Kathie L. Olsen is an American

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who is noted for her work in scientific policy. Between August 2005 and January 2009, she was the Deputy Director and

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of the

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, a United States government agency. She was also

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from May 24, 1999 to April 2002. She serves on the advisory board of the ''Journal of Science Policy & Governance''.

Significant publications

Book

* Haug, M, R. Whalen, R.E; Aron, Cl., and Olsen, K (Eds.). ''The Development of Sex Differences and Similarities in Behaviour''. Dordrecht: Kluwar Academic Publishers, 1993.

Book chapters

* Olsen, K.L. and Carlson, A., "Federal Science Policy: A Perspective from Inside the Beltway" in ''Defining Values for Research and Technology-The University's Changing Role''. Greenough, W.T, McConnaughay, P. J., and Kesan, J. P. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007. * Olsen, K.L., "Sex and the Mutant Mouse: Strategies for Understanding the Sexual Differentiation of the Brain," in ''NATO Advanced Research Workshop: The Development of Sex Differences and Similarities in Behaviour''. M. Haug, R. Whalen, Cl. Aron, and K. L. Olsen (Eds.) Dordrecht: Kluwar Academic Publishers, 1993. * Olsen, K.L., "Genetic Influences on Sexual Behavior Differentiation," in ''Sexual Differentiation: A Life-Span Approach, Handbook of Neurobiology. Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology''. A. Gerall, H. Moltz, and I. L. Ward (Eds.) Plenum Press, 1992, pp. 1–40. * Olsen, K.L., "Aromatization: Is It Critical for Differentiation of Sexually Dimorphic Behaviors?" in ''Neurobiology''. R. Gilles and J. Balthazart (Eds.) Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1985, pp. 149–164. * Olsen, K.L., "Genetic Determinants of Sexual Differentiation," in ''Hormones and Behavior in Higher Vertebrates.'' J. Balthazart, E. Prove, and R. Gilles (Eds.). Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1983, pp. 138–158, * Fox, T.O., Olsen, K.L., Vito, C.C., and Wieland, S.J., "Putative Steroid Receptors: Genetics and Development," in ''Molecular Genetics and Neurosciences: A New Hybrid.'' F.O. Schmitt, S.J. Bird, and F.E. Bloom (Eds.). New York: Raven Press, 1983, pp. 289–306.

Significant articles

* Olsen, Kathie. L.; Neysa M. Call; Melissa A. Summers; and Ann B. Carlson. "The Evolution of Excellence: Policies, Paradigms, and Practices Shaping U.S. Research and Development. In China, India, and the United States (Special Issue)". ''Technology in Society: An International Journal,'' vol. 30, no. 3-4, 2008. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

PhD thesis

*''Hormonal mechanisms controlling the development and regulation of male-female differences'', Doctoral thesis, 1979

References

External links

Kathie L. Olsen's National Science Foundation BiographyScienceWorks DC
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