Eagleton Science and Politics Program

Past Science Fellows

Saadia Chaudrhy, Ph.D. 
Purdue University – Organic Chemistry
Placement: Board of Public Utilities

Christina Marie Hernandez, Ph.D.
Rutgers University – Biomedical Sciences
Placement: Department of Agriculture

Dayna Mercadante, Ph.D. 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Placement: New Jersey Legislature

Allison Meyers, Ph.D.
Wake Forest School of Medicine — Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Placement: New Jersey Legislature

Aidan Preston, Ph.D. 
University of Utah — Cancer Biology
Placement: Department of Environmental Protection

Krista Connelly, Ph.D.
Temple University – Neuroscience
Placement: NJ Department of Corrections: Mental Health Services; Psychiatry & Addiction

Virginia Folgado Marco, Ph.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Biomedical Sciences
Placement: NJ Office of Innovation – COVID19 Contact Tracing; Digital Data Modernization

Peter Frank, Ph.D.
University of New Hampshire – Organic Chemistry
Placement: NJ Department of Education – Division of Academics and Performance; Learning Loss; Virtual Learning; Science Education Standards

Joseph Gurrentz, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin – Inorganic Chemistry
Placement: Senate Majority Office

Jesse Kolodin, Ph.D.
Montclair State University – Environmental Science and Management
Placement: NJ Department of Banking and Insurance – Catastrophe Planning Response Program; Property & Casualty; Homeowner Market & Coastal Restrictions

Federica Lari, Ph.D
University of Oxford – Cancer Biology
Placement: NJ Department of Environmental Protection – Bureaus of Sustainability and Climate Change & Clean Energy

Kira Lawrence, Ph.D.
Lafayette College – John H Markel Professor of Geology
Placement: NJ Board of Public Utilities – Offshore Wind; Energy Storage; Wave and Tidal Energy; Grid Modernization

Shin-Yi Lin, Ph.D.
Princeton University – Molecular Biology and Neuroscience
Placement: Department of Human Services – NJ Medicaid; Maternal and Infant Health

Andrew McAllister, Ph.D.
University of Michigan – Applied Physics
Placement: Assembly Majority Office – Committees: Telecommunications and Utilities; Science, Innovation, and Technology

Allison McCague, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University – Human Genetics
Placement: Department of Health – Newborn Screening Program; Office of Policy & Legislative Services

Ian McLaughlin, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania – Neuroscience
Placement: Assembly Majority Office

Gabriel Moore, Ph.D.
Princeton University – Molecular Biology
Placement: NJ Department of Health – Office of Multicultural Health

Sawyer Morgan, Ph.D
University of Washington – Chemical Engineering
Placement: NJ Board of Utilities – Clean Energy Division: Solar Energy, Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles

Evvan Morton, Ph.D.
Arizona State University – Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering
Placement: Senate Majority Office

Mai Nguyen, Ph.D.
Princeton University – Psychology
Placement: NJ Department of Children and Families

Hanna Sherrill, Ph.D.
Brown University – Neuroscience
Placement: NJ Department of Health – NJ COVID Mobile App Development; NJ COVID State Response Team

Liana Vaccari, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania – Chemical Engineering
Placement: Department of Transportation – Climate Resiliency of Transportation Assets

Zixuan Wang, Ph.D.
University of Michigan – Chemical Engineering
Placement: Assembly Majority Office – Committees: Environment and Solid Waste, Telecommunication and Utilities, Education, Natural Resources and Infrastructure