Thomas Tierney

Department/Affiliation: Sociology & Anthropology
Phone: 330-263-2153
Office Address: 011 Kauke
Email: ttierney@wooster.edu

Degrees

• B.A., Moravian 1979
• Ph.D., Massachusetts 1990

Courses Taught

• SOCI 100: Introduction to Sociology
• SOCI 204: Self and Society
• SOCI 350: Classical Social Theory
• SOCI 401: Theory and Application in Independent Study
• SOAN 202: Globalizing Health (team-taught with Dr. Christa Craven)

Awards and Professional Memberships

• American Sociological Association
• American Political Science Association

Publications

• The Value of Convenience: A Genealogy of Technical Culture (SUNY Press, 1993)
• Numerous scholarly articles in Philosophy and Social Criticism, Political Theory, Theory & Event, Body and Society, and The Journal of Medical Humanities.

Research

His research interests include: classical and contemporary social theory; medical sociology; and science and technology studies.  His most recent research focuses on the social implications of the various bioethical issues that have been generated by advanced medical technology.

Notes

Prior to joining the Wooster faculty in 1999, he was an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Concord College (1990-98), and in Spring 1999 served as a National Endowment for the Humanities visiting Scholar at Otterbein College.