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.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Social Science

Degrees

Cornell University
Ph.D.
2008

Honors

2019-20
Berggruen Fellowship
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
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