Research Fellows and Affiliates

The Schroeder Center regularly provides funding and support for William & Mary students to work directly with faculty conducting research related to health and health policy. The Schroeder Center takes an interdisciplinary approach to faculty-student collaborations, supporting projects in Public Policy, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Kinesiology, or any department where health-related research takes place. We aim to foster research collaborations through funding opportunities, data consultations, publicizing results, and by creating a campus community for student and faculty researchers interested in health topics.

There are two ways students can participate:

Schroeder Research Fellow
Schroeder Research Fellows receive funding to work either directly with the Schroeder Center or with an affiliated faculty member conducting health-related research. Fellows are selected through a rigorous competitive application process that typically takes place at the beginning of each semester.
Schroeder Research Affiliate
Schroeder Research Affiliates work on an eligible research project but are not directly funded by the Schroeder Center. Research Affiliates are eligible for other forms of support, which can include data consultations and other research assistance.

A table presenting the current Schroeder Center for Health Policy Research Fellows and Affiliates
2025-2026 Schroeder Research Fellows
Arushi Arora, '26 "Understanding Local Barriers to Health Care Access" with Prof. Scott Ickes & Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari	Caroline Clinton, '27 "Evaluating the Feasibility of Lactation Rooms in Naivasha, Kenya" with Prof. Scott Ickes	Jaenya Cooper, '25 "Institutional Trust and Health Initiative" with Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari
Claudia Cordero-Ramos, '28 "Pediatric Surgical Needs Index" with Prof. Nnamdi Osakwe	Gianna Dunn, '27 "Institutional Trust and Health Initiative" with Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari	Caroline Jones, '26 "Medical Debt Policy in Virginia" with Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari
Leah Kohler, '28 "Institutional Trust and Health Initiative" with Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari	Samuel Li, '26 "Addressing the transportation and land barriers to children's surgical care in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)" with Prof. Nnamdi Osakwe	Gabi Malaret "Understanding Local Barriers to Health Care Access" with Prof. Scott Ickes & Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari
Fiona Morris, '28 "Medical Debt Policy in Virginia" with Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari	Pooja Muthuraj, '26 "Medical Debt Policy in Virginia" with Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari	Amelia Raffel, '27 "Medical Debt Policy in Virginia" with Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari
Emily Rosenthal, '26 "Addressing the transportation and land barriers to children's surgical care in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)" with Prof. Nnamdi Osakwe	Paulina Skurzak, '26 "Pediatric Surgical Needs Index" with Prof. Nnamdi Osakwe	Bethany Suhr "Institutional Trust and Health Initiative" with Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari
Allie Tobian, '28 "Social Support and Women's Infant Feeding Choices in Kenya" with Prof. Scott Ickes	Sophie Yeon, '28 "Immigrant Mortality During the Covid-19 Pandemic" with Prof. Elyas Bakhtiari
2025-2026 Schroeder Research Affiliates
Jack Brumbaugh, '27 Health Policy Research Lab with Prof. Jennifer Mellor	Benjamin Kurokawa, '26 Health Policy Research Lab with Prof. Jennifer Mellor	Bayne Nobill, '27 Health Policy Research Lab with Prof. Jennifer Mellor
Allison Stup, '26 Health Policy Research Lab with Prof. Jennifer Mellor
2025-2026 Schroeder Editorial Assistant
Sara Langdon, '26

See previous Schroeder Center for Health Policy Research Fellows & Affiliates

2025-2026 Schroeder Research Fellows

2025-2026 Schroeder Research Affiliates