Several personal experience essays have been published
in the Fellowship Focus newsletter.
Michelle Colby (Vol. 5, No. 4)
"While
I will be the first to admit…"
AAAS Fellow, 2003-04
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
Pablo Valdez (Vol. 5, No. 3)
"Despite
the prevalent misconception…"
AAAS Fellow, 2003-04
Office of Global Change
U.S. Department of State
Pamela Franklin (Vol. 5, No. 2)
"Like
Mr. Smith…"
AAAS Congressional Fellow, 2002-03
Office of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Mary Fox (Vol. 5, No. 1)
"Imagine
… You have the opportunity…"
AAAS Fellow, 2002-03
Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Roberta Hotinski (Vol. 4, No. 4)
"I had
long felt that I was a science heretic…"
AAAS Fellow, 2002-03
Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Trish Powell (Vol. 4, No. 3)
"I initially
balked at writing an essay?"
AAAS Fellow, 2001-03
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institutes of Health
Stefan Falke (Vol. 4, No. 2)
"With
12 National Labs, 10 regional offices, 18,000 employees
and its D.C. headquarters…"
AAAS Fellow, 2000-02
EMPACT Program
Eric Landree (Vol. 4, No. 1)
"I
wasn't exactly sure what I had gotten myself into
…"
AAAS Fellow, 2000-02
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Science and Technology
U.S. Department of Defense
Christy Johnson (Vol. 3, No. 4)
"Travel
to exotic places certainly wasn't the reason I applied
for a AAAS Diplomacy Fellowship, but …"
AAAS Fellow, 2000-02
Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
U.S. Agency for International Development
AAAS Congressional Fellow, 1999-2000
Office of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT)
Elizabeth M. Street (Vol. 3, No. 3)
"You
can't win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket."
APA Congressional Fellow, 1994-95
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Bruce Hope (Vol. 3, No. 2)
"The
safety of the American egg wasn't something …"
AAAS Fellow, 2000-01
Food Safety Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Desmond Saunders-Newton (Vol 3, No. 1)
"With
tongue firmly in cheek, I have often stated…"
AAAS Fellow, 2000-01
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
Advanced Systems and Concepts
U.S. Department of Defense
Donna Riley (Vol 2, No. 6)
"I
chose the oft-maligned Superfund program…"
AAAS Fellow, 2000-01
Community Involvement and Outreach Center
Office of Emergency & Remedial Response
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Fredrika Moser (Vol 2, No. 5)
"Diplomatic
was never the first word used…"
AAAS Fellow, 1999-01
Office of Ocean Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Howard Shaffer (Vol 2, No. 4)
"Now
I'll get to see how sausage is made…"
ANS Congressional Fellow, 2000-01
House Committee on Science
Energy Subcommittee
Dave Vannier (Vol 2, No. 3)
"A
ticket to swanky Washington parties…"
AAAS Fellow, 2000-01
Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
National Science Foundation
Tina Rouse (Vol 2, No. 2)
"As
I was about to leave graduate school…"
AAAS Fellow, 1998-99
Food and Drug Administration
AAAS Fellow, 1994-96
U.S. Agency for International Development
Bureau for Global Programs
Joan Fuller (Vol 2, No. 1)
"The
breadth of defense-related science…"
AAAS Fellow, 1997-99
Office of the Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Acquisition, Science, Technology & Engineering
U.S. Department of Defense
Rafael Olivieri (Vol 1, No. 3)
"Caramba,
these people are good!"
AAAS Fellow, 1997-99
Office of Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sharon Murray (Vol 1, No. 2)
"When
Hurricane Mitch struck Central America…"
AAAS Fellow, 1999-01
Bureau of Global Programs
U.S. Agency for International Development
Fellowship Experiences: Fellowship Focus 
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