Rooney Columbus is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan since August 2018, where previous roles included Graduate Student Research Assistant. Prior experience includes a tenure at the American Enterprise Institute from July 2014 to August 2018, serving as Program Manager for Domestic Policy Studies and holding positions as Research Associate and Research Assistant at the Center on Higher Education Reform. Rooney Columbus is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Michigan, expected to complete in September 2024, and holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Richmond, earned in August 2014.