Faculty Directory
Elizabeth Reddy
Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, Design, & Society
Associate Director, Humanitarian Engineering and Science Graduate Programs
Contact Information
Engineering Annex
- Engineering Design & Society
- Earth Space and Planets
- Humanitarian Engineering and Science
Biography
Beth is an Assistant Professor in Engineering, Design, and Society. She studies how experts consider, respond to, and communicate about risk—specializing in topics related to earthquakes—as well as STEM education. She holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Reed College and continued on to earn a master's in social science from the University of Chicago and a PhD in anthropology the University of California at Irvine.
She has done research in clinics, laboratories, field stations, archives, and offices to study the work of engineering, science, medicine, and education. Her work has been funded by research grants from the NSF, the Society for the History of Technology, the American Institute for Physics, and the USGS, among others.
Publications
For a full list of publications, please see Google Scholar here.
Research Pillars
Earth | Environment | Foundations
Research Focus Areas
Communication & Public Engagement | Earth & Planetary Processes | Economic Feasibility & Social Acceptance | Engineering Global Sustainability | Environmental & Climate Data Science | Ethics & Values | International Relations & Global Studies | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance | Transforming Engineering Education & STEM Workforce
Research Keywords
Community Engagement | Convergent Research | Education Research & Theory | Engineering Educational Innovation | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Hazard Prediction & Mitigation | Public Trust in Science & Technology | Qualitative Research Methodology | Responsible Innovation | Risk Communication | Science / Policy Interface | Social Impacts of Science & Technology | Socially Responsible Engineering | Sociotechnical Integration