Political Scientist Fellows

Shane Day, PhD

Associate Professor, Portland State University

Kristen Essel, PhD

Brown University

Rosa C. Krewson, PhD

Adjunct Faculty at American University and New York University

Samuel (Sam) Erkiletian, PhD

University College London

Josue (Josh) Franco, PhD

Associate Professor of Political Science, Cuyamaca College

Robert Oldham, PhD

Princeton University

Journalist Fellows

Amber Lin

Independent Journalist & Geopolitical Analyst

Federal Executive Fellows

Samantha Fein—Interagency Fellow

Christopher Fortson—Interagency Fellow

Andrew Pelkey—Interagency Fellow

The Asia Foundation Fellow

Kawisara Sukumolchan—Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

Sasakawa Peace Foundation Fellow

Kenta Fukao—Assistant Director, Secretariat of the House of Representatives

Yuki Tsujimura, PhD—University of Tokyo

Spirit Mountain Community Fund/Mark O. Hatfield Fellow

Kwani-Fawn Marcellay—Reed College

Health & Aging Policy Fellows

Kealohaku’ualohaku’upoki’i (Poki’i) Balaz, DNP, EMBA—Director of Strategic Initiatives, Center for Innovation, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Kōkua Kalihi Valley Health Center

Carey Candrian, PhD—Associate Professor and Director of LGBTQ+ Research and Community Engagement, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, VP, Lesbian Health Fund

Rebecca S. Crow, DO—Director of Geriatrics, White River Junction VA Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Darlene J. Curley, EdD, MS—Chair, Utah Governor’s Commission on Aging, Advisor, Center for Health Policy, Columbia University School of Nursing

Carol Dufresne, MDiv—Staff Chaplain, Family Support Program, Women’s Clinic Hampton Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

Tracy Fasolino, PhD, FNP-BC, ACHPN—Professor and Distinguished Palliative Care Leader, Clemson University School of Nursing

Farhana Ferdous, PhD—Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Howard University

Lin (Helen) Jiang, PhD, MSSc—Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Social Work

Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS—Director, Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Professor of Surgery and Health Services, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA School of Public Health

Deborah Kaye, MD, MS—Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Division of Urologic Oncology at Duke University

Julie Lowenthal, MSW, MPH—Caregiver Program Development and Advocacy Specialist, Area Agency on Aging 1-B

Samsun Naher, PhD, MA—Aging and Disability Policy Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

Priti Patel, MD, MPH—Senior Advisor for Long COVID, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, CAPT, US Public Health Service

Caroline Sloan, MD, MPH—Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University

Ilana Stol, MD—Palliative Care Physician, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Geriatrics and Extended Care, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellows

Nicolle L. Arthun, BSN, RN, MSN, CNM, FACNM—Founder, Changing Woman Initiative, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Shamie Das, MD, MBA, MPH—Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta

A. Rani Elwy, PhD—Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI; Research Career Scientist, Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA; Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts

Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS—Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta

Tonya Moore, PhD, RN—Founder and Chief Executive Officer, MooreNOW, LLC, Brandon, Mississippi

Sujith Ramachandran, PhD—Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, University

Michael T. Schmeltz, DrPH, MS—Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, California State University, East Bay, Hayward