Kelli Barr

I study the nature of institutions to learn how they enable and constrain scientific goals and values. At York (UK), I am investigating how the institutional integration of AI as a scientific research and education tool affects scientists’ defining abilities. Previously I worked on the Sociology of the "Purpose Project" at UC Davis, on the integration of interdisciplinary spaces in biological research, and for the Geography of Philosophy project at Pitt HPS on the cross-cultural study of core philosophical concepts. I trained as a marine biologist (B.S.) and philosopher (M.A. & Ph.D.) with a focus on science and technology, the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity, and research policy. My research interests touch on social epistemology, feminist philosophy of science, STS, political economy, environmental philosophy, philosophy of technology, and critical higher education studies.