Research Themes
Research Themes
My research examines how scientific and medical knowledge functions in contexts of public disagreement, with a focus on trust, expertise, and credibility. Rather than treating
disagreement as a failure of individual reasoning, my work analyzes the institutional and social structures that shape how knowledge is produced, communicated, and evaluated.
Across these areas, my work develops a broader framework of epistemic governance: the institutional and normative structures through which credibility is established, authority is exercised, and disagreement is interpreted in science-mediated societies.
Trust, Expertise, and Public Health
My work on vaccine hesitancy and public response to science challenges the assumption that resistance stems from ignorance, showing instead how trust shapes how scientific claims are received and evaluated.
Evidence-Based Medicine and Medical Knowledge
My early research examines the foundations of evidence-based medicine, arguing that medical knowledge depends on value-laden judgments.
Misinformation and Epistemic Authority
My recent work analyzes how misinformation is defined and governed through contested judgments about credibility and authority.
Expertise and Credibility
My work develops a broader account of expertise including institutional context, judgment, and authority.
Feminist Philosophy of Science and Medicine
My research is shaped by feminist philosophy, emphasizing values, exclusion, and social context in knowledge production.
Disagreement and Epistemic Governance
My current research develops epistemic governance as a framework for understanding how societies organize knowledge under conditions of disagreement.