Sam O’Brien is a public health researcher and a recent graduate of Dartmouth College. After his senior year of high school, Sam first came to Indonesia through the U.S. State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), a full scholarship for immersive learning of languages not taught in American high schools. After his first year at Dartmouth College, Sam earned a grant award to intern at the Indonesian global affairs journal Strategic Review (SR). After publishing a research essay about stunting in SR, Sam won another grant to intern at the Indonesian public health non-governmental organization Seribu Hari (The 1000 Days Fund). After completing his degree in government on the pre-medical track last year, Sam was fortunate enough to receive a Fulbright Research Grant for 2022-2023. His current research focuses on training sessions for kader in Rote Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara, and how these sessions could improve access to health education in the regency. He is hosted by Universitas Nusa Cendana.