Tech policy researcher, speaker, and trainer. Also, civic advocate, public library trustee, and award-winning podcast host.
About me
Molly Kleinman serves as the Managing Director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. In this role, she oversees and provides strategic direction for STPP's educational, research, and community and policy engagement initiatives, and has co-authored reports on equitable community partnerships, generative AI, facial recognition, and vaccine hesitancy. She also has an interest in urban and transportation policy; she is a past chair of the Ann Arbor Transportation Commission, and current president of the Ann Arbor District Library Board of Trustees. Dr. Kleinman received her Ph.D. in Higher Education Policy from the University of Michigan Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, her M.S. in Information from the University of Michigan School of Information, and her B.A. in English from Bryn Mawr College.
Recent publications
Popular workshop topics
Equitable community engagement
Careers in science and technology policy
AI governance and regulation
Press mentions
Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes. New York Times, June 2024
‘ShotSpotter’ says mistakes are rare, but Detroiters want more transparency, Bridge Michigan, July 2023
‘Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn’t Do.’ New York Times, April 2023
Is ShotSpotter effective? Data on Detroit technology fuels debate. Bridge Michigan, September 2022
New Ann Arbor podcast aims to make civic engagement accessible AF, Concentrate, March 2021