Associate Professor (Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy)
Areas of interest
Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, Socially Relevant Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Feminist Science Studies
Selected publications
- Fehr, C., 2012, “Feminist Engagement with Evolutionary Psychology, Hypatia, 27 (1): 50–72.
- Fehr, C., 2011. "Feminist Philosophy of Biology", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.).
- Fehr, C., 2011. “What is in it for me? The benefits of diversity in scientific communities,” in Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science: Power in Knowledge, ed. Heidi Grasswick, Dordrecht: Springer.
Selected grants, fellowships, awards
- Excellence and Gender Equity in Science and Technology,” Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Connection Grant, Principal Investigator, 2018, $25,000
- Engendering Success in STEM: A Research Consortium for Gender Equality in Science and Technology” Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership Grant, co-applicant, 2016, $2.5 million
- “Comprehensive Institutional Intervention Strategy at Iowa State University,” National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award, co-Principal Investigator, 2006-2011, $3.3 million
Affiliations
- Association for Feminist Epistemologies, Methodologies, Metaphysics, and Science Studies (FEMMSS), Director
- American Philosophical Association Committee on the Status of Women Site Visit Program, Associate Director
- Feminist Philosophy Quarterly, Co-editor
- Engendering Success in STEM Consortium, Research Fellow
Contact information
carla.fehr@uwaterloo.ca
519-888-4567 x31386
Office: HH 332
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