Olivia David
@oliviadavid.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @ Univ of Michigan - School for Environment & Sustainability
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If someone says (as they did to my student), Are you trying to fight AI by yourself? They can say, thankfully I am not alone.
And if it is useful, STPP has developed an explanation: stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/research/com...
And if it is useful, STPP has developed an explanation: stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/research/com...
Why we do not use generative AI in STPP
stpp.fordschool.umich.edu
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If someone says (as they did to my student), Are you trying to fight AI by yourself? They can say, thankfully I am not alone.
And if it is useful, STPP has developed an explanation: stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/research/com...
And if it is useful, STPP has developed an explanation: stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/research/com...
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I am a new Expert Voices columnist @science.org and my first article just came out! In it, I argue that scaling technology has a dark side, particularly when it comes to alleviating inequality and injustice. And I suggest what scientists, engineers, and policymakers can do about it.
Beware the drive to scale technology
When it comes to technology, scalability—its capacity to be standardized and then distributed en masse and across contexts—is the ultimate goal. Scientists and engineers view scalability as the route ...
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September 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I am a new Expert Voices columnist @science.org and my first article just came out! In it, I argue that scaling technology has a dark side, particularly when it comes to alleviating inequality and injustice. And I suggest what scientists, engineers, and policymakers can do about it.
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BREAKING: A San Francisco-based judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of science research grants to UCLA, more than a third of the $584 million in funds the government has cut: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump administration must restore hundreds of UCLA research grants, federal judge rules
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Trump administration to restore hundreds of frozen National Science Foundation research grants to UCLA.
www.latimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
BREAKING: A San Francisco-based judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of science research grants to UCLA, more than a third of the $584 million in funds the government has cut: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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How can technologists better serve civil society? What kinds of training do they need, and how can they serve respectfully? How can civil society organizations benefit from technologists and critical tech perspectives? Join us for our May 20th webinar! stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/event/2025/w...
May 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
How can technologists better serve civil society? What kinds of training do they need, and how can they serve respectfully? How can civil society organizations benefit from technologists and critical tech perspectives? Join us for our May 20th webinar! stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/event/2025/w...
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Who gets water in a crisis? This PSJ article explores how drought policies in California and South Africa reinforce inequality through water justice and hydraulic citizenship.
By @oliviadavid.bsky.social and @sshughes.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @oliviadavid.bsky.social and @sshughes.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
March 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Who gets water in a crisis? This PSJ article explores how drought policies in California and South Africa reinforce inequality through water justice and hydraulic citizenship.
By @oliviadavid.bsky.social and @sshughes.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @oliviadavid.bsky.social and @sshughes.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
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The "good" news is that this actually helps me with the impostor syndrome. Now it is clear to us that yes, we do an important job.
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The "good" news is that this actually helps me with the impostor syndrome. Now it is clear to us that yes, we do an important job.
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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10 years after the Flint water crisis, the community and policymakers have made great strides, but challenges remain. Grace van Deelen reports for @eos.org, via @coveringclimatenow.org. #CCNow #flintMI
Flint, 10 Years Later - WhoWhatWhy
In the decade since the start of the Flint water crisis, policymakers and communities have made improvements to the lives of residents, but opportunities for progress remain.
whowhatwhy.org
January 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
10 years after the Flint water crisis, the community and policymakers have made great strides, but challenges remain. Grace van Deelen reports for @eos.org, via @coveringclimatenow.org. #CCNow #flintMI
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Dive into the PSJ Virtual Special Issue on Water Policy!
This collection highlights innovative approaches to one of the world's most pressing policy challenges.
Read collection here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
This collection highlights innovative approaches to one of the world's most pressing policy challenges.
Read collection here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
January 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Dive into the PSJ Virtual Special Issue on Water Policy!
This collection highlights innovative approaches to one of the world's most pressing policy challenges.
Read collection here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
This collection highlights innovative approaches to one of the world's most pressing policy challenges.
Read collection here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
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The Flint water crisis played a huge role in making environmental justice a priority for state and federal lawmakers. But 10 years later, there’s still work to do.
Comments from @benjaminjpauli.bsky.social and @oliviadavid.bsky.social
eos.org/articles/fli...
Comments from @benjaminjpauli.bsky.social and @oliviadavid.bsky.social
eos.org/articles/fli...
Flint, 10 Years Later - Eos
In the decade since the start of the Flint water crisis, policymakers and communities have made improvements to the lives of residents, but opportunities for progress remain.
eos.org
December 23, 2024 at 2:50 PM
The Flint water crisis played a huge role in making environmental justice a priority for state and federal lawmakers. But 10 years later, there’s still work to do.
Comments from @benjaminjpauli.bsky.social and @oliviadavid.bsky.social
eos.org/articles/fli...
Comments from @benjaminjpauli.bsky.social and @oliviadavid.bsky.social
eos.org/articles/fli...
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A little over a month left to apply to our Environmental Racism and Social Inequality faculty position! (We start reviewing applications on October 1st.) Happy to answer any questions you may have. Please help us circulate the ad! #sts #sociology #environmentalstudies #politicalscience #policy
U of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy has a tenure-track/tenured position available on Racial Justice Approaches to Environmental Racism and Social Inequality. You'll join other racial justice faculty at Ford and across the university! apply.interfolio.com/150983 #academicjob #academicjobs
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August 26, 2024 at 7:07 PM
A little over a month left to apply to our Environmental Racism and Social Inequality faculty position! (We start reviewing applications on October 1st.) Happy to answer any questions you may have. Please help us circulate the ad! #sts #sociology #environmentalstudies #politicalscience #policy
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📢 New Issue Article!
OPEN ACCESS
Explore the complex dynamics of policy responses to environmental change in our latest issue. This article delves into how drought policies in USA and South Africa, impact inequalities, particularly in water access.
Read full article: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ
OPEN ACCESS
Explore the complex dynamics of policy responses to environmental change in our latest issue. This article delves into how drought policies in USA and South Africa, impact inequalities, particularly in water access.
Read full article: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ
June 19, 2024 at 3:07 PM
📢 New Issue Article!
OPEN ACCESS
Explore the complex dynamics of policy responses to environmental change in our latest issue. This article delves into how drought policies in USA and South Africa, impact inequalities, particularly in water access.
Read full article: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ
OPEN ACCESS
Explore the complex dynamics of policy responses to environmental change in our latest issue. This article delves into how drought policies in USA and South Africa, impact inequalities, particularly in water access.
Read full article: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ
I guess this is @KarlTheFog’s out-of-office response
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
I guess this is @KarlTheFog’s out-of-office response
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Drought affects certain people more than others. This @psjeditor.bsky.social article w cases from California & South Africa by @oliviadavid.bsky.social & @sshughes.bsky.social reminds us that government response to drought can reproduce existing inequality. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
June 3, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Drought affects certain people more than others. This @psjeditor.bsky.social article w cases from California & South Africa by @oliviadavid.bsky.social & @sshughes.bsky.social reminds us that government response to drought can reproduce existing inequality. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Excited to see my master's thesis work published in @PSJ_Editor! Huge thanks to my advisor & co-author on this @Prof_Shughes & many others @UMSEAS. Available open access: <a href="http://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12524" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12524
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Excited to see my master's thesis work published in @PSJ_Editor! Huge thanks to my advisor & co-author on this @Prof_Shughes & many others @UMSEAS. Available open access: <a href="http://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12524" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12524
My master’s thesis being due a week from today has me feeling emotions that I didn’t know existed 🙃
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
My master’s thesis being due a week from today has me feeling emotions that I didn’t know existed 🙃
About time to announce that I’m staying @UMSEAS to get a PhD! Huge thanks to my advisor @Prof_Shughes of course, & many others!! 🥳🤸🏼
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
About time to announce that I’m staying @UMSEAS to get a PhD! Huge thanks to my advisor @Prof_Shughes of course, & many others!! 🥳🤸🏼
The “which vaccine did you get” to “which strain of Covid did you get” pipeline
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
The “which vaccine did you get” to “which strain of Covid did you get” pipeline
Someone asked me when/how we watch the NYE ball drop on the West Coast - I said “when you’re a kid you watch it at 9 PM and your parents pretend it’s midnight so you then go to sleep” … then I realized I still do that
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Someone asked me when/how we watch the NYE ball drop on the West Coast - I said “when you’re a kid you watch it at 9 PM and your parents pretend it’s midnight so you then go to sleep” … then I realized I still do that
Just turned in my final assignment of the semester!! If anyone needs me for the next few days, I’ll be here:
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Just turned in my final assignment of the semester!! If anyone needs me for the next few days, I’ll be here:
I must say that after years of claiming I hated Slack, I now, begrudgingly, see the appeal
November 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
I must say that after years of claiming I hated Slack, I now, begrudgingly, see the appeal
A perfect day in SF to celebrate Alice’s 4 year adoptiversary 💞
November 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
A perfect day in SF to celebrate Alice’s 4 year adoptiversary 💞
Small joy: exclamation points in journal article titles!
November 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Small joy: exclamation points in journal article titles!