Faculty
Program Director
Peter Ross
Professor, Philosophy Department
Director of the STS Program
Ross received a PhD in Philosophy in 1997 from the City University of New York Graduate School. His main area of research is in philosophy of mind and cognitive science, and he teaches courses in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, philosophy of science, and metaphysics. Please visit Professor Ross's profile page for more information
Because of the interdisciplinarity of STS, courses from approximately 22 departments across the University are included in the Major’s curriculum. These courses are taught by over 50 faculty members
Profile PageSTS Advisory Board
The STS program receives guidance on curricular and other programmatic issues from the STS Advisory Board. Members of the board represent 7 of the University’s 8 Colleges:
- James Blair (Geography and Anthropology)
- Scott Boskovich (Electromechanical Engineering Technology)
- Brian Kim (Philosophy)
- Do Kim (Urban and Regional Planning)
- Teresa Lloro-Bidart (Liberal Studies)
- Carlos Navarette (Computer Information Systems)
- Jon Phillips (Food Marketing and Agribusiness Management)
- Zuoyue Wang (History)
STS Affiliated Faculty
STS Affiliated Faculty provides advice and support for STS student research. Affiliated Faculty are:
- Winny Dong (Chemical and Materials Engineering, and Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research)
- Kristen Conway-Gómez (Geography and Anthropology)
- Jill Hargis (Political Science, and Interim Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs)
- Greg Hunter (Economics)
- Glenn Kageyama (Biological Sciences)
- Stephen Osborn (Geological Sciences)
- Ertan Salik (Physics)
- Faye Wachs (Sociology)