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Heather Douglas (born March 21, 1969) is a philosopher of science best known for her work on the role of values in science, science policy, the importance of science for policymaking, and the history of philosophy of science. Douglas is the Waterloo Chair in Science and Society at the University of Waterloo, and she formerly taught at University of Pittsburgh, University of Tennessee, and University of Puget Sound. She is the author of Science, Policy, and the Value Free Ideal, an influential book on the way that values do and should influence science in the context of policy.
Life and Career
Heather Douglas received her PhD in History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) at the University of Pittsburgh in 1998. She taught at the University of Puget Sound from 1998-2004 as the Phibbs Assistant Professor of Science and Ethics. Douglas worked at University of Tennessee from 2004-2011, where she was promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in 2008. In 2012, Douglas became the Waterloo Chair in Science and Society at the University of Waterloo, where she is also Professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Douglas is a member of The Consortium for Socially Relevant Philosophy of/in Science and Engineering.