Research Team
Senior Team

Nitzan Arad
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

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

Erin Soule, PhD
Assistant Research Director

Rebecca Whitaker, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Research Director, North Carolina Health Care Transformation
Senior Team Member
Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Member
Senior Policy Fellows

Aparna Higgins
Senior Policy Fellow

Christina Silcox, PhD
Digital Health Policy Fellow
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Senior Team Member
Margolis Core Faculty

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
Researchers

David Anderson
Research Associate, Health Policy Evidence Hub

Adam Aten, MPH, MSc
Research Associate

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.
Senior Policy Analyst

Ethan Chupp
Policy Analyst

Matt D'Ambrosio
Research Assistant

Victoria "Tori" Gemme, MBA
Research Associate

Mira Gill
Research Assistant

Abhigya Giri, MPH
Data Analyst Programmer

Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, MPAff
Research Associate

Hannah Graunke, MPP
Policy Analyst

Nicholas R. Harrison, MPH, MA
Research Associate

Katie Huber, MPH
Policy Analyst

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

Trevan Locke, PhD
Research Associate

Valerie Parker
Policy Analyst
Caleigh Propes
Research Assistant

Derick Rapista
Research Assistant

Rebecca (Becky) Ray
Senior Policy Analyst

Samantha Repka
Research Associate

Thomas Roades, MPP
Policy Analyst

Neil Rowen
Research Assistant

Humphrey Shen
Research Assistant

Montgomery Smith, MPH
Policy Analyst

Elizabeth (Liz) Staton
Policy Analyst

Lucas Stewart, MPP
Data Analyst Programmer

Sabine Sussman
Policy Analyst

Yolande Pokam Tchuisseu, MSc
Policy Analyst

Brianna Van Stekelenburg, MPP
Research Associate

Michael Zhu
Research Assistant