Fellows in Print: 2019, No. 1
Fellows in Print brings you policy-related publications by or about STPF fellows. Enjoy!
Christopher Williams, 2016-18 Executive Branch Fellow at NSF
Recognizing Excellence. Diversity in Action Magazine. 1/1/2019.
Christopher Williams, 2016-18 Executive Branch Fellow at NSF
Recognizing Excellence. Diversity in Action Magazine. 1/1/2019.
Andrew Thompson, 2017-19 Executive Branch Fellow at State
Breaking The Cycle: Combating The Opioid Crisis Through Global Drug Demand Reduction. DipNote. 6/25/2018.
Sandra Scham, 2009-10 Executive Branch Fellow at USAID, et al.
Inside Affirmative Action. Routledge. 7/1/2018.
Extremism, Ancient and Modern. Routledge. 1/8/2018.
Gillian Bowser, 2015-16 Executive Branch Fellow at USGS
Teresa Stoepler, 2014-16 Executive Branch Fellow at USGS
Careers in science diplomacy and international policy. The Ecological Society of America. 03/1/2018.
Challenges facing science impact public support, and the scientific community must work to maintain societal relevance, said AAAS S&T Policy Forum.
STPF is the focus of the latest issue of the AAAS Member Update. With a message from AAAS CEO and STPF alumnus fellow Rush Holt, the issue includes four stories about fellows and alumni – including STPF Director Jennifer Pearl, Eileen Oni and Jesus Alvelo – at the intersection of science and policy.
Scientists and engineers often use their AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships to expand their expertise and make a pivot in their career path. Two STPF fellows found that in addition to those benefits, they grew to appreciate federal agencies’ capacity to create change.
The initiative will engage AAAS members as advocates for the inclusion of scientific evidence in public policy discussions at state and local levels in the United States. First issue on the docket: climate change. Read more...
By Kathleen O'Neil
The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) program responds to the demand for highly qualified science and engineering experts from all three branches of federal government. What some people may not know is that the program is a cooperative initiative of many scientific and engineering societies. This year, 37 of the 271 fellows comprising the 2018-19 fellowship class are sponsored by one of these partner societies.
While the policy fellowships program is more than four decades old, STPF has been sending scientists to share their expertise with the U.S. judiciary for only four years. Learn about experiences of Shubha Ghosh, Mamadi Corra, Pate Skene and Andrea Gaede. Read more…