GISD Research Fellows
Practitioners, scholars, and graduate researchers producing research notes, policy briefs, and forum presentations with the institute.
Non-resident fellowship
Pilot cohort FY2027 to FY2028
Research and policy
The institute behind the programs.
GISD integrates education with applied research through a structured framework: community-informed research, workforce and labor market studies, publication of findings, and policy engagement. The long-term objective is a knowledge hub connecting subject matter experts with local communities, from Virginia outward.
Research agenda
What we study.
- AI and the future of work
- AI adoption in the nonprofit sector
- Workforce transitions in Northern Virginia and the DMV
- Immigrant workforce integration and credential recognition
- Regional economic development and opportunity gaps
- SDG localization (education, decent work, reduced inequalities)
- Skills-based hiring and employer demand
Research programs
How the work gets done.
Economic Opportunity Map
The flagship data initiative mapping workforce demand, training assets, and opportunity gaps across Northern Virginia and the DMV.
Data initiative
Development from FY2027
State of AI in Virginia Nonprofits
An annual study of AI adoption in the nonprofit sector, developed with university partners through AI for Mission.
Annual study
First edition targeted FY2027
Publications
Policy briefs, research notes, forum summaries, and an annual impact report.
Published outputs
First publications FY2027
Policy engagement
From findings to decision makers.
Policy advocacy support
Engagement with workforce development boards, economic development bodies, and public forums.
Policy recommendations support
Community-informed briefs for local and state stakeholders on workforce readiness, AI and employment, nonprofit capacity, and immigrant integration.
Forums, roundtables, and an annual conference
Convenings growing toward global virtual participation.
Global-to-local knowledge exchange
International expertise and diaspora networks connected to Virginia communities.
Work with the institute
Fellows, partners, agencies, funders.
We invite prospective fellows, academic and institutional partners, data partners, and public agencies to work with us. Funders can sponsor a fellowship, a publication series, or a forum.
Become a GISD Research Fellow.
The pilot cohort runs FY2027 to FY2028 and is forming now.