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Congressional Fellowship Program Announces 2012–13 Fellows

CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2012

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Founded in 1953, the APSA Congressional Fellowship Program is the nation's oldest and most prestigious congressional fellowship. The program remains devoted to its original objective of expanding knowledge and awareness of Congress. For nine months, select political scientists, journalists, doctors, federal executives, and international scholars gain “hands on” understanding of the legislative process by serving on congressional staffs. Through this opportunity, the association enhances public understanding of policymaking and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching, and reporting on American national politics. For more information, please visit http://www.apsanet.org/content_3031.cfm.

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Founded in 1953, the APSA Congressional Fellowship Program is the nation's oldest and most prestigious congressional fellowship. The program remains devoted to its original objective of expanding knowledge and awareness of Congress. For nine months, select political scientists, journalists, doctors, federal executives, and international scholars gain “hands on” understanding of the legislative process by serving on congressional staffs. Through this opportunity, the association enhances public understanding of policymaking and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching, and reporting on American national politics. For more information, please visit http://www.apsanet.org/content_3031.cfm. Individuals selected for the program for 2012–13 are listed below.

POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Amir Shawn Fairdosi, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago

Joshua Carstens Huder, PhD Candidate, University of Florida

Anthony J. Madonna, PhD, University of Georgia

Melanie M. Marlowe, PhD Candidate, Miami University of Ohio

Tyson King-Meadows, PhD, University of Maryland – Baltimore County

Ian Ostrander, PhD Candidate, Washington University, St. Louis

Kevin H. Wozniak, PhD Candidate, American University

JOURNALIST

Scott Gutierrez, Transportation Reporter, Seattlepi.com

AMERICAN AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION

Rebekah Grindlay, Candidate, Masters in Public Policy, Princeton University

ASIA FOUNDATION

Maes Suwantra, Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand

ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES-HEALTH and AGING POLICY FELLOWS

Residential

Christine E. Bishop, PhD, Atran Professor of Labor Economics, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University

Maureen Henry, Esq., Executive Director, Utah Commission on Aging, Director, Utah Aging and Disability Resource Connection

Joan D. Penrod, MSW, PhD, Associate Professor and Research Health Science Specialist, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and James J. Peters VAMC Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)

Brooke Hollister, PhD, Assistant Professor, Medical Sociology, Aging Health and Social Policy, University of California, San Francisco

Non-residential

Emily Nicklett, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work

Kenneth Brummel-Smith, MD, Charlotte Edwards Maquire Professor and Chair, Department of Geriatrics, Florida State University college of Medicine

Susan C. Lynch, Esq., Health Care Trial Attorney, US Department of Justice, Lead Counsel, DOJ Nursing Home & Elder Justice Initiative, Adjunct Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management

Arlene Bierman, MD, MS, Endowed OWHC Chair in Women's Health, Associate Professor, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; Nursing and Medicine, Keenan Research Center in the LI Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto

Joan K. Davitt, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor and Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar and Co-Director Penn Aging Concentration, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice

Rajean P. Moone, PhD, Community Impact Manager, Greater Twin Cities United Way

FEDERAL EXECUTIVES

Erik Abjornson, Analytic Manager, Central Intelligence Agency

Nicole L. Fletcher, Budget Referent and Formulation Lead, Directorate of Science and Technology, Central Intelligence Agency

Jason E. Thomas, Deputy Chief, Office of Global Services Training Central Intelligence Agency

Christopher A. Landberg, Deputy Director, Force Reintegration Cell, International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan, US Department of State

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

Barbara Damron, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico College of Nursing Director, Office of Community Partnerships and Cancer Health Disparities, University of New Mexico Cancer Center

Karen B. Domino, MD, MPH, Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Adjunct Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine

Bruce Edgren, PharmD, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Saint Joseph College

Stephen Ferrara, MD, MC, USN, Commander and Chief of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, US Navy

Andrew Gettinger, MD, Associate Dean for Clinical Informatics and Professor, Dartmouth Medical School, Chief Medical Information Officer, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Harry J. Heiman, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Director of Health Policy, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine

Peter Sokolove, MD, Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis Health System

Hassan A. Tetteh, MD, MPA, Department of Cardiothoracic Surger, National Naval Medical Cente, Commander, Medical Corps, US Navy