Vita

JOINED VPI& SU: 1975

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's	Millersville University
Master's	Penn State University
Doctorate	Penn State University

OTHER PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

Date	Name of Institution	Title
1984-1987	Center for the Study of Science in Society, Virginia Tech	Director

CURRENT TEACHING INTERESTS:

Classical and Contemporary Theory
Science and Technology Studies

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Politics and the Social Sciences
Moral Traditions in Social Theory
Socio/Ecology of Ignorance
Civil Society and Values

SELECTED AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Editor, Science, Technology and Human Values, 1998-2003
Member, Academy of Teaching Excellence, Virginia Tech, 1995
Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence, Virginia Tech, 1995
President, Virginia Tech Faculty Senate, 1997-98

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Books:

Fuhrman, Ellsworth R. Sociology Surfing on the World Wide Web. New York: McGraw Hill, 1998, pp.1-13 + i–iv.

Articles:

Fuhrman, Ellsworth R. “Social Studies of Science,” Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Society. Oxford University Press, 2005.

Fuhrman, Ellsworth R. “Charles Horton Cooley,” American National Biography, Volume 5, pp.410-412. Oxford University Press, 1999.

Fuhrman, Ellsworth R. “Franklin H. Giddings,” American National Biography, Volume 8, pp.943-944.  Oxford University Press, 1999.

Fuhrman, Ellsworth R. “STS and Utopian Thinking,” Social Epistemology, (1999) 13(1):85-93.

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