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Kelly Joyce, PhD

Director, Center for Science, Technology & Society; Professor
Expertise sociology Society

Joyce's research investigates the role of medical imaging technologies in medical practice; scientific and technological innovations aimed at older people; and the lived experiences of people diagnosed with autoimmune illnesses. Her work highlights the cultural dimensions of medicine. She teaches courses on the social dimensions of health and illness as well as courses on the values embedded in technological design and use. Joyce previously was an associate professor of sociology at the College of William and Mary. She also served as a program director for the Science, Technology and Society program and the Ethics Education in Science and Engineering program at the National Science Foundation from 2009-2011. She received the Director's Award for Collaborative Integration for contributing to the education of ethical scientists, interagency collaboration and extraordinary efforts in integrating ethical expertise with scientific knowledge in 2011. Her book Magnetic Appeal: MRI and the Myth of Transparency won the Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award, which is given by the Medical Sociology section, American Sociological Association.

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215.571.4449 kelly.a.joyce@drexel.edu

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amk522@drexel.edu 215.571.4244

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What Is Ethical AI and Why Is It Vitally Important?
Oct 4, 2021
Kelly Joyce, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Science, Technology and Society, along with Susan Bell, PhD, also a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, were quoted in an Oct. 4 CMS Wire article about what is ethical in AI. Their research into the applications of sociology during AI development and training, was prominently featured.

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