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John N. Parker <john.parker@asu.edu> Arizona State University Current research topics of interest: 1) The effects of field-level scientific consensus on scientific work life 2) New trends in the development of scientific specialties 3) Recent changes in the social organization of science and their effects on group process in interdicisplinary working group collaborations 4) Social and technical factors influencing collaboration between the social and natural sciences 5) The sociology of dreaming and emotions I am currently working on my dissertation, which focuses on the changing nature of scientific integration, referring to the merger of research questions, methodological techniques, and/or theory of two or more fields of science as part of broader transformations within disciplines(Ben-David and Collins, 1966; Mullins, 1972; Bechtel, 1986, 1992). Attempts to integrate scientific disciplines are not new; in the past century the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, and astrophysics have all developed as a result of scientists working to bridge disciplinary boundaries. However, recent decades have seen dramatic changes in the organization of scientific practice. In many fields collaboration has transitioned from small-scale research to large-scale, externally funded enterprises. It has become increasingly intertwined with government and industry, practiced in non or semi-academic settings, and is increasingly transdisciplinary and application-oriented. In the place of the informal social movements that have traditionally been the catalysts for integration, new organizations charged with the promotion of integration have emerged. Understanding these organizations, the manners in which integration is occurring and the successes of these efforts is the purpose of this study. These three issues are being analyzed through a comparative case study of current attempts to integrate social science into ecological knowledge production in three organizations: 1) The Long-term Ecological Research Network, 2) The Resilience Alliance, and 3) The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. This study uses both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Qualitative methods include interviews with members of each organization, ethnographic observations of research group collaborations, and content analysis of knowledge products (book chapters, journal articles, monographs, etc.). Quantitative methods include network analyses of co-authorship patterns over time, and bibliometric analyses of the impact each organization is having on science. |
| Address: | 1026 1/2 S. Ash Ave. Tempe, Arizona 85281 United States |
| Primary Phone: | 480-965-3546 |
| List Affiliations: | None |
| Interests: | History of Science, Medicine, and Technology Intellectual History Research and Methodology Sociology Urban History / Studies World History / Studies |
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Bio: Degrees earned M.A. 2001 Arizona State University, in Sociology Thesis: Task Uncertainty and the Work Lives of Academic Scientists B.S. 1998 Northern Arizona University, in Sociology with Philosophy minor Professional association memberships (current) American Sociological Association Society for the Social Studies of Science Pacific Sociological Association International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science Sociology Graduate Students (ASU) Alpha Kappa Delta Awards and scholarships 2005 Arizona State University Division of Graduate Studies Dissertation Fellowship ($17,000) 2004 Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association doctoral research grant ($1313) 2003 National Science Foundation International Summer Research Grant($9,000) 2002 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis summer research grant($3,000) 2001 National Science Foundation IGERT Fellowship (approximately $250,000 worth of funding and training) selected presentations 2005 Parker, J., Rotstein, S. Research Ensembles and Integration: Bridging Scientific Disciplines through Technology. Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, April 2004 Parker, J., Hackett, E., Conz, D. Deviance in Science: The State of the Subject and Future Possibilities for Research. Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, April 2004 Hackett, E., Conz, D., Parker, J. New Dimensions of Scientific Collaboration.Symposium on Scientific Collaboration in Transition, American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Denver, Co., February 2003 Hackett, E., Parker, J. Ecology Transformed? International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science, Vienna, Austria, July 2003 Collaboration in Ecological Working Groups. Invited Talk, University of Stockholm, Dept. of Systems Ecology, May 2003 Emotions in Science: A Call for an International Comparison. Pacific Sociological Association, Pasadena, Ca.,April 2003 Hackett, E., Conz, D., Parker, J. Emerging Patterns of Scientific Collaboration.American Association for the Advancementof Science Annual Meeting, Denver, CO., February 2002 Strangeness and Uncertainty at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Society for the Social Studies of Science, Milwaukee, WI, November 2002 Collaborative Aspects of NCEAS Working Groups. National Science Foundation reverse site visit review of The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Washington D.C., October 2002 New Trends in Ecology: Collaboration at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Pacific Sociological Association, Vancouver, B.C. April 2001 Task Uncertainty, Satisfaction, and Commitment in Science. Society for the Social Studies of Science, Boston, November 2001 The Work Lives of Academic Scientists: the Effects of Work Life Conditions on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment. Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, April Publications 2004 (In Press) Hackett, E. Conz, D. Parker, J., Scientific Misconduct. In Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies. New York: Oxford Publishing 2004 Hackett, E., Conz, D., Parker, J.,Bashford, J., DeLay Susan.Tokamaks and Turbulence: Research Ensembles, Policy, and Technoscientific work. Research Policy, 2003 Miller-Loessi, K. and Parker, J. 2003. Cross-Cultural Social Psychology. In Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum. Classes taught 2002, 2004 History of Sociological Thought (Classical Sociological Theory) Selected professional activities 2004-05 Committee member for the Student Section of the Society for the Social Studies of Science Committee member, Human Dimensions:Network Science Working Group, for the Long Term Ecological Research Network Committee member, Social Science Committee, for the Long Term Ecological Research Network 2003-04 Organizer, Roundtable Sessions on Sociology of Technology, for the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, August Organizer, Roundtable Sessions on Sociology of Work, for the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, August |
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