WHEN: Wed May 2
WHERE: Longwood (a.m.) and Cambridge (p.m.) Campuses
HOSTS: Harvard GSAS Science Policy Group, HGWISE, DMS Policy Paths, Harvard GSAS and HMS Postdoc Offices
This full-day symposium will introduce graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to a wide range of careers in the field of science policy. Attendees will leave the symposium with a better understanding of how to transition from scientific research to policy work, and of opportunities for science policy internships, fellowships and careers in government, non-profits and the private sector.
Sessions will be held in the morning at Harvard Medical School and in the afternoon at Harvard’s Cambridge campus; the format will be the same for each session:
Keynote Address
Embracing the Cactus: Making Policy/Making Change*
Featured Speaker:
Norka Ruiz Bravo, PhD, Former Senior Advisor for Science and Technology Partnerships, United States Agency for International Development
Session One – Concurrent Panels
Panel: Fellowships Programs – How to Break into Science Policy
Panelists Include:
Ilya Fischhoff, PhD, Co-Producer, Down to Earth Series; Former AAAS Fellow
Dana Christofferson, PhD, Presidential Management Fellow, Veterans Health Administration
Erin Boyd, PhD, AAAS Congressional Science Policy Fellowship, American Physical Society
Panel: Policy Governing Science Research
Panelists Include:
Adam Fagen, PhD, Executive Director, Genetics Society of America
Miriam Quintal, MA, Lobbyist/Consultant, Lewis-Burke Associates
Heather Rieff, PhD, Sr. Health Science Policy Advisor, Office of Science Policy and Planning, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
Session Two – Concurrent Panels
Panel: Health and Education Policy
Panelists Include:
Jalonne White-Newsome, MS, PhD, Kendall Fellow in Climate Change and Public Health, Union of Concerned Scientists
Kyle Brown, PhD, Legislative Assistant for Health and Education, U.S. Senate
Cathleen Walsh, MSPH, DPH, Director of the Policy Research, Analysis and Development Office, Center for Disease Control
Panel: Energy, Environment, and Climate Policy
Panelists Include:
Eric Larson, PhD, Senior Scientist, Energy Systems, Climate Central
Mitchell Baer, PhD, Director, Office of Oil and Gas Analysis, Department of Energy
Jenny Dissen, MS, Director of Climate Literacy and Outreach, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Registration is required to attend, see http://postdoc.hms.harvard.