Christina Dunbar-Hester headshot
Past Member

Christina Dunbar-Hester

Affiliation

Social Science

Field of study

Science and Technology Studies, Communication
From
Christina Dunbar-Hester's project at IAS centers on supply chain, pollution, and climate contestations, examining Los Angeles Harbor's commercial shipping and petroleum infrastructures as a local manifestation of labyrinthine global systems.

Visits

Member
School of Social Science

Degrees

Cornell University
Ph.D.
2008

Honors

2022
Finalist, Rachel Carson Prize, Society for Social Studies of Science
2021
ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award, Association for Information Science and Technology
2019-20
Berggruen Fellowship
2014
McGannon Book Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communications Technology Research (co-awarded)
2003, 2010
National Science Foundation research award, Science, Technology & Society

Appointments

University of Southern California
2018–2022
Associate professor
University of Southern California
2016–2018
Assistant professor
Rutgers University
2010–2015
Assistant professor