Erykah Benson, M.A.
@erykahb.bsky.social
Sociology Doctoral Candidate at the University of Michigan
https://www.erykahbenson.com/
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🌎 36 scholars
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💥 Infinite ideas about productive malfunctioning
Let’s make (and break) things — critically. #DigitalIDEAS
🌎 36 scholars
🌡️ 1 heat wave
💥 Infinite ideas about productive malfunctioning
Let’s make (and break) things — critically. #DigitalIDEAS
June 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Digital IDEAS has entered the chat.
🌎 36 scholars
🌡️ 1 heat wave
💥 Infinite ideas about productive malfunctioning
Let’s make (and break) things — critically. #DigitalIDEAS
🌎 36 scholars
🌡️ 1 heat wave
💥 Infinite ideas about productive malfunctioning
Let’s make (and break) things — critically. #DigitalIDEAS
Thank you so much @umichdigital.bsky.social for inviting me to the IDEAS Institute last week. My thoughts are still marinating from the brilliant questions people were generating all week.
Digital IDEAS Day 4 → A dynamic panel on Harnessing Reparative AI with Ellie Abrons, Germaine Halegoua, Matt Bui, and Erykah Benson.
What does AI look like when it’s rooted in justice—not just efficiency?
A powerful conversation on repair, design, and digital futures.
#DigitalIDEAS #CriticalAI
What does AI look like when it’s rooted in justice—not just efficiency?
A powerful conversation on repair, design, and digital futures.
#DigitalIDEAS #CriticalAI
July 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thank you so much @umichdigital.bsky.social for inviting me to the IDEAS Institute last week. My thoughts are still marinating from the brilliant questions people were generating all week.
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The rigorous work of PSC alum @christinajcross.bsky.social has demonstrated that the two-parent family isn't the solution to inequality that many policymakers imagine it to be. The book is out in September!
First look at the design cover for my new book! Pre-order link available soon—stay tuned!
April 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The rigorous work of PSC alum @christinajcross.bsky.social has demonstrated that the two-parent family isn't the solution to inequality that many policymakers imagine it to be. The book is out in September!
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As an infant feeding expert, let me break it down:
➡️These unsanitary practices at the very same plant that had to be shut down because of links to contamination that caused deaths and severe illness led to the formula crisis in 2022.
This demonstrates a complete lack of care for safety. 1/
➡️These unsanitary practices at the very same plant that had to be shut down because of links to contamination that caused deaths and severe illness led to the formula crisis in 2022.
This demonstrates a complete lack of care for safety. 1/
The huge baby formula plant whose ’22 closure led to a shortage is failing to properly fix leaks and clean, workers told me.
“I can’t have this on my conscience,” said one, who worries a child will get sick.
Abbott called the workers’ accounts “untrue or misleading.” tinyurl.com/5ybj2k6e
“I can’t have this on my conscience,” said one, who worries a child will get sick.
Abbott called the workers’ accounts “untrue or misleading.” tinyurl.com/5ybj2k6e
Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say
“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” on...
www.propublica.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As an infant feeding expert, let me break it down:
➡️These unsanitary practices at the very same plant that had to be shut down because of links to contamination that caused deaths and severe illness led to the formula crisis in 2022.
This demonstrates a complete lack of care for safety. 1/
➡️These unsanitary practices at the very same plant that had to be shut down because of links to contamination that caused deaths and severe illness led to the formula crisis in 2022.
This demonstrates a complete lack of care for safety. 1/
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🌸 Workers experience significant health penalties after losing employment. PSC trainee Chalem Bolton explores mechanisms that account for these penalties and household features that moderate them. Find the sessions at #PAA2025: myumi.ch/Mk7kA.
April 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🌸 Workers experience significant health penalties after losing employment. PSC trainee Chalem Bolton explores mechanisms that account for these penalties and household features that moderate them. Find the sessions at #PAA2025: myumi.ch/Mk7kA.
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🌸 Education attained after age 25, which Jane Furey calls "educational upgrading," can reduce inequality by providing opportunities for the disadvantaged, or it can expand inequality as already-advantaged individuals pull further ahead. #HRS data suggests growing gaps: #PAA2025: myumi.ch/5kmkV
April 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🌸 Education attained after age 25, which Jane Furey calls "educational upgrading," can reduce inequality by providing opportunities for the disadvantaged, or it can expand inequality as already-advantaged individuals pull further ahead. #HRS data suggests growing gaps: #PAA2025: myumi.ch/5kmkV
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PSC's lineup of workshops, presentations, and posters for #PAA2025 showcases incredible work in population science. Find your colleagues and sessions & share:
🌸 All sessions: myumi.ch/z91Jw
🌸 Daily schedule PDF: myumi.ch/A1wzd
🌸 PAA website: myumi.ch/W6Je5
🌸 ISR Reception: myumi.ch/dg9W8
🌸 All sessions: myumi.ch/z91Jw
🌸 Daily schedule PDF: myumi.ch/A1wzd
🌸 PAA website: myumi.ch/W6Je5
🌸 ISR Reception: myumi.ch/dg9W8
April 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
PSC's lineup of workshops, presentations, and posters for #PAA2025 showcases incredible work in population science. Find your colleagues and sessions & share:
🌸 All sessions: myumi.ch/z91Jw
🌸 Daily schedule PDF: myumi.ch/A1wzd
🌸 PAA website: myumi.ch/W6Je5
🌸 ISR Reception: myumi.ch/dg9W8
🌸 All sessions: myumi.ch/z91Jw
🌸 Daily schedule PDF: myumi.ch/A1wzd
🌸 PAA website: myumi.ch/W6Je5
🌸 ISR Reception: myumi.ch/dg9W8
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Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
Asian grocery stores, a lifeline for immigrants, brace for steep new tariffs
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
www.npr.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
Looking forward to sharing my work!
🌸 Online purchasing and delivery has shown some promise for reducing food security for households with lower income and transportation insecurity. @Erykahb.bsky.social investigates usage patterns and experiences of online grocery and food delivery services in Detroit. #PAA2025 #DMACS myumi.ch/qZ19X
March 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Looking forward to sharing my work!
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🌸 Online purchasing and delivery has shown some promise for reducing food security for households with lower income and transportation insecurity. @Erykahb.bsky.social investigates usage patterns and experiences of online grocery and food delivery services in Detroit. #PAA2025 #DMACS myumi.ch/qZ19X
March 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🌸 Online purchasing and delivery has shown some promise for reducing food security for households with lower income and transportation insecurity. @Erykahb.bsky.social investigates usage patterns and experiences of online grocery and food delivery services in Detroit. #PAA2025 #DMACS myumi.ch/qZ19X