Social Science supervisory team

Academic team involved in social science courses delivery & research projects for the CDT.

	Robert Smith Research Fellow, Social Dimensions of Synthetic Biology Science Technology and Innovation Studies robert.dj.smith@ed.ac.uk Science policy, synthetic biology, Emerging Biotechnologies, Public Value, Governance of Science and Technology, Collaborative Methods, Research Funding, Responsible Innovation, Science and Technology Studies, Biofuels
	Robin Williams Co-I CDT/RRI Course convenor/Director – Institute for the Study of Science Technology and Innovation Science Technology and Innovation Studies Robin.Williams@ed.ac.uk social learning/social shaping of technology; biography of artefacts; life science innovation; e-health; information infrastructures; e-science; models of innovation; interdisciplinary engagements; expectations; emerging science and technology, algorithm studies
	Luciana D’Adderio Chancellor's Fellow in Data Driven Innovation Usher Institute, CMVM l.d-adderio@ed.ac.uk Dependable innovation, organizational practices and routines, (digital) innovation and entrepreneurship, innovation management, organisational change
	Michael Barany Lecturer in the History of Science Science Technology and Innovation Studies m.barany@ed.ac.uk History of Mathematics History of science History of the exact sciences Sociology of Knowledge Cultural studies of science and technology
	Jane Calvert Professor of Science and Technology Studies Science Technology and Innovation Studies Jane.Calvert@ed.ac.uk Science and technology studies, Sociology of Science, Philosophy of biology, Science policy, Engineering studies, Synthetic biology, Systems biology, Interdisciplinary collaborations, RRI
	Kathrin Cresswell Chief Scientist Office Chancellor’s Fellow Director of Innovation, Usher Institute, CMVM kathrin.beyer@ed.ac.uk Health information technology, evaluation, sociotechnical, qualitative methods, healthcare innovation and information
	Lukas Engelmann Chancellor's Fellow - History and Sociology of Biomedicine Science Technology and Innovation Studies Lukas.Engelmann@ed.ac.uk Medical history, Medical Anthropology, Medical sociology, digital culture, Epidemiology; algorithm studies
	Gill Haddow Senior Lecturer Science Technology and Innovation Studies gill.haddow@ed.ac.uk Patient experiences, Cyborgs, Sociology of health and illness, Medical sociology, Qualitative Research Methods, embodiment, public engagement
	Ewa Luger Chancellor's Fellow Design Informatics ewa.luger@ed.ac.uk Ethical/Intelligible AI, Human-Agent/Human-Data interaction, Consent and ambient system, Voice as platform (privacy/ethical implications)
	Fadhila Mazanderani Chancellor's Fellow Science Technology and Innovation Studies f.mazanderani@ed.ac.uk Social movements, Patient experiences, Public health, Health policy, Sociology of Knowledge, Medical sociology, Social media and internet technologies, Chronic illness, Care ethics
	James Mittra Senior Lecturer and Head of Science, Technology, and Innovation Studies Science Technology and Innovation Studies James.Mittra@ed.ac.uk Health-related innovation, policy and regulation. New approaches to health-related bioeconomy and translational medicine; risk governance and regulation of new therapies; value(s) and valuation practices in health innovation; new business models and commercialisation strategies in life science industries, and new R&D practices and stakeholder relations within life sciences
	Hajar Mozaffar Lecturer in Innovation Business School hajar.mozaffar@ed.ac.uk Open/collaborative/ user innovation, User communities, Digital Innovation, Adoption & use of information technologies in organisations, Innovation management, Health Information Technologies/ Technology & organisational change, Enterprise Systems, Co-production and co-creation
	Martyn Pickersgill Wellcome Trust Reader in Social Studies of Biomedicine Usher Institute, CMVM martyn.pickersgill@ed.ac.uk Sociology of biomedicine and mental health: social, historical, and normative dimensions of epigenetics, neuroscience, and psychiatry.
	Burkhard Schafer Professor of Computational Legal Theory Law School B.Schafer@ed.ac.uk The interaction between law, science and computer technology, AI and law; theories of legal reasoning; regulation of technology
	James Stewart Lecturer Science Technology and Innovation Studies J.K.Stewart@ed.ac.uk Social media and internet technologies, Space, place and the city, Social network analysis, Open Content Licensing/ Open Data, Computer models/simulations for policy, Digital Work, digital culture, Digital games, Innovation in elderly care, EU Policy, crowdsourcing, Social Inclusion, Digital Divide, participatory design, digital evidence
	Niki Vermeulen Senior Lecturer - History/Sociology of Science Science Technology and Innovation Studies Niki.Vermeulen@ed.ac.uk Science & technology studies History of science and medicine The organisation of research, with an emphasis on scientific collaboration in the life sciences

This article was published on 24 Sep, 2021