Aubrey Incorvaia

Affiliate-Former Emp Research

Member Of:
  • School of Public Policy
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Email Address: aubrey@gatech.edu

Overview

In the fall of 2017, Aubrey began pursuing a PhD at Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy, focusing on science, technology, and innovation. She began her career as a licensed social worker in Ohio, serving a wide range of populations, before attaining her Master of Public Policy from Duke in 2009. She has worked in local and state government – in a cabinet level agency and at the state legislature within its nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division. Just prior to starting doctoral work, she directed a website on Science and Technology Policy at Duke University.

Graduate Positions To-Date:

• Summer - Fall, 2020: Graduate Research Assistant for STEM doctoral diversity study, focusing on qualitative research and program evaluation

• Spring, 2020: Academic Coach within the Center for Academic Success, working with students to enhance their academic skills, gain confidence, discover motivation, and improve performance

• Fall, 2018 & Spring, 2019: Teaching Assistant for ‘Science, Technology, and Human Values,’ exploring the boundaries between science, religion, and social values

• Winter - Spring - Summer, 2018 & Fall, 2019: Research Assistant for National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center on cell manufacturing technologies (cellmanufacturingusa.org)

Faculty Advisor:
Aaron Levine
Education:
  • Duke University, Master of Public Policy, 2009
  • Ashland University, Bachelor of Science in Social Work, magna cum laude 2001

Interests

Research Fields:
  • Ethics and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
Issues:
  • Bioethics, Bioscience, Biotechnology