CSTEPS - Our first two years

Our work focuses on the study of science as a social phenomenon—science as the core of things that happen technologically, environmentally and through policy.

Having settled into our workspace at University Center on the downtown ASU campus, CSTEPS is happy to have established a number of successful projects and exciting collaborations with colleagues and students. Our team prides itself on using an apprenticeship model to train junior scholars to conduct high-quality rigorous research and then work collaboratively to train other team members.

In addition to the accomplishments highlighted in this newsletter, we are developing new collaborations and research proposals with colleagues at University of Illinois at Chicago, Georgia Tech, USAID, the American Indian Policy Institute (ASU), the University of Kansas, and USDA.

Eric Welch, Director

Mary K. Feeney, Associate Director

Research areas

  • Bioeconomy policy
  • Digital government
  • Innovation dynamics
  • R&D evaluation
  • Social and human capital
  • Transit and mobility


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