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Current Member

Shobita Parthasarathy

Affiliation

Social Science

Field of study

Science and Technology Studies

Home institution

University of Michigan
Shobita Parthasarathy is a science and technology studies scholar who studies the social and political dimensions of technological innovation and innovation policy, in cross-national perspective. She is completing her 3rd book on the evolution, institutionalization, and impacts of “inclusive innovation”, a type of “tech for good” that leverages innovation and the marketplace to solve global poverty and inequality. The book focuses on technologies for sanitation and menstrual health and hygiene in India.

Visits

Member
School of Social Science

Degrees

Cornell University
Ph.D.
2003

Appointments

University of Michigan
Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
University of Michigan
Professor, Ford School of Public Policy