Center for Health Information & Decision Systems  

Student Fellows

Helen Culbertson is a consulting professional with significant experience in project management and client communication. She is from Charlotte, NC, and has lived in the DC area for the past four years. At Smith, she is focusing on General Management to pursue a career in consulting and strategy. Her summer internship was at the Government Accountability Office where she worked on the audit of the governance structure of the Federal Reserve. She is very interested in the field of Health IT and the potential for technology to transform healthcare.
Nicholas Donlan is a first-year MBA student at the Smith School of Business. Prior to coming to Smith, Nick worked with local hospitals to execute expansion plans by offering innovative modular solutions to fit their physical needs. Currently, he is interested in helping the healthcare industry raise its level of care and reduce costs through increased efficiency and transparency. After graduation he would like to work as a strategy and operations consultant with a focus on healthcare.
Brad Greenwood is a third year PhD Candidate at the Robert H Smith School of Business in the Decisions, Operations, and Information Technology department. His research focuses on how discourse affects the perception of the fashionability of technology as well as gauging quality through different mediums of physician review. Prior to his time at RH Smith he earned his Bachelors and Masters in Information Technology at RPI and Virginia Tech respectively. He also holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and spent several years working as an IT consultant in the greater DC Metro area.
Laura Lai is a second-year MBA student at the Smith School of Business. Prior to attending Smith, Laura worked as a business analyst at the global consulting firm CGI before transitioning to SPADAC where she specialized in the testing and release of a geospatial predictive analytics software product. Laura has an interest in exploring how technology and healthcare intersect. Laura enjoys the outdoors and playing ultimate frisbee.
Shannon Lantzy is a first-year PhD student in Information Systems. Her health IT research interests include the impacts of IT on patient experience, the role of online information in provider choice, and meaningful use of health IT. Her other research interests involve studying the nature of online community membership and participation. Shannon recently finished her Masters of Information Management at UMD's iSchool. In the seven years before coming to Smith she worked as a management and IT consultant at NASA Headquarters.
Priyanshu Raj is a first-year MBA student at the Smith School of Business with four years of multi-national consulting experience in various industries including banking, biotechnology, high-tech and marketing. His expertise is helping organizations resolve critical business development problems including mergers and acquisitions, technology integration, and ERP implementation. In addition to his consulting experience, Priyanshu has co-authored research papers on dynamic networking models and has co-founded two organizations in India and Brazil. His interests include travelling and outdoor sports such as hiking and biking.