School of Humanities and Sciences
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Louie Ortiz
Research - Post-Bacc, Ethics In Society
BioLouie is a Research Associate in the Technology Ethics & Policy Rising Scholars Program at the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society. Louie supports the Embedded Ethics program, investigating the effectiveness of teaching ethics in computer science education. More specifically, he is interested in how underrepresented communities are connecting with ethics when building computing technologies. Louie is a first-generation graduate from UC Berkeley, where he received his bachelor's degree in Data Science with a concentration in Philosophy.
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Juan N. Pava
Research - Post-Bacc, Ethics In Society
BioJuan N. Pava is a Research Fellow in the Tech Ethics and Policy Rising Scholars Program at Stanford’s McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society. At Stanford HAI, his work focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies, the social sector, and the Global South, with an emphasis on equity and access. Separately, he collaborates with Stanford’s Human-Trafficking Data Lab, where he investigates issues of labor exploitation.
Juan’s broader research interests include the political economy of emerging countries and its intersection with political philosophy and ethics. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics from New York University and was born and raised in Colombia. -
Adam Spitzig
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources, admitted Autumn 2024
Student Worker, Ethics In SocietyBioAdam Spitzig is a PhD candidate in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) at Stanford University’s Doerr School of Sustainability. He is a historical ecologist and data scientist whose research examines long-term biodiversity dynamics and their human drivers.
His work integrates paleoecological data (especially fossil pollen records), archaeological and historical sources, geospatial analysis, and statistical modeling to understand when and how human societies have increased, maintained, or reduced biodiversity. He is particularly interested in identifying cases of sustained anthropogenic biodiversity expansion and examining the institutional, economic, infrastructural, and land-use processes that produced them. His work also explores how long-term ecological knowledge can inform contemporary conservation and restoration strategy.
Before beginning his PhD, he led ecological modeling and machine learning initiatives in conservation and technology organizations, including Ducks Unlimited and several data-driven startups.
He holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, a Master of Information & Data Science from UC Berkeley, a Master of Environmental Management and a Juris Doctor from Duke University, and a BA from the University of Florida.
