جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Sociology of Science
• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• Research Policy
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Anders Hylmö is an Associate Senior Lecturer at Halmstad University's School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability. He holds a PhD in Sociology from Lund University and is a research fellow at the R-QUEST Center (NIFU, Oslo) and affiliated with SWINNO at Lund University's Department of Economic History. His research focuses on the interplay between organizational structures and epistemic practices in science, particularly in economics and innovation studies. Education: PhD in Sociology (Lund University, 2018) Research Projects: Configurations for Energy Transitions, Värdet av centrumsatsningar (Postdoc, 2018-2021), SWINNO (Researcher, 2021-2022) Research interests include the sociology of science/STS, research policy dynamics, and the social dimensions of innovation. His work explores how funding patterns, evaluation practices, and institutional settings shape the knowledge produced in academic disciplines. Notably, his PhD thesis Disciplined Reasoning (2018) analyzed disciplinary identity formation in economics and received the Katrin Fridjonsdottir Memorial Prize. His recent articles examine topics like academic ranking cultures, institutional impacts of research centers, and historical trajectories of innovative firms. Collaborations span Nordic universities and industry partners, with a focus on sustainability transitions and policy impacts. Awards: Katrin Fridjonsdottir Memorial Prize (2018) Collaborations: NIFU Oslo, SWINNO Lund, Vinnova-funded projects Current projects include mixed-methods studies on regional energy innovation adoption and the long-term effects of collaborative research centers. Hylmö’s work bridges sociological theory with applied research on science governance and policy outcomes.

John Noel Vianaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Neuroethics
• Bioethics
• Health Equity
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr John Noel Viana is an ARC DECRA Fellow at the Justice and Technoscience (JusTech) Laboratory within the School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet) at the Australian National University. His research develops anti-racist neuroethics frameworks to advance epistemic justice in brain and mental health research, with emphasis on equity for culturally diverse populations. His academic qualifications include: PhD in Society and Culture (Neuro/bioethics) from University of Tasmania Bachelor of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from University of the Philippines Master in Neurosciences and neuropsychopharmacology from Université de Bordeaux Master in Neurosciences from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Viana's research spans neuroethics, health equity, and responsible innovation in precision medicine. He investigates ethical and societal dimensions of health research involving linguistically diverse groups, focusing on transforming organizational cultures to eliminate structural barriers in research design and implementation. His work integrates community perspectives to co-create inclusive health solutions. Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals concentrated efforts on dismantling epistemic injustices in bioethics through community-led precision medicine frameworks, inclusive science communication models, and institutional reforms. Key cross-cutting themes include centering Global South knowledge systems, addressing intersectional health disparities, and reimagining researcher-participant power dynamics. His primary scientific recognition is the ARC DECRA Fellowship. Current research leadership includes: Anti-racist neuroethics for epistemic justice in mental health research (2024-2027) Embedding ethics in governance of transnational health research (2024-2025) Viana is registered to supervise research students and maintains active collaborations with CSIRO's Precision Health Future Science Platform, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, and ANU's health/social sciences colleges. His Justice and Technoscience Laboratory team pioneers reflexive methodologies to cultivate culturally responsive research infrastructures across biomedical settings.

• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• Gender Studies
• Race and Ethnicity
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Thao Phan is a feminist science and technology studies (STS) researcher and Lecturer in Sociology (STS) at the Australian National University (ANU), specifically within the Research School of Social Sciences. Her research focuses on gender, race, and AI systems, examining how algorithmic systems construct societal categories like gender, race, and nation. She holds a PhD in Media and Communications from the University of Melbourne (2020). Thao contributes to academic discourse through editorial roles at journals such as Science, Technology & Human Values and Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience . She co-edited volumes like Economies of Virtue: The Circulation of 'Ethics' in AI and published in journals including Big Data & Society and Cultural Studies . Her affiliations include the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (as Research Fellow, 2021–2024) and the Australian Academy of Science’s National Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science (2023–2025). She co-founded AusSTS, Australia’s largest STS network, and serves on the Society for the Social Studies of Science Council.

Jolene K. Rickardمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Indigenous Art Studies
• Settler Colonialism
• Visual Sovereignty
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Jolene K. Rickard is an Associate Professor at Cornell University's Department of History of Art and Art within the College of Arts and Sciences. She previously served as Director of the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (2008–2020). A visual historian, artist, and curator, her work bridges Native American/Indigenous Studies, Settler Colonial Studies, and Art History. Her research explores Indigenous sovereignty, anti-colonial artistic strategies, and place-based knowledge systems. Education: Ph.D. in American Studies and History of Art and Visual Studies from the University at Buffalo - SUNY. Her current book project examines Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' stone carving through Haudenosaunee cosmology. Recent curatorial projects include 'Deskaheh in Geneva' (2023) and co-curation for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Research focuses on hemispheric entanglements of art, ecology, and migration in the Americas, funded by Global Cornell and Mellon Foundation. Awards include the 2024 New Frontier Grant and 2020 Fulbright Scholarship. She advises institutions like the Royal Ontario Museum and contributes to projects such as GRASAC and the Forge Project’s Indigenous Steering Council. Her work emphasizes Indigenous perspectives in public spaces, decolonizing museum practices, and redefining temporal relationships beyond Western modernity. Active in initiatives like the Otsego Institute for Native American Art and Cornell’s Society for the Humanities 'Repair' theme.

Nathan Brownمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Poetry and Poetics
• Modern Philosophy
• Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Nathan Brown is a Professor of English at Concordia University, where he serves as the Canada Research Chair in Poetics (2015-2025) and founding Director of the Centre for Expanded Poetics. He received his PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles (2008) and previously held a position at UC Davis. Current research focuses on intersections between literature, philosophy, and the arts Principal Investigator for a five-year SSHRC Insight Grant (2025-2030) Recipient of Honorable Mention for the MLA's Scaglione Prize His scholarly work encompasses: Comparative modern poetry and poetics Dialectics of rationalism and empiricism Materialist approaches to literary and artistic forms 20th/21st-century philosophical engagements Digital and technoscientific poetry analysis Recent publications examine long poem form, Baudelairean allegory, and poetic determinations of materiality. As an editor, he co-founded DOCUMENTS imprint and organized international conferences on 21st-century philosophy.

Matthew Wisnioskiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• History of Innovation
• Engineering Education
• Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Matthew Wisnioski is a Professor at Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences , where he serves as Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society . His research examines the intersection of technological expertise, cultural imagination, and educational reform in postwar America. PhD in History from Princeton University Affiliated appointments in History and Engineering Education Author of two major monographs: Every American an Innovator and Engineers for Change Recipient of Virginia Tech's Outstanding Mentor Award His scholarly work focuses on: Historical construction of innovation as cultural ideology Engineering education reform through ethical curricular redesign Science-Engineering-Art-Design (SEAD) collaborations Cold War technoscientific cultures Countercultural influences on mainstream science Public scholarship appears in The Atlantic , Chronicle of Higher Education , and Washington Post . Current projects include a book on The Magic School Bus and engineering education's cultural transformations.

Sonya Dyerمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Futurity
• Black Futures
• Science Fiction
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Sonya Dyer is a Lecturer in the Department of Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London. As a Somerset House Studios Resident, she combines moving image, sculpture, and writing to investigate centering mechanisms in future narratives. Her work has been exhibited at Venice Architecture Biennale, Whitechapel Gallery, and Site Gallery. PhD (Middlesex University, 2021) Whitney Museum of American Art: Independent Study Program (2013) BA Fine Art (Goldsmiths College, University of London, 2011) Research focuses on: Black futures through science fiction Trans-temporal cultural alliances Space architecture and ethics Decolonial techno-mythologies Post-scarcity ecological imaginaries Her 2024-25 works include commissions for The Box (Plymouth) and LAS Art Foundation (Berlin), alongside keynotes at Feminist Centre for Racial Justice and UCL’s Bartlett School. Academic outputs emphasize speculative fiction’s role in reimagining Black feminist futures. Arts Council England DYCP (2024) Arts Foundation Futures Award Finalist (2021) Arts Council England Project Grant (2019) Supervises PhD candidates in Black futurity, speculative practice, and ecological fiction. Collaborates with space architects and European artist networks through Room to Bloom and Alchemy Film and Arts.

Giulia De Togniمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Responsible Research and Innovation for AI and Robotics in Healthcare
• Science and Technology Studies
• Social Anthropology
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Giulia De Togni is a Chancellor's Fellow (equivalent to Assistant Professor) at the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. She is based at the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society and holds additional prestigious affiliations as a Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute, a Visiting Researcher at the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics and Bayes Centre, and a Senior Research Affiliate at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Her educational background includes: PhD in Social Anthropology, UCL Anthropology Department (2019) MSc in Social Anthropology, University of Oxford (2015) MPhil in Japanese Studies, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2014) Advanced Japanese Language Course, Ritsumeikan University, Japan (2013) MSt in Japanese Studies, INALCO Paris (2012) BA in Languages, Legal Institutions and Economics of East Asia, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2011) Giulia's research focuses on Responsible Research and Innovation for AI and Robotics in the Health and Care sectors, drawing on Science and Technology Studies and Social Anthropology. Her work employs cross-cultural comparative ethnographic methods to understand how different stakeholders can inform the design and innovation practices of health and care technologies. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in robotics labs in the UK and Japan, examining the ethical considerations and lived embodied experiences associated with these technologies across different cultural contexts. Her research portfolio demonstrates a consistent focus on the social, ethical, and cultural dimensions of AI and robotics in healthcare. Through her publications and projects, she has explored how care robotics are developed, implemented, and experienced across different cultural settings, with particular attention to Japanese contexts. Her work bridges technical innovation with social science perspectives, emphasizing the importance of stakeholder engagement and responsible innovation practices. Giulia has received several prestigious awards and fellowships: Chancellor's Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh (2024) Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Humanities and Social Science (2022-2024) Turing Fellowship at the Alan Turing Institute (2024-2026) FHEA (Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy) (2022) Advance HE Aurora Leadership Development Programme (2025) Giulia actively supervises students and contributes to teaching across multiple programs. She co-supervises three PhD students based at ACRC, Design Informatics, and ISSTI, serves as a Dissertation Supervisor for MPH Master of Public Health students, and teaches courses including Bioethics Law and Society, and the MA Ethics of Robotics and Autonomous Systems. Her external collaborations span internationally, including partnerships with institutions in Japan, South Korea, France, and Italy. She is actively involved in several research centers and networks, including the Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI) and the Institute for Technoscience and Society (ITS) at York University. Her international collaborations include work with Japan's Science and Technology Agency (JST), AIST, National Robotarium, and Bristol Robotics Laboratory.

Praba Pilarمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار مدعو

• Performance Studies
• Critical Technology Studies
• Decolonial Theory
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Praba Pilar is an artist-scholar and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Critical Studies Program at California College of the Arts (CCA). With a PhD in Performance Studies from UC Davis and a BA in Intermedia Arts from Mills College, she brings a rich interdisciplinary background to her teaching and creative practice. She has previously taught at UC Davis, the University of Winnipeg, and the Summer Institute of Performance Studies at Northwestern University. PhD in Performance Studies, UC Davis BA in Intermedia Arts, Mills College Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities, University of Winnipeg Her research and artistic work critically engage with the 'Cult of the Techno-Logic,' focusing on artificial intelligence, bioart, decolonial media, and multispecies ethics. Pilar’s practice spans live performance, digital installations, participatory workshops, and critical writing. Central projects include Queercornu(c/t)opia , The Techno-Tamaladas , and Larval Rock Stars , all of which challenge dominant technological narratives through feminist, queer, and Latinx perspectives. The 15 most recent articles and exhibitions reflect a consistent focus on decolonizing technology, embodied resistance, and the ethical dimensions of AI and biotech. Her work integrates performance, critical theory, and community engagement to question the social, racial, and environmental impacts of technological systems. Recurring themes include posthumanism, digital colonialism, and the reimagining of technological futures through marginalized epistemologies. Her awards highlight recognition across art, social practice, and humanities: 2025–2027 HUMAN Fellowship and Residency 2024 TTT Feral BioArt Residency 2022 Memes as Social Practice Residency 2021 Cultura Power Fellowship 2020 Community Rapid Response Award 2019 Local Impact Award (California Arts Council) City of Emeryville Community Grant Puffin Foundation Award Creative Work Fund Award Potrero Nuevo Fund Award Two Rockefeller Award nominations Pilar is actively involved in collaborative and advisory roles, including Co-Director of the Bioarts Ethical Advisory Komission and Emeritus Board Member of Women Eco Artists Dialogue. She has secured grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Headlands Center for the Arts, and MACLA, supporting community-based and experimental art projects. Her work is widely exhibited in museums, galleries, and digital platforms globally. She leads workshops and participates in international symposia, including events at the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, College Art Association, and Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. Her lab-like collaborative frameworks—such as Larval Rock Stars and Los Cybrids —function as interdisciplinary teams merging art, science, and activism to explore posthuman futures.

Nadine Marquardtمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Social Geography
• Urban Geography
• Political Geography
• +۱۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Nadine Marquardt is Professor of Social Geography at the University of Bonn , where she leads the Marquardt Research Group within the Department of Geography. She earned her PhD and Habilitation in Geography from Goethe-Universität Frankfurt and holds a Diplom in Political Sciences from Freie Universität Berlin. Her research spans urban, social, and political geography, with a critical focus on housing, dwelling, and the governance of space. Her research interests are deeply interdisciplinary, combining Governmentality, Science and Technology Studies (STS), feminist theory, and critical theory . She investigates precarious housing, homelessness, smart home technologies, and humanitarian shelter design . Her work critically examines how technologies and policies shape domestic life, care, and inclusion/exclusion. Key themes include the biopolitics of dwelling, affective governance, and the socio-technical construction of home. The recent publications reflect a strong engagement with planetary futures, feminist technoscience, and critical urban theory . Trends include analyzing smart homes as sites of care and control, exploring the politics of aging, and interrogating humanitarian technologies. Her work increasingly connects urban housing to broader ecological and geopolitical transformations. DFG Project: 'Smart' Living for an ageing society – between care, control, and networked self-empowerment (2022–2025) DFG Project: Geographies of Humanitarian Design and Precarious Housing (with Julia Verne) She actively supervises PhD students and contributes to academic networks in feminist and critical geography. She has co-edited key volumes such as the Handbuch Feministische Geographien and has published in leading journals including Progress in Human Geography , Environment and Planning D , and Urban Studies .

Chris Watkinمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Religion
• Atheism and Secularism
• Philosophy of the Human Being
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Chris Watkin is an Associate Professor in European Languages at Monash University, specializing in contemporary European philosophy, theology, and cultural critique. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has held academic positions including a Junior Research Fellowship at Magdalene College, Cambridge, before joining Monash in 2011. He is a leading scholar in French philosophy, focusing on thinkers like Michel Serres, Alain Badiou, and Jacques Derrida, with a particular interest in themes of religion, atheism, emancipation, and the philosophical understanding of the human. Watkin's research explores how contemporary thought navigates modernity's challenges, including his flagship project on Rewriting the Social Contract , which examines societal agreements in the context of technology, ecology, and extremism. He also investigates theological motifs in modern philosophy through studies on Derrida, Foucault, and Deleuze. His work bridges academic and public spheres, as evidenced by his award-winning books Difficult Atheism and Biblical Critical Theory , which critically engage secular and religious narratives. He supervises doctoral research in European literature, theology, and film, with a focus on writers such as Simone de Beauvoir, Jacques Derrida, and Sylvia Plath. His academic service includes roles as Deputy Head of School (Research), Honours Coordinator, and Head of French at Monash. He has received international recognition, including the Christianity Today Book of the Year (2023) and a Monash teaching award (2020 shortlist). Watkin's interdisciplinary projects and networks, such as the Monash Social Contract Research Network, reflect his commitment to addressing societal tensions through philosophy. His current work extends social contract theory to include non-human entities and digital ethics, aligning with UN Sustainable Development Goals on equality and ecological justice. Education: PhD in Modern European Thought (Cambridge, 2007), MPhil in European Literature (Cambridge), BA in French and German (Cambridge) Key Projects: ARC-funded 'Rewriting the Social Contract', 'Beyond Autonomy' interdisciplinary research Awards: Australian Christian Book Award (2023), Christianity Today Prize (2023), Monash Teaching Recognition

Kathryn Walkiewiczمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Native American and Indigenous Studies
• Print Culture
• Early American Literature and Culture
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Kathryn Walkiewicz is Associate Professor in the Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego, and Faculty Director of the Indigenous Futures Institute (IFI). An enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she uses she/they pronouns and specializes in Native American and Indigenous studies, print culture, early American literature, and speculative fiction. Ph.D. in English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014 Graduate Minor in American Indian Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014 M.A. in English, University of New Mexico, 2007 Graduate Certificate, Women’s Studies, University of New Mexico, 2007 B.A. in English and Art History, Kenyon College, 2003 Her research explores the intersections of Indigenous and Black resistance, settler colonial state formation, and speculative narratives in American literature. She investigates how print culture, maps, and visual media were used to assert federalism and statehood while erasing Indigenous and Black territorial relations. Her work centers Cherokee and other Native epistemologies and emphasizes continuity, survival, and futurity through speculative and horror genres. Her recent publications reveal a strong thematic focus on Indigenous sovereignty, language revitalization, and the politics of territory. She examines how speculative fiction becomes a tool for imagining decolonial futures, as seen in her analyses of Cherokee futurism and werewolf metaphors in Native literature. Her scholarship spans archival print culture, digital humanities, and contemporary Indigenous media. Scientific Awards: Honorable Mention, 2024 Lora Romero First Book Publication Prize, American Studies Association Walkiewicz has advised collaborative digital humanities projects and co-authored transcriptions of historical print materials. She leads the Indigenous Futures Institute, fostering interdisciplinary research on Indigenous knowledge, technology, and storytelling. Her work bridges academic scholarship with community engagement, particularly in language preservation and digital archiving initiatives. She is involved in the Ojibwe Muzzeniegun Digital Edition Project , a collaborative effort supported by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, reflecting her commitment to community-centered and decolonial research practices.

Sarah Daviesمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Science and Technology Studies
• Digital Cultures
• Public Engagement with Science
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Sarah Davies is a Universitätsprofessorin at the University of Vienna's Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Her work bridges the co-production of science and society with a focus on digital practices, academic work conditions, and science communication. She holds a PhD from Imperial College London (2008) and has held positions in the UK, US, Denmark, and Norway, including a Marie Curie Fellowship. Her research examines how digital tools mediate scientific knowledge production and public engagement. Key research interests include: digitization in academia, material practices of technoscience, critical studies of science communication, and the role of digital technologies in shaping scientific practices. She has authored/co-authored books like Hackerspaces (2017) and Science Societies (2024), and edited volumes on reflexivity and academic citizenship. Major projects include Organising Co-Creation (2022–2023) and The Chemistry of Senses (2022–2024). Her work appears in journals like Science, Technology & Human Values and JCOM , with a focus on empirical and theoretical contributions to STS. Recent activities include keynote addresses on academic data work and public communication's role in democracy. Her academic leadership includes organizing workshops on STS methodologies and serving as editor for influential texts. She actively engages with policy debates around AI governance and digital ethics, reflecting her commitment to bridging scholarly and societal concerns.

Naluwembe Binaisaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Identity and Citizenship
• Gender and Generation Dynamics
• Visual Material Culture
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Naluwembe Binaisa is a Research Fellow in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, affiliated with the School of Security Studies and Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy. She works on the ERC Advanced-funded Mapping Injury project led by Prof. Vivienne Jabri, focusing on 'injury' in the Global South, particularly Nigeria's Niger Delta region. Her research intersects interdisciplinary studies of identity, citizenship, migration, and urban mobilities. Education PhD in Migration Studies MSc in Social Research Methods BA(Hons) in Communication Studies Her research interests include visual material culture, diasporic landscapes, and socio-political dynamics in Africa. She has explored mobile phone impacts on Lagos urban life, African mobility in the Great Lakes region, and photography's role in shaping political imaginaries. Past affiliations include the PHOTODEMOS Collective (UCL), Max Planck Institute (Germany), and projects at Oxford University. Awards & Grants ERC Advanced Grant (via Mapping Injury ) UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee-funded research She also engages in creative practice, collaborating with institutions like Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Her work bridges academic research with public engagement, emphasizing marginalized voices in global discussions of citizenship and injury.

Áine McMurtryمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Modern German Literature
• Austrian Culture
• Experimental Writing
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Áine McMurtry is a Reader in German Studies at King’s College London, part of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. She holds a PhD from the Universities of Oxford and Hamburg, supported by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation and AHRC. Her research focuses on modern German and Austrian literature, experimental writing, and translingual texts. She has published extensively on figures like Ingeborg Bachmann, Herta Müller, and Yoko Tawada, emphasizing critical theory and migration studies. Education: PhD in German Studies (Oxford/Hamburg, 2000s), Junior Fellowship at The Queen’s College (2007–2009). Previous roles include Lecturer at Durham University and teaching posts at St Andrews and Oxford. Research Interests: Modern German/Austrian literature, experimental writing, multilingualism, critical theory, migration cultures. She leads the German department’s PhD program, fostering a vibrant research community with international collaborations. Her current project, Voicing Displacement , examines translingual texts confronting ethno-nationalist movements. Awards: Paragraph Essay Prize (2018), King’s Supervisory Excellence Award (2024). Collaborations include Southbank Centre, British Library, and Austrian Cultural Forum. She bridges academia and public engagement through literary events, translations, and multimedia projects.