Policy Fellow Sheila Siragusa is tapping her work experience in research and analysis, particularly around environmental and energy policy, as she contributes to the Beyond 2025 Action Hub. Additionally, Sheila taught Acting, Directing, and First Folio Shakespeare in Performance, and is a professional stage director based…

Jess Rogers is a Policy Fellow with BU’s Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health. In this role, she examines The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, and the current administration’s executive orders and policies that impact education, the LGBTQIA+ community, and women’s rights. Rogers began her…

Dr. Nandakumar is a Professor of Practice and leads the Global Social Work and Public Health Lab. He directs research on the economic impact of social work and examines how global health investments—particularly through PEPFAR—affect health systems and outcomes. His work bridges economics, public health, and social policy to advance…

Tami Gouveia, DrPH, MSW, MPH, is the Paul Farmer Professor of the Practice and Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at Boston University School of Social Work, appointed to both roles in 2023. Over a 25-year career spanning social work and public health, she…

Christina S. Lee is a professor in the School of Social Work at Boston University (BUSSW), faculty director of the Health Equity Research Lab, and addiction faculty at BU’s Grayken Center, Boston Medical Center. Her research bridges the areas of intervention science, addiction psychology, and health inequities. By focusing…