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David Peterson received his PhD from Northwestern University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA before joining the Sociology Department at Purdue University. His research focuses on the intersection of scientific practice and emerging technologies, as well as expert authority. Currently, his work examines how organizations adapt to the evolving landscape of science amid various threats such as political pressure, intensifying global competition, and new communication technologies, including machine learning. He investigates the production of science, particularly in fields that face chronic legitimacy issues like the social sciences, shedding light on the complex interactions between politics, expertise, and authority. His specializations include Science and Technology, Expertise, Metascience, Data Society, and Qualitative Methods.
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