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REGISTER HERE: https://stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/event/2025/stpp-alumni-coffee-chat-elana-goldenkoff

The Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program is excited to welcome STPP Alumnus and New York State Science Policy Fellow Elana Goldenkoff, for coffee and conversation. Elana will share her current fellowship experience, including work at the New York State Division of the Budget and Department of Health.

From the Speaker's Bio:

Elana Goldenkoff (she/her) received her PhD in kinesiology at the University of Michigan where she researched how the brain’s motor control networks facilitate movement. She is passionate about science policy and promoting community and civic engagement among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students and professionals. She explores how people in STEM fields consider the ethical and social implications of their work and trains others on building equitable and sustainable community partnerships.

As a Science Policy Fellow, Elana works in the Division of Budget on Medicaid policy and its impacts on financially distressed hospitals. Recently she has supported the budget and health offices in navigating the rapid federal changes occurring at HHS, CDC, and CMS that affect the state.