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Karen Kovaka is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. Her research is primarily focused on the life sciences, encompassing areas such as biology, ecology, and environmental conservation. She investigates the disagreements among researchers in these fields, particularly when science becomes socially and politically controversial. Through her work, she aims to improve the understanding of why people disagree about scientific matters, with a goal of helping science address and solve pressing human problems, especially those related to environmental policy and management.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).