam Aten, MPH, MSc
Assistant Research Director

Beena Bhuiyan Khan
Assistant Research Director

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
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
Senior Policy Fellows

Aparna Higgins
Senior Policy Fellow

Andrea Thoumi, MPP, MSc
Health Equity Policy Fellow
Senior Team Member
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member
Core Faculty Member
Adjunct Assistant Professor
2020 Intern Mentor
Postdoctoral Researchers

Sandra Yankah, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Researchers

David Anderson
Research Associate, Health Policy Evidence Hub

Milena Berhane, M.P.H.
Policy Analyst

John Bollinger, MS
Policy Analyst
Beth Boyer, MPH
Policy Research Associate

Christina Bush, M.P.H.
Policy Analyst

Brian Canter, Ph.D.
Policy Research Associate

Ethan Chupp
Policy Analyst

Matt D'Ambrosio
Policy Research Assistant

Nora Emmott
Senior Policy Analyst

Victoria "Tori" Gemme, MBA
Research Associate

Mira Gill
Research Assistant

Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, MPAff
Research Associate

Hannah Graunke, MPP
Policy Analyst

Nicholas R. Harrison, MPH, MA
Research Associate

Katie Huber, MPH
Senior Policy Analyst

Greeshma James , MPH
Policy Analyst

Mark Japinga, MPAff
Research Associate
Kamaria Kaalund
Policy Analyst
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member

Maryam Nafie
Policy Research Assistant

Valerie Parker
Senior Policy Analyst
Caleigh Propes
Policy Analyst

Derick Rapista
Research Assistant

Rebecca (Becky) Ray
Senior Policy Analyst

Samantha Repka
Research Associate

Thomas Roades, MPP
Senior Policy Analyst

Neil Rowen
Policy Research Assistant

Montgomery Smith, MPH
Policy Analyst

Lucas Stewart, MPP
Data Analyst Programmer

Sabine Sussman
Policy Analyst

Yolande Pokam Tchuisseu, MSc
Senior Policy Analyst

Brianna Van Stekelenburg, MPP
Research Associate

Sherrie Wang
Policy Research Assistant