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ISPS Director's Fellow, 2026

Elijah St Martin is a BA/MPH candidate from New Orleans, Louisiana, majoring in Sociology with a certificate in Education Studies. Their academic and professional interests center on health equity, education access, and the social determinants of health, particularly in how these forces shape outcomes for marginalized communities. At Yale, Elijah conducts public health research with the KaCHANGE Lab, engages in policy-oriented initiatives through the Yale Policy Institute, and participates in community-based programming as a Dwight Hall Urban Fellow with Project Access–New Haven.

Jacob Wallace
Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy)

Jacob Wallace is an Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) at the Yale School of Public Health whose primary research interest is Medicaid. He is a health economist by training and received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Prior to that he worked as a policy analyst for the New York State Department of Health in the Office of Health Insurance Programs for three years. His research is focused on the economics of the Medicaid program, with a particular focus on the impact of managed care.

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