AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

Fellowship Experiences: Fellowship Focus

The Fellowship Focus e-newsletter is a publication of the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships program. It is a valuable resource and a way to keep up on the latest Fellowship news, information, events, and other information. It is also the place to read up on several personal Fellows experience essays and to hear stories of where Fellows have been and exciting projects they've worked on.

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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