Josh Gellers
Professor
University of North Florida
Josh Gellers, PhD, is a professor of political science at the University of North Florida, expert with the Global AI Ethics Institute, and member of the IEEE working group on design-centered human-robot interaction and governance. Josh’s research focuses on the intersection of environmental governance, rights, and technology. He has published dozens of articles and chapters, edited a special issue of Earth System Governance Journal on AI and digitalization, and written two books, The Global Emergence of Constitutional Environmental Rights (Routledge 2017) and Rights for Robots: Artificial Intelligence, Animal and Environmental Law (Routledge 2020). He is currently co-editing a volume in the AI in Society series published by Oxford University Press and another volume on AI and environmental law published by Edward Elgar. Josh holds a BA in political science from the University of Florida, an MA in climate and society from Columbia University, and an MA and PhD in political science from the University of California, Irvine. He has provided expertise on AI to legislators, academic institutions, and numerous media outlets.