Journal of Science Policy & Governance | Volume 17, Issue 01 | September 30, 2020
Cover Memo: Volume 17, in Partnership with AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
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Beth Rosner
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Keywords: American Association for the Advancement of Science; Science & Technology Policy Fellowships; Journal of Science Policy & Governance
Note: This issue of the Journal of Science Policy & Governance has been presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (SPTF) program. Learn more at www.aaas.org/STPF.
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to introduce the 17th Volume of the Journal of Science Policy and Governance (JSPG) which has been presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) program. The twenty-one articles included in this volume comprise JSPG's most intensive and comprehensive issue to date.
The articles included in this issue address a diverse array of vital topics including global health, climate change, food systems, artificial intelligence, drug pricing policy, and electoral integrity. I applaud the authors of these papers for their substantive contributions to science policy debate as well as the editorial board of JSPG for their leadership of this issue.
The STPF program operates as part of the AAAS mandate to advance science and serve society. We are known widely for fostering evidence-based policy and practice by providing opportunities for scientists and engineers from a broad range of disciplines, backgrounds, and career stages to apply their knowledge and analytical skills to pressing societal challenges. The fellowship program builds leadership capacity for a strong S&T enterprise to benefit all people everywhere. Seven fellows on Capitol Hill ushered in the program back in 1973. Today, STPF places more than 250 fellows each year in all branches of federal government.
For a decade, JSPG has served as one of the premier peer-reviewed publications for students, post-doctoral researchers, policy fellows, and early career scientists and engineers of all backgrounds to apply their technical knowledge to the widest dimensions of science, technology and innovation policy topics. JSPG seeks to empower early career researchers to have their voices and ideas heard in local, national, and international science policy issues.
Clearly, the missions of STPF and JSPG are well aligned. In fact, many STPF fellows and alums have published in JSPG and have served on its editorial, governing, and advisory boards.
I invite you to review this volume and share it through your social media channels, newsletters, and personal networks. I also invite you to review the recording of a joint webinar JSPG and STPF organized to help early career researchers advance their careers. The popular webinar featured current and alumni fellows who also have served as editors of the JSPG including Lida Beninson (2014-16 fellow at the National Science Foundation), Iris R. Wagstaff (2015-17 fellow at the National Institute of Justice), Benjamin Isaacoff (2018-19 Congressional Science & Engineering Fellow sponsored by the Optical Society & SPIE; 2019-21 fellows at the U.S. Department of State), and Stephanie Davis (2019-21 fellow at the National Institutes of Health) moderated by JSPG’s Adriana Bankston and introduced by Jessica Soule of STPF.
And there is yet more to come! Over the coming months, JSPG will be highlighting authors of each of this issue’s papers in its new podcast SciPol SoundBites. I hope you will join me in tuning in.
Finally, on behalf of both JSPG and the AAAS S&T Policy Fellowships, I invite you to share JSPG and STPF opportunities with students and researchers in your network who can benefit from both vehicles to contribute to sound, evidence-based public policy and governance.
Again, my hearty congratulations to the authors included in this latest issue of JSPG and thanks to the JSPG editors, staff and to my team at AAAS for their work on this partnership.
With best of regards,
Beth Rosner, Interim Director of the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships program
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to introduce the 17th Volume of the Journal of Science Policy and Governance (JSPG) which has been presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) program. The twenty-one articles included in this volume comprise JSPG's most intensive and comprehensive issue to date.
The articles included in this issue address a diverse array of vital topics including global health, climate change, food systems, artificial intelligence, drug pricing policy, and electoral integrity. I applaud the authors of these papers for their substantive contributions to science policy debate as well as the editorial board of JSPG for their leadership of this issue.
The STPF program operates as part of the AAAS mandate to advance science and serve society. We are known widely for fostering evidence-based policy and practice by providing opportunities for scientists and engineers from a broad range of disciplines, backgrounds, and career stages to apply their knowledge and analytical skills to pressing societal challenges. The fellowship program builds leadership capacity for a strong S&T enterprise to benefit all people everywhere. Seven fellows on Capitol Hill ushered in the program back in 1973. Today, STPF places more than 250 fellows each year in all branches of federal government.
For a decade, JSPG has served as one of the premier peer-reviewed publications for students, post-doctoral researchers, policy fellows, and early career scientists and engineers of all backgrounds to apply their technical knowledge to the widest dimensions of science, technology and innovation policy topics. JSPG seeks to empower early career researchers to have their voices and ideas heard in local, national, and international science policy issues.
Clearly, the missions of STPF and JSPG are well aligned. In fact, many STPF fellows and alums have published in JSPG and have served on its editorial, governing, and advisory boards.
I invite you to review this volume and share it through your social media channels, newsletters, and personal networks. I also invite you to review the recording of a joint webinar JSPG and STPF organized to help early career researchers advance their careers. The popular webinar featured current and alumni fellows who also have served as editors of the JSPG including Lida Beninson (2014-16 fellow at the National Science Foundation), Iris R. Wagstaff (2015-17 fellow at the National Institute of Justice), Benjamin Isaacoff (2018-19 Congressional Science & Engineering Fellow sponsored by the Optical Society & SPIE; 2019-21 fellows at the U.S. Department of State), and Stephanie Davis (2019-21 fellow at the National Institutes of Health) moderated by JSPG’s Adriana Bankston and introduced by Jessica Soule of STPF.
And there is yet more to come! Over the coming months, JSPG will be highlighting authors of each of this issue’s papers in its new podcast SciPol SoundBites. I hope you will join me in tuning in.
Finally, on behalf of both JSPG and the AAAS S&T Policy Fellowships, I invite you to share JSPG and STPF opportunities with students and researchers in your network who can benefit from both vehicles to contribute to sound, evidence-based public policy and governance.
Again, my hearty congratulations to the authors included in this latest issue of JSPG and thanks to the JSPG editors, staff and to my team at AAAS for their work on this partnership.
With best of regards,
Beth Rosner, Interim Director of the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships program
Beth Rosner is Interim Director of the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) program. She is the former Publisher of Science and Director for the Office of Publishing and Member Service where she oversaw all aspects of publishing Science, including finance, marketing, licensing, sales, and membership. During her tenure, working with editorial, she helped develop several new scholarly publications including Science Translational Medicine and the open access title, Science Advances. For the past five years she has worked for the AAAS CEO and Executive Office on a variety of organizational, management and financial issues across the AAAS organization, and currently is a member of the AAAS leadership team. Most recently, she has been working with STPF on a landscape review of the fellowship community both in the US and internationally. Beth holds a BA and MA from Johns Hopkins University and completed a graduate certificate program in administration and management from Harvard University Extension.
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ISSN 2372-2193
ISSN 2372-2193
