STPP Past Postdoctoral Fellows

Paul Erickson  (The  Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow 2006-2008)
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 

Fall 2008: Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University, History and Science in Society Program

	Phone:860-685-2392 Office: Deptartment of History Public Affairs Center 420 Wesleyan University 238 Church Street Middletown, Connecticut 06459-0002
	E-mail: perickson at wesleyan edu

Paul Erickson is interested in studying the incorporation of scientific knowledge into policymaking via models, scenarios, and risk analyses.  At the Ford School, Paul taught courses on science and technology policy analysis and global environmental governance.  

Dan Plafcan  (The  Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow 2006-2008)
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 


Fall 2008: Assistant Professor, University of Virginia, Science, Technology and Society 

	Phone:434-878-4181 Office: Department of Science, Technology, & Society University of Virginia 351 McCormick Road, A237 Thornton Hall Charlottesville VA 22904-4746
	E-mail: dan plafcan at virginia edu

Dan studies interdependencies among transnational technological development, international affairs, and the creation of knowledge. He also investigates the implications of these interdependencies for state power and foreign policy. Currently, he is writing a book that examines international politics in the construction of a U.S.-Japan satellite remote-sensing system and how that system does and does not shape science used in global environmental policymaking. His second project comparatively analyzes Japan's and China's petroleum production systems in Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa to better understand how different kinds of infrastructural technologies used in foreign direct investment shape international politics.

Date of Last Update: August, 2008