Fellowship Experiences: Fellowship Focus
Several personal experience essays have been published
in the Fellowship Focus newsletter.
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2010
January 2010
Spotlight on Former Fellows
Developing projects for Iraqi scientists and engineers
Ben Brodsky
2008-10 AAAS Fellow at the Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction
From neuroscience research to the Summit of the Americas
Frances Colón
2006-08 AAAS Fellow at the State Department, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Policy Coordination and Initiatives
A doctor in the halls of diplomacy
Jessica Eisner
2008-09 AAAS Fellow, State Department, Office of UNESCO Affairs
Learning the realities of federal policymaking
Justin Grubich
2006-08 AAAS Fellow at the State Department, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Oceans Affairs, Office of Marine Conservation
Global connections to address climate change
Teresa Leonardo
2007-09 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, Office of Environment and Science Policy
From lasers in the lab to IEDs on the battlefield
Christophe L. McCray
2005-07 AAAS Fellow at the Department of Defense in the Office of Naval Research, Expeditionary Warfare Operations Technology Division
A national “culture of preparedness”
Doug Meckes
2005-06 AVMA Congressional Fellow in the Office of Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Encountering the President amid the pyramids
Sandra Scham
2008-10 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Asia and Middle East Bureau, Asia Strategy and Planning Office
Spotlight on Mentors and Supervisors
Mentoring Fellows
at the EPA:
Q&A with Mike Slimak
Supervising Fellows on the Hill: Q&A with David Goldston

2005
April 2005
While
I will be the first to admit
Michelle Colby
2003-04 AAAS Fellow at the Executive Office of the President,
Office of Science and Technology Policy
February 2005
Despite
the prevalent misconception
Pablo Valdez 2003-04 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of State,
Office of Global Change

2004
November 2004
Like
Mr. Smith
Pamela Franklin 2002-03 AAAS Congressional Fellow in the
Office of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
September 2004
Imagine
You have the opportunity
Mary Fox
2002-03 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
April 2004
I had
long felt that I was a science heretic
Roberta Hotinski 2002-03 AAAS Fellow at the
Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
February 2004
I initially
balked at writing an essay
Trish Powell
2001-03AAAS Fellow at the National Institutes of Health,
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

2003
November 2003
With
12 National Labs, 10 regional offices, 18,000 employees
and its D.C. headquarters
Stefan Falke
2000-02 AAAS Fellow at the
EMPACT Program
September 2003
I
wasn't exactly sure what I had gotten myself into
Eric Landree
2000-02 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense,
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Science and Technology
April 2003
Travel
to exotic places certainly wasn't the reason I applied
for a AAAS Diplomacy Fellowship, but
Christy Johnson
2000-02 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development,
Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
1999-2000 AAAS Congressional Fellow in the
Office of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT)
February 2003
You
can't win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket
Elizabeth M. Street APA Congressional Fellow, 1994-95
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources

2002
November 2002
The
safety of the American egg wasn't something
Bruce Hope
2000-01 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Food Safety Inspection Service
September 2002
With
tongue firmly in cheek, I have often stated
Desmond Saunders-Newton
2000-01 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense,
Advanced Systems and Concepts
April 2002
I
chose the oft-maligned Superfund program
Donna Riley
2000-01 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Community Involvement and Outreach Center,
Office of Emergency & Remedial Response
February 2002
Diplomatic
was never the first word used
Fredrika Moser
1999-01 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of State,
Office of Ocean Affairs

2001
November 2001
Now
I'll get to see how sausage is made
Howard Shaffer
2000-01 ANS Congressional Fellow at the
House Committee on Science,
Energy Subcommittee
September 2001
A
ticket to swanky Washington parties
Dave Vannier
2000-01 AAAS Fellow at the
National Science Foundation, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
April 2001
As
I was about to leave graduate school
Tina Rouse
1998-99 AAAS Fellow at the
Food and Drug Administration
1994-96 AAAS Fellow at the
U.S. Agency for International Development,
Bureau for Global Programs
February 2001
The
breadth of defense-related science
Joan Fuller
1997-99 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense,
Office of the Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Acquisition, Science, Technology & Engineering

2000
November 2000
Caramba,
these people are good!
Rafael Olivieri
1997-99 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Water
September 2000
When
Hurricane Mitch struck Central America
Sharon Murray
1999-01 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau of Global Programs

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