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Kathie Olsenheadline bar Return to 2002-03 *"These Times are A'Changin"*   Dr. Kathie L. Olsen **Associate Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President** **Building 003 Auditorium May 13, 2003 10:30 AM**
   Dr. Kathie L. Olsen is the Associate Director for Science for the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President. Among OSTP's responsibilities are to advise the President on science and technology, and to provide leadership and coordination for our government's role in the national science and technology (S&T) enterprise. This involves leading interagency efforts to develop sound S&T policies and budgets and working with our scientific community, state and local governments and other countries to build strong partnerships. In her senate confirmed position, she is responsible for overseeing science and education policy including physical sciences, life sciences, environmental science, and behavioral and social sciences. Prior to her confirmation, she held the position of the Chief Scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (May 1999- April 2002) and the Acting Associate Administrator for the new Enterprise in Biological and Physical Research (July 2000-March 2002). As NASA Chief Scientist, she served not only as the Administrator's senior scientific advisor and principal interface with the national and international scientific community but also was the principal advisor to the Administrator on budget content of the scientific programs. Before joining NASA in May 1999, Dr. Olsen was the Senior Staff Associate for the Science and Technology Centers in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities. From February 1996 until November 1997, she was a Brookings Institute Legislative Fellow and then an NSF detail in the Office of Senator Conrad Burns of Montana. Preceding her work on Capitol Hill, she served for two years as Acting Director for the Division of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience at the NSF, where she has worked and held numerous other science-related positions. Dr. Olsen received her B.S. with honors from Chatham College, Pittsburgh, Pa., majoring in both biology and psychology and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of California, Irvine. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at Children's Hospital of Harvard Medical School. Subsequently at SUNY-Stony Brook she was both a Research Scientist at Long Island Research Institute and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Medical School. Her research on neural and genetic mechanisms underlying development and expression of behavior was supported by the National Institutes of Health. Her awards include the National Science Foundation Director's Superior Accomplishment Award, the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society's Award, and the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Award for outstanding contributions in research and education, the Barnard Medal of Distinction, which is the college's most significant recognition of individuals for demonstrated excellence in conduct of their lives and careers, and the NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal. In May, 2002, she received an honorary Ph.D. from Clarkson University.


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