Center for Adaptive Innovation, Resilience, Ethics & Science

Anna Peterson’s teaching and research focus on social and environmental ethics and religion’s role in social change. Her main interests are the values and institutions that shape people’s interactions with each other and the natural world.

Glen Billesbach is a Postdoctoral Associate in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In this position, he contributes to research and teaching at the intersection of political theory, international relations, and science and technology studies.
Glen’s scholarship employs historical, philosophical, and qualitative-interpretive methods—including interviews with scientists and bureaucrats from organizations such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—to investigate the challenges and opportunities surrounding emerging technologies. His current research focuses on the role of technology and expertise in global climate politics as well as how digital self-tracking tools shape self-interpretation and political agency.
His courses engage foundational and contemporary themes in political thought, sustainability, digital rights and principles, and experiential learning. As a part of UF’s Center for Adaptive Innovation, Resilience, Ethics and Science, he coordinates an interdisciplinary research and community partnership program (The Active Learning Program) aimed at fostering environmental wellbeing, social empowerment, resilient communities, and the responsible deployment of technology.