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Research Interests
Professor Epstein studies the “politics of knowledge”—more specifically, the contested production of expert and especially biomedical knowledge, with an emphasis on the interplay of social movements, experts, and health institutions, and with a focus on the politics of sexuality, gender, and race.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, University of California at Berkeley
… → 1993
Sociology, MA, University of California at Berkeley
… → 1987
Social Studies, AB, Harvard University
… → 1983
Research interests keywords
- Politics of knowledge
- Sexuality studies
- Sociology of biomedicine
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Doctoral Dissertation Research: Managing the mixed messages of metaanalysis: How surgeons, policy makers, and judges cope with uncertainty
Epstein, S. G. (PD/PI)
4/1/24 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
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Dissertation Grant: Social Science's Use of Controlled Field Experiments
Epstein, S. G. (PD/PI) & Rayzberg, M. (Other)
3/15/16 → 2/28/18
Project: Research project
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Dissertation Grant: Medical Technologies and Social Identities
Epstein, S. G. (PD/PI)
3/15/16 → 2/28/19
Project: Research project
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Assessing Evidence-Based Psychotherapy
Epstein, S. G. (PD/PI)
8/1/15 → 7/31/17
Project: Research project
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What do we know? Theoretical Issues in Social Epistemology
Goldberg, S. C. (PD/PI), Cariani, F. (Co-PD/PI), Epstein, S. G. (Co-PD/PI), Lackey, J. (Co-PD/PI) & Wilensky, U. (Co-PD/PI)
5/15/14 → 9/1/16
Project: Research project
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The politics of knowledge in health and biomedicine
Epstein, S., Morse, J. & Owens, K., Jan 1 2024, Elgar Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 481-491 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Sexual health beyond the buzzword: The turn to social justice
Epstein, S., Jan 1 2023, Routledge Handbook of Sexuality, Gender, Health and Rights: Second Edition. Taylor and Francis, p. 379-387 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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THE MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE OF LAY EXPERTISE
Epstein, S., Jan 1 2023, The Oxford Handbook of Expertise and Democratic Politics. Oxford University Press, p. 76-102 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
12 Scopus citations -
Cultivated co-production: Sexual health, human rights, and the revision of the ICD
Epstein, S., Oct 2021, In: Social Studies of Science. 51, 5, p. 657-682 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Scopus citations -
From Medicine to Health: The Proliferation and Diversification of Cultural Authority
Epstein, S. & Timmermans, S., Sep 2021, In: Journal of health and social behavior. 62, 3, p. 240-254 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
31 Scopus citations