Fellowships

The Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program at the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy is a unique research, education, and policy engagement center concerned with cutting-edge questions at the intersection of science, technology, policy, and society. Over the years, we have hosted several postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars working on a variety of topics including incorporating ethics and justice considerations in undergraduate engineering education, patient advocacy in healthcare, and STEM in society training across the US. We are in the process of reviewing and updating our approach to visiting scholars. Current U-M postdocs interested in connecting their research to policy are invited to reach out to learn more about informal opportunities to work with us.

 

 

Beza Merid

Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
“In my capacity as a member of the research and design team, I sought to imbue this work with critical reflection about the kinds of issues important to STPP: supporting the Center's efforts to build on the knowledge and experiences of the patient communities with whom we were working; an understanding of the values and assumptions informing the design of innovative digital health technologies; and the role of policy in shaping the drive to innovate digital health technologies in the first place.”
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What are our Postdoctoral Fellows doing now?

Jason Cross

Jason Cross

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Rymedi; UM STPP 2010 - 2012
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Paul Erickson

Associate Professor, History, Environmental Studies, and Science in Society, Wesleyan College; UM STPP 2006-2008
Beza Merid

Beza Merid

Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Racial Justice, the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University; UM STPP 2019-2021
Leah Nichols

Leah Nicols

Executive Director, Institute for a Sustainable Earth, George Mason University; UM STPP 2009 - 2011
Johanna Okerlund

Johanna Okerlund

Research Fellow, Wellesley College HCl lab
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Dan Plafcan

Policy Analyst and Portfolio Manager, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, United States Department of Defense; UM STPP 2006 - 2008
Joy Rohde

Joy Rohde

Associate Professor, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan; UM STPP 2008-2010