Directory

Michelle Brechtelsbauer is Director of Stakeholder Relations at the Energy Impact Center, a DC-based think tank working to spur a nuclear energy revolution to combat climate change. She has spent her career leveraging her background in engineering…

Liz Dreyer is a Consultant in the Detroit office of Boston Consulting Group. Since joining BCG, she has primarily worked with clients in the industrial goods and automotive spaces, including in topics such as Battery Electric Vehicles and Autonomous…

During his time at UM Joe Labuz was an active participant in the STPP program while completing his PhD in Biomedical Engineering, publishing on dual use science, conducting original research in Higher Education management, and organizing a 50+ person…

Esha is a Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation (STC) at the Department of State. Her portfolio includes ITER (formerly the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor),  quantum information sciences,…

Kevin Reed is an Associate Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. Prior to coming to Stony Brook University, Dr. Reed was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Advanced Study Program at the National…

Jackson Voss (MPP/STPP'18) is a policy researcher at the Kathleen Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana - Lafayette, where he studies and writes about state and local policy on a wide range of issues, from healthcare and…

Melvin Washington II is passionate about research informed policy solutions for low-income communities and communities of color. He credits the STPP program with helping to sharpen his systems-level thinking through the study of the socio-political…

Kristin Burgard is the Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Partnerships Coordinator. Before joining the STPP team, she held positions at the University of Michigan as the Outreach and Partnership Manager at the Michigan Institute for Data…

Mariam Negaran is the Administrative Coordinator/Project Coordinator for the Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program. Mariam also supports the Program in Practical Policy Engagement (P3E) at the Ford School. Prior to joining the STPP…

Molly Kleinman serves as the Managing Director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program. In this role, Molly oversees the day-to-day management and provides strategic direction for STPP. Molly brings over a 15 years of experience across…