Ann Bostrom

Ann Bostrom is an American policy analyst who is the Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor in Environmental Policy at the University of Washington. Her research considers risk perception and management during uncertain times. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Early life and education Bostrom was an undergraduate student at the University of Washington, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English. She moved to Western Washington University for a master's degree in business administration. She then started doctoral research in public policy analysis at Carnegie Mellon University. She remained at Carnegie Mellon for a postdoctoral position, before moving to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, D.C.

Bostrom was appointed Chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Section on Social, Economic, and Political Sciences. She joined the board of the Association in 2019.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bostrom started researching how people evaluated risk of SARS-CoV-2.

Awards and honors 1997 Chauncey Starr Award 2013 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2014 Elected Fellow of the Washington State Academy of Sciences 2020 Society for Risk Analysis Distinguished Educator Award

Selected publications