Programs: Science and Policy
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Testimonials by Fellows' Name
To learn more about the experiences of Fellows, see bellow.
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Stephanie Adams
2005-2006 Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the Directorate for Engineering, Division of Engineering Education & CentersTerry Adirim
2006-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the Office of Health AffairsJeff Albert
2004-2005 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Collaborated with another fellow to start the Aquaya Institute.Renaisa S. Anthony
2007-2008 Fellow at teh National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentRyan Atwell
2009-10 Fellow U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Environmental Markets
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Alexander Barron
2007-2008 ACS Congressional Fellow in the Office of Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)Susan L. Bassow
1996-98 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Executive Office of the President in the Office of Science and Technology PolicyFred Boadu
2005-2006 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Food Safety Inspection Service in the Office of Policy, Program, and Employee DevelopmentTammy Bosler
2006-2008 Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Division of Astronomical SciencesScott N. Boyle
2006-2008 Fellow at the Department of Health and Human Services, Immediate Office of the Secretary
Collaborated with another fellow on the the Personalized Health Care Initiative.Kristin Brinner
2006-2008 Fellow at the Department of Health and Human Services, Immediate Office of the Secretary
Collaborated with another fellow on the the Personalized Health Care Initiative.Ben Brodsky
2008-10 AAAS Fellow at the Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Cooperative Threat ReductionPenny Burgoon
2004-2006 Fellow at the National Institutes of Health in the Office of the Director, Roadmap Central Coordination Program
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Olga Cabello
2007-2009 Fellow at the State Department, Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of StateHolly Campbell-Rosen
2005-2006 Fellow at the National Institutes of Health in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Office of Science Policy & Planning
2004-2005 Fellow at the National Institutes of Health in the Office of the Director; Office of Biotechnology ActivitiesKaren Carney
2005-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentJulie Chalfin
2006-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Bureau of African Affairs in the Office of Regional and Security Affairs
2005-2006 Diplomacy Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, Early Warning and Prevention DivisionCharlene Cho
2005-2006 Fellow at the National Institutes of Health in the Office of the DirectorSharri Clark
2008-2009 Fellow at the Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for CounterterrorismMichelle Colby
2003-2004 Fellow at the Executive Office of the President in the Office of Science and Technology PolicyFrances Colón
2006-08 AAAS Fellow at the State Department, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Policy Coordination and InitiativesKelly Cormier
2008-2009 Fellow at the Agency for International Development, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, Office of Education, Higher Education and Workforce TeamSusan Cumberledge
2004-2005 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Collaborated with other fellows in the Collaborative Biological Research Program and the Iraqi Virtual Science Library
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John Daniels
2007-2009 Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Engineering Education and CentersGreg Davis
2005-2006 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Program Analysis & Evaluation, Office of Resource AnalysisAllegra da Silva
2009-2011 Fellow at U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Food Security, Agriculture Research and Technology OfficeAlex Deghan
2004-2005 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Regional Affairs
Collaborated with other fellows in the Collaborative Biological Research Program and the Iraqi Virtual Science LibraryAndrea M. Dietrich
2001-2002 Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the Office of Legislative and Public AffairsLisa Dixon
2005-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the Program Analysis & EvaluationDarrell W. Donahue
2007-2008 Fellow at the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs
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Fernando Echavarria
1997-1999 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State
Collaborated with a former fellow to convene the GIS & Middle East Urban Development ConferenceJessica Eisner
2008-09 AAAS Fellow, State Department, Office of UNESCO AffairsIvy Estabrooke
2006-2008 Fellow at the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research-Global
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Stefan Falke
2000-2002 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking ProgramEmanuel Finn
2000-2001 ADA Congressional Fellow in the Office of Sentator Ron Wyden (D-OR)Anne Fischer
2007-2009 Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Division of
Human Resource Development
Collaborated with other fellows to plan and present a workshop exploring strategies to increase diversity in the science and technology workforce.Jim Fleming
2006-2007 Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsKevin M. Foster
2009-2010 Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education, Math and Science PartnershipMary Fox
2002-2003 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit AnalysisPamela Franklin
2002-2003 AAAS Congressional Fellow in the Office of Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA)J. Stephen Fries
2007-2009 Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development
Collaborated with another fellow on Geologic Sequestration for Safe Drinking Water.Joan Fuller
1997-1999 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Office of the Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Science, Technology & Engineering
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Kohl Gill
2008-2009 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of International Labor and Corporate Social Responsibility
2006-2008 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy in the Office of ScienceJerry Gilfoyle
1999-2000 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Advanced Systems and Concepts OfficeAudrey Glynn
2008-2009 Fellow at the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research-GlobalMarsha Goldberg
2004-2006 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State
Collaborated with a former fellow to convene the GIS & Middle East Urban Development ConferenceJay Graham
2008-2009 Fellow at the Agency for International Development, Bureau for Global Health, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health DivisionJustin Grubich
2006-2008 AAAS Fellow at the State Department in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
PhD, Integrative/Comparative Biology, Florida State University
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Todd Haim
2009-2010 Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Development Center
Colloborated with other fellows on the Federal Innovation & Research Evaluation Affinity Group and SymposiumJoseph J. Helble
2004-2005 Fellow at the Office of Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
1993 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyMande Holford
2004-2005 Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the Office of International Science and EngineeringBruce Hope
2000-2001 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Food Safety Inspection ServiceRoberta Hotinski
2002-2003 Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the Office of Legislative and Public AffairsHolmes Hummel
2007-2008 AAAS Congressional Fellow in the Office of Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA)Ann Hwang
2004-2005 AAAS Congressional Fellow in the Office of Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
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Kiki Jenkins
2007-2009 Fellow at teh National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of International Affairs
Collaborated with other fellows to plan and present a workshop exploring strategies to increase diversity in the science and technology workforce.Christy Johnson
2000-02 Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
1999-2000 AAAS Congressional Fellow in the Office of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT)Janis Johnston
2007-2009 Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Homeland Security Research Center
Collaborated with other fellows to plan and present a workshop exploring strategies to increase diversity in the science and technology workforce.
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Katherine Kahn
2004-2006 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Foreign Agricultural ServiceChristina Kakoyannis
2005-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Office of Environmental Policy Innovation, Evaluation Support DivisionRanjiv Khush
2004-2005 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of the Science and Technology Advisor
Collaborated with another fellow to start The Aquaya InstituteKelly Knutsen
2009-2010 AAAS Congressional Fellow in the Office of Senator Mark Udall (D-CO)Robert "Bob" Kopp
2009-2011 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Policy and International Affairs, Office of Climate Change Policy and TechnologyJennifer Kuzma
1997-1998 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Office of Risk Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis
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Irving Lachow
1998-1999 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and TechnologyEric Landree
2000-2002 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and TechnologyTiffani Bailey Lash
2007-2009 Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Collaborated with other fellows to plan and present a workshop exploring strategies to increase diversity in the science and technology workforce.Peggy Layne
1998-1999 ASCE Congressional Fellow in the Office of Senator Bob Graham (D-FL)Mark David Lim
2007-2009 Fellow at the National Insitutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen ResearchTeresa Leonardo
2007-2009 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, Office of Environment and Science PolicyJennifer "Vern" Long
2006-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Foreign Agricultural Service, Office of Scientific and Technical AffairsGarrick Louis
2006-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the National Center for Environmental ResearchJudith Lytle
2007-2009 Fellow at the Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research< Warfighter Performance S&T Department, Biomedical & Biological Division
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Ryan MacFarlane
2008-2009 Fellow at the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Health Affairs, Office of International AffairsSabrina McCormick
2009-2011 Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and DevelopmentChristophe McCray
From lasers in the lab to IEDs on the battlefield
2005-07 AAAS Fellow at the Department of Defense in the Office of Naval Research, Expeditionary Warfare Operations Technology Division2005-07 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Office of Naval Research, Expeditionary Warfare Operations Technology DivisionTracy McCracken
2006-08 Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Agriculture and Office of Global HealthPatricia McDaniel
2008-2010 Fellow at the Department of Defense, Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office, Technical Support Working GroupDoug Meckes
2005-06 AVMA Congressional Fellow in the Office of Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)Gay Miller
2006-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Animal and Plant Health DivisionJohn Mimikakis
1997-1998 ACS Congressional Fellow in the in the Office of Representative Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)Fredrika Moser
1999-2001 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of Ocean AffairS
Horacio Murillo
2005-2006 AAAS Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsTammy Barlow Murphy
2004-2005 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Office of Ground Water and Drinking WaterSharon P. Murray
1999-2001 Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Bureau of Global Programs
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Rafael Olivieri
1997-1999 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Office of WaterDeborah H. Olster
2000-2001 Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
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DJ Patil
2004-2005 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Collaborated with other fellows in the Collaborative Biological Research Program and the Iraqi Virtual Science LibraryBenjamin Perman
2004-2005 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Collaborated with other fellows in the Collaborative Biological Research ProgramTrish Powell
2001-2003 Fellow at the National Institutes of Health in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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Cindy Quezada
2009-2011 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary of State
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L. Jeremy Richardson
2007-2008 Fellow at the The Climate ProjectDonna Riley
2000-2001 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Office of Emergency & Remedial Response, Community Involvement and Outreach CenterAndrew Roberts
2005-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Office of Biotechnology Regulatory ServicesMelanie Roberts
2006-2007 Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
2005-2006 AAAS Congressional Fellow in the Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
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Federico San Martini
2008-2009 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Environmental PolicyTiffany Sargent
2009-2011 Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
Colloborated with other fellows on the Federal Innovation & Research Evaluation Affinity Group and SymposiumRobin Schafer
2008-2009 Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Center for Program AnalysisSandra Scham
2008-10 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Asia and Middle East Bureau, Asia Strategy and Planning OfficeMatthew Schmolesky
2004-2006 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of International Religious Freedom, Office of the Science and Technology Advisor to the SecretaryGregory Schnaar
2007-2008 Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
Collaborated with another fellow on Geologic Sequestration for Safe Drinking Water.Rod Schoonover
2009-2011 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of the Geographer and Global IssuesHoward Shaffer
2000-2001 ANS Congressional Fellow at the House Committee on Science, the Energy SubcommitteeAmy Sharma
2007-2009 Felow at the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Division of Computer and Network SystemsXiomara Sinesterra
2007-2009 Fellow at the Agency for International Development, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, Office of Environment and Science Policy, International Research and Biotechnology TeamAllison Smith
2004-2006 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the Science and Technology Directorate, Office of Threat Vulnerability, Testing, and AnalysisMichael Smith
2006-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Office of WaterPatrick Smith
2004-2006 Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, Office of Natural Resources ManagementChrista Speekman
2007-2009 Fellow at the Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Portection and Quarantine, Commodity Import, Analysis and OperationsElizabeth M. Street
1994-1995 APA Congressional Fellow at the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
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Eric Toman
2007-2008 Fellow at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Climate Program OfficeJessica Tucker
2008-2009 Fellow at the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secreatry for Preparedness and Response, Office of Medicine, Science and Public HealthJosh Trapani
2006-2008 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Forest Service, Office of Research and Development
2005-2006 AGU Congressional Fellow in the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
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Pablo Valdez
2003-04 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of Global ChangeDavid Vannier
2000-2001 Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the Office of Legislative and Public AffairsAlexey Voinov
2006-2007 Fellow at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Institute for Water Resources
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Brad Wible
2005-2007 Fellow at the National Institutes of Health in the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences ResearchMatthew Wilson
2008-2009 Fellow at the National Science Foundation, National Science BoardCheryl Wojciechowski
2006-2008 Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and TradePeter Wu
2009-2010 Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
Colloborated with other fellows on the Federal Innovation & Research Evaluation Affinity Group and Symposium
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Joyce Yang
2008-2009 Fellow at the Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Biomass ProgramsKwabena Yiadom
2004-2005 Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense, International Technology Programs OfficeWinston Yu
2003-2005 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Office of Regional Policy Coordination and Initiatives
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Ben Zaitchik
2008-2009 Fellow at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Global ChangeJosé Zambrana
2007-2009 Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Research
Collaborated with other fellows to plan and present a workshop exploring strategies to increase diversity in the science and technology workforce.Dorit Zuk
2007-2008 Fellows at the National Institutes of Health, Office of Extramural Research
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