Barbara Anderson [Please call (814) 865-2223]

Dr. Anderson lives in the woods with four cats. She has a Ph.D. in Philosophy, and began her academic career teaching aesthetics existentialism at Skidmore College. After publishing a fictional biography of Soren Kierkegaard, she moved back to Penn State to teach writing. When the computer invaded the classroom, she left the English department to teach improvisional dance; and form the Extemporary Dance Theatre, which performed in the Centre Region for ten years. In 1981, she returned to Penn State to teach courses in the Philosophy of Technology, Ecological Design, and Peace Studies for the STS Department. In 1995, she founded The Center for Sustainability. She has been practicing Zen for nine years and her current interests revolve around the ways in which art and the spiritual affect world views.

Recent projects

Dr. Anderson is actively involved in planning the 2003 Green Design Conference

Teaching

Dr. Anderson teaches STS 200: Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society.