Samantha Strong focuses on government advocacy with the health and biosciences team. Grounded in pragmatic choices and political implications, she combines knowledge and understanding of the health care sector — including the intricacies of public and private insurance and pharmaceutical policy and regulation — with proven communication skills.

At Indiana University, Samantha crafted an individualized degree in bioethics with a concentration in health policy. With graduate-level courses, she dedicated her education to the study and understanding of the health care sector and its complexities. Samantha’s study included self-led quantitative analysis of the pharmaceutical industry and its impact on health care accessibility, as well as in-depth review of global and domestic impacts of public health research guidelines and practices, specifically on the state of ethics research committees in Kenya.

Honors

• Indiana University — Herman B Wells Scholar
• Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institution — Undergraduate Research Award

Professional Associations

• American Society for Bioethics and Humanities

Civic Activities

• Indiana University Board of Aeons, 2015-present
• College Luminaries Program — Co-Director and Hoosier Host, 2014-present
• Political and Civic Engagement (PAC) Advisory Board — Leadership Council, 2015-present
• IU Journal of Undergraduate Research (IUJUR) — Humanities Executive Officer and Visual Design/Publishing Executive Officers, 2013-14

Presentations

• Just Healthcare: A Rawlsian Liberal-Egalitarian Perspective on the Accessibility and Affordability of Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C patients
  The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics International Office, Reston, Virginia, April 2016

Personal Interests

An avid endurance athlete, Samantha enjoys running, cycling and yoga. When she isn’t on the trails, she’s often found experimenting in the kitchen and catching up on podcasts.