Department Chair : Saul Halfon
Graduate Program Director : Matthew Wisnioski (Graduate Program Director)
Emeriti Faculty:
Gary Downey
Professors:
Janet Abbate (National Capital Region);
Barbara Allen (National Capital Region)
Associate Professors:
Daniel Breslau;
James Collier;
Saul Halfon;
Ashley Heflin;
Rebecca Hester;
Christine Labuski;
Philip Olson;
Sonja Schmid (National Capital Region);
Lee Vinsel;
Matthew Wisnioski
Assistant Professors:
John Aggrey;
Monamie Haines;
Fabian Prieto-Nanez;
Fernanda Ribeiro Rosa
Alumni Distinguished Professor:
Gary Downey
Collegiate Assistant Professors:
Cora Olson
Collegiate Associate Professors:
Matthew Goodrum
Science and Technology Studies Introduction
Science and Technology Studies explores the relationship between science, technology, and society using a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. Research in STS analyzes how society affects the development and implementation of scientific, technological, and medical knowledges and practices and how scientific, technological, and medical pursuits affect society. The research and scholarly interests of STS faculty cross a wide range of disciplinary boundaries: some rely on fieldwork, others are immersed in historical or governmental archival research, while others develop social and conceptual analyses to answer theoretical or ethical questions.
Graduate students in STS come from a wide range of backgrounds including the natural and physical sciences, engineering, numerous professional disciplines, liberal arts and humanities, history, anthropology, sociology, political science, and philosophy. Graduates emerge with an ability to identify and examine the conceptual, social, cultural, historical, and policy dimensions of science and technology.
Courses leading to an M.S. or a Ph.D. in STS are available at two sites, Virginia Tech's main campus in Blacksburg and the National Capitol Region (NCR) in the greater D.C. metro area.
