| Deborah G. Johnson | | Chair, Science Technology�and Society | | Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics | | Ph.D., University of Kansas | | | | Professor Johnson came to the University of Virginia in the fall of 2001 after three years at Georgia Tech and 20 years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the author/editor of four books and over 40 published papers. Among the four books is the popular textbook Computer Ethics, which is now in its third edition and has been translated into Spanish and will soon be published in Japanese. She co-edits the journal Ethics and Information Technology, published by Kluwer, and also co-edits a book series on Women, Gender, and Technology with S. Rosser and M.F. Fox for University of Illinois Press. Active in professional organizations, Professor Johnson recently completed a term as president of the Society for Philosophy and Technology and took on the presidency of a new professional society, the International Society for Ethics and Information Technology (INSEIT). | | | | Research Interests | | Deborah Johnson is a philosopher specializing in practical and professional ethics. She focuses in particular on ethical and policy issues surrounding technology, and especially the ethical and policy issues surrounding computer and information technology. | | |
Sponsored Research
Teaching Computer Ethics with Workshops and the Web (funded by: National Science Foundation)
Continuing and Expanding the Graduate Research Ethics Program (funded by: National Science Foundation)
Ethics and Technology (funded by: National Science Foundation)
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