STERN
18 Mansfield Street Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
Phone: (518) 852-3553 E-mail: rebecca_stern@g.harvard.edu
EDUCATION
2007-2012
2016-Present Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA
Doctoral Candidate, Engineering Sciences: Environmental Science & Engineering
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2015-2016
2011
2009-2010
2009-2010
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of
Government, Cambridge, MA
Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group
Examined university-industry linkages in the Middle East, United States, and Europe
Designed surveys to assess the nature and output of university-industry collaborative
research in the energy, water, and information technology sectors
Authored literature reviews and bibliometric studies on the scientific enterprise in the
Middle East and North Africa
Consumer Product Toxicology Project, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Researcher
Evaluated the toxicity of chemicals of concern in cosmetics products for litigation to create a
U.S. unified chemical database modeled off of the REACH legislation in Europe
Neural Stem Cell Institute, Rensselaer, NY
Researcher
Performed bench research on polycomb factor BMI-1 over-expression and the up-regulation
of VEGF, an angiogenic factor, to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying selfrenewal of stem cells for application to tumor blood vessel growth
Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Intern, Office of the Medical Director & Department of Epidemiology
Directed a secret shopper study on hand hygiene compliance rates of hospital personnel
Reported results to the Medical Director, who installed hygiene stations and hired additional
researchers to continue the assessments
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012-2015
2011-2012
2010
2009
2005-2009
2008
2012-2015
HOPE Community Services and Food Bank for Westchester, New Rochelle, NY
Volunteer
2009-2012
2009-2012
2009-2012
2008-2011
2007-2009
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION
Beach, E.S., Weeks, B.R., Stern, R., Anastas, P.T. 2013. Plastics Additives and Green Chemistry. Pure
and Applied Chemistry. 85(8):16111624.
AWARDS
2016-2017
2016-2017