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Daniel Hicks is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Merced, affiliated with the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts and Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI). His research focuses on public scientific controversies, environmental justice, and science policy, with significant contributions to feminist philosophy and science and technology studies.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Notre Dame (2012)
- M.S. in Philosophy, University of Illinois-Chicago (2005)
- B.S. in Philosophy, University of Puget Sound (2002)
His work explores epistemic interdependence in policy-making, challenging value-free ideal frameworks through constructivist approaches to scientific representation. He investigates LLM integration in education and has developed tmfast, a tool for efficient topic modeling. His teaching emphasizes philosophical argumentation and critical thinking in scientific controversies.
