Edward J. Hackett

  • Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability
  • Teaching Faculty, School of Sustainability
  • Faculty Lead, Walton Sustainability Fellowship Program
  • Professor and Associate Director, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Arizona State University
PO Box 872402
Tempe, AZ 85287

Phone: 480-965-6561
Fax: 480-965-0064
Email: ehackett@asu.edu



Biography

Dr. Hackett's research focuses on how the social organization and conduct of science influence the knowledge that is produced. He has written about collaboration, leadership, peer review, environmental justice, and other topics. At the National Science Foundation he has directed the Division of Social and Economic Sciences (2006-08) and the Science and Technology Studies Program (1996-98). Dr. Hackett teaches courses on inequality and sustainability (from a global perspective), technology and society, social dimensions of science (grad) and research design and methodology (grad).

Courses

  • SOS/ASB 394: Inequality and Sustainability
  • SOS/ASB 591
  • SOS/ASB 591: Social Dimensions of Science

Education

  • Ph.D., Sociology, Cornell University, 1979
  • B.A., Social Relation, Colgate University, 1973

Journal Articles

Bolin, B., E. Matranga, E. J. Hackett, E. K. Sadalla, K. D. Pijawka, D. Brewer and D. Sicotte. 2000. Environmental equity in a Sunbelt city: The spatial distribution of toxic hazards in Phoenix, Arizona. Environmental Hazards 2:11-24. (link)

Bolin, B., A. Nelson, E. J. Hackett, K. D. Pijawka, C. S. Smith, D. Sicotte, E. K. Sadalla, E. Matranga and M. O'Donnell. 2002. The ecology of technological risk in a Sunbelt city. Environment and Planning A 34:317-339. (link)

Carpenter, S., E. V. Armbrust, P. W. Arzberger, F. S. Chapin III, J. J. Elser, E. J. Hackett, P. M. Kareiva, M. A. Leibold, P. Lundberg, M. Mangel, N. Merchant, W. W. Murdoch, M. A. Palmer, D. P. Peters, S. T. Pickett, K. K. Smith, D. H. Wall and A. S. Zimmerman. 2009. Accelerate synthesis in ecology and environmental sciences. BioScience 59:699-701. (link)

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Books and Book Chapters

Chubin, D. E. and E. J. Hackett. 2003. Incrementare la 'peer review': Il posto della valutazione della ricera. Pp. 89-124 In: R. Viale and A. Ceroni. eds., Valutare la Scienza. Rubbetino.

Chubin, D. E. and E. J. Hackett. eds. 1990. Peerless Science: Peer Review and U.S. Science Policy. State University of New York. Chinese translation published by Peking University Press, 2010.

Chubin, D. E. and E. J. Hackett. 2003. La peer review nella teoria e nella pratica. Pp. 355-390 In: R. Viale and A. Ceroni. eds., Valutare la Scienza. Rubbetino.

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Posters/Presentations

Bolin, B., A. J. Brazel, T. Collins, S. Grineski, E. Hackett and M. O'Donnell. 2002. Community-based research: Environmental conditions, human health, and the quality of life. Poster presented at the January 17, 2002, CAP LTER Fourth Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)

Bolin, B., A. Nelson, E. Hackett, D. Pijawka, M. O'Donnell, S. Smith, D. Sicotte and E. Sadalla. 2001. South Phoenix assessment of community and environment. Poster presented at the January 19, 2001, CAP LTER Third Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ. (link)

Bolin, B., A. Nelson, C. S. Smith, E. Hackett, D. Pijawka, E. Sadalla, M. O'Donnell, S. Grineski, T. Collins and D. Sicotte. 2001. Environmental equity in Phoenix, Arizona: The spatial distributions of hazardous facilities and vulnerable populations. Paper presented at 29-31 October 2001 Annual Federal State Toxicology and Risk Analysis Committee Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.

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