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Karla Erickson is a Professor of Sociology at Grinnell College, where she also chairs the Department of Sociology. Her research bridges feminist ethnography, labor studies, and technology sociology, focusing on human-machine relations, elder care, and market exchanges.
- Education
- Ph.D., American Studies (Minor: Feminist Studies), University of Minnesota, 2004
- M.A., Liberal Studies, Hamline University, 1998
- B.A., English and Women's Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1995
Erickson explores how AI and automation reshape human value through her project Messy Humans, integrating critical race theory with technological analysis. Her work spans The Hungry Cowboy (marketplace community building) and How We Die Now (elder care labor and death rituals).
Her research highlights tensions in labor, technology, and mortality, with recent contributions to Scientific American, Salon, and Wired. Erickson's awards include the 2020-2021 Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellowship.
- Scientific Awards
- Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellowship, 2020-2021
Erickson's teaching includes courses on AI and robotics, with a focus on humanistic inquiry. She serves on the boards of Grinnell Regional Medical Center and Grinnell Community Day Care and Preschool, linking her research to community engagement.
