Barbara Allen (Ph.D. Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, 1999) is Director of the Graduate Program in Science and Technology in Society at Virginia Tech’s Washington, DC area campus. She teaches courses on the sociology and cultural studies of science and technology as well as classes on risk, environmental issues, and citizen participation in science.
Martin W. Bauer studied psychology and history at the University of Bern (Switzerland) and hold a PhD from the University of London. After a post-doctorate at the Science Museum in London, he joined the LSE’s Institute of Social Psychology. His research is on social representations, scientific literacy and public attitudes to science and technology.
