The alternative ethodology is based on a Bayesian perspective in which scientific uncertainty and the valuation of scientific information and approaches is made explicit. The paper will draw on example of lead toxicity to illustrate the issue of how environmental risk is assessed. Rachel Austin received her Ph.D. in environmental bioinorganic chemistry with a supporting concentration in environmental science policy in 1995 from the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina. While most of her professional work revolves around determining the molecular mechanisms of metal ion-mediated reactions that are important in the environment, she remains interested in the intersection of environmental science and public policy. Connecting 'Women' and 'Science' in Microbicide Research Susan Bell.
All technologies embody social activities.
I look at a partnership between women health advocates and the Population Council from 1994 to 1997 to produce vaginal microbicides to prevent transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. In my discussion I deconstruct the words 'scientist' and 'women', 'north' and 'south', 'local' and 'global', to consider the meanings of power and knowledge in microbicide production. Susan E. Bell received a PhD in Sociology from Brandeis University. Her work on women's health, narrative, and the development of medical technology has appeared in a wide variety of journals and book chapters. My engagement with this novel is aimed at examining the epistemological and ontological implications of the historical positioning of black people as objects for scientific research and then, later, as anthropological subjects.