183 - Special Session. ASA Science Policy. Capitol Hill and Executive Branch Fellowships: Bringing Sociology Expertise to the Policy Arena

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

Each year the ASA, in partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), sponsors one Congressional fellow . The fellows bring their PhD-level sociological expertise to Washington, DC, to work as a staff member on a congressional committee or in a congressional office. This intensive twelve month (September to September) experience reveals the intricacies of the policy making process to the sociological fellow, and shows the usefulness of sociological data and concepts to policy issues. This science policy session will examine this successful program and exciting opportunity.

Sub Unit

• Special Sessions

Session Organizer

• Brad Smith, American Sociological Association

Presider

• Brad Smith, American Sociological Association

Panelists

• Heather D. Gautney, Fordham University

• Salaeha Shariff, American Association for the Advancement of Science