Ifeoma Ajunwa

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Dr. Ifeoma Ajunwa
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Ajunwa speaks at Data & Society Research Institute in 2015
Born
Ifeoma Yvonne Ajunwa

(1980-10-26) October 26, 1980 (age 41)
Nigeria[1]
EducationUniversity of California, Davis (BA)
University of San Francisco (JD)
Columbia University (MPhil, PhD)
Occupationwriter, law professor

Ifeoma Yvonne Ajunwa[2] is a Nigerian American writer and tenured professor of law at the University of North Carolina School Of Law.[3] Ajunwa is also the Founding Director of the AI Decision-Making Research (AI-DR) Program at UNC Law.[4] She was previously an Assistant Professor of labor and employment law at Cornell University from 2017-2020, earning tenure there in 2020.[5][6] Ajunwa has been a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard Law School since 2017.[7]

Education[]

Ajunwa received her BA at University of California, Davis in 2003, her JD at University of San Francisco School of Law in 2007, and her MPhil and PhD in Sociology at Columbia University in 2012 and 2017, respectively.[8][9] Ajunwa was a McNair Scholar as an undergraduate student, received an AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship in law school, and was a Paul F. Lazersfeld Fellow as a PhD student.[9] Ajunwa's PhD thesis was advised by Josh Whitford.[10][11]

Career[]

Ajunwa is a prolific writer and tenured professor of law at the University of North Carolina School Of Law where she serves as the Founding Director of the AI Decision-Making Research (AI-DR) Program.[4] Prior to that, Ajunwa was a professor at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations[5] and an associate faculty member at Cornell Law School.[8] She is a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University,[12] where previously she was a Fellow from 2016-2017 and a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Law School,.[8][13] She also served as a Microsoft Research NYC Research Intern in 2015.[9]

Ajunwa's research interests are at the intersection of law and technology with a particular focus on  the ethical governance of workplace technologies, race and tech, corporate governance, and health equity and privacy. Her research focus is also on diversity and inclusion in the labor market and the workplace.[8] She will publish a book - "The Quantified Worker" - with Cambridge University Press.[14][15]

Ajunwa was awarded tenure by Cornell University on May 22, 2020.[16] On February 5, 2020, Ajunwa testified at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing on "The Future of Work: Protecting Workers' Civil Rights in the Digital Age". She discussed artificial intelligence-enabled racial bias in hiring practices and advocated for legislation protecting personal and genetic data privacy in the workplace.[17][18] On May 6, 2018, Ajunwa was a TEDx Speaker at Cornell University where she presented a talk on the Controversies of Ethics and Technology in the Modern Workplace.[19] At Cornell, Ajunwa has served as a board member on several advisory boards, including for the Institute for Africa Development[20] and the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP).[21] Recently, Ajunwa was awarded a Fulbright to study legal issues related to tech start-ups in Nigeria.[22]

Awards and honors[]

Ajunwa's awards and honors include:

Selected works[]

Ajunwa's scholarly writing includes:

For Law review:[28]

  1. An Auditing Imperative for Automated Hiring Systems, 34 Harv. J.L. & Tech. 1 (2021).
  2. The Paradox of Automation as Anti-Bias Intervention, 41 Cardozo. L. Rev.1671(2020).
  3. Age Discrimination by Platforms, 40 Berkeley J. Emp. & Lab. L.1 (2019).
  4. Algorithms at Work: Productivity Monitoring Applications and Wearable Technology, 63 St. Louis U. L.J. 21 (2019).Ife
  5. Combatting Discrimination Against the Formerly Incarcerated in the Labor Market, 112 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1385 (2018). (with Professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig).
  6. Limitless Worker Surveillance, 105 Cal. L. Rev. 736 ( 2017) (with Professors Jason Schultz and Kate Crawford).
  7. Genetic Data and Civil Rights, 51 Harv. C.R.-C.L. L. Rev. 75 (2016).
  8. The Modern Day Scarlet Letter, 83 Fordham L. Rev. 2999 (2015).
  9. Genetic Testing Meets Big Data: Tort and Contract Law Issues, 75 Ohio St. L. J. 1225 (2014).
  10. Bad Barrels: An Organizational-Based Analysis of Human Rights Abuses Within the American Carceral System, 17 U. PA. J. L. & Soc. Change 75 (2014).

For Peer Review and Other Publications:[28]

  1. “Race, Labor, and the Future of Work,” Oxford Handbook of Race and Law in the United States, Eds. Devon Carbado, Emily Houh, and Khiara Bridges (invited Contribution) (forthcoming 2020)
  2. “The Black Box at Work” Special Issue of Big Data and Society, Eds. Frank Pasquale and Benedetta Brevini (invited Contribution) (forthcoming 2020)
  3. Evolving public views on the value of one’s DNA and expectations for genomic database governance: Results from a national survey Briscoe F, Ajunwa I, Gaddis A, McCormick J (2020) PLOS ONE 15(3): e0229044. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229044
  4. “Platforms at Work: Automated Hiring Platforms and Other New Intermediaries in the Organization of the Workplace.” (with Daniel Greene) In Work and Labor in the Digital Age. Research in the Sociology of Work. Published online: 14 Jun 2019; 61-91.
  5. Ajunwa, I. & Caplan, R. (2018). DNA Technology. SAGE Encyclopedia of Surveillance, Security and Privacy. (invited contribution).
  6. “Health and Big Data: An Ethical Framework for Health Information Collection By Corporate Wellness Programs”, Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, 44 (2016): 474-480 (with Kate Crawford and Joel Ford).

Ajunwa's public media writing includes:[28]

  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "Can We Trust Corporate Commitments to Racial Equity?", Forbes, February 23, 2021[29]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, Forrest Briscoe, "The Answer to a COVID-19 Vaccine May Lie in Our Genes, But ...", Scientific American, May 13, 2020[30]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "Beware of Automated Hiring", The New York Times, October 8, 2019[31]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "The Rise of Platform Authoritarianism", ACLU, April 10, 2018[32]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "Facebook users aren’t the reason Facebook is in trouble now", Washington Post, March 23, 2018[33]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "Corporate Surveillance Is Turning Human Workers Into Fungible Cogs", The Atlantic, May 19, 2017[34]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "Workplace Wellness Programs Could Be Putting Your Health Data at Risk", Harvard Business Review, January 19, 2017[35]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "A call to 'ban the box' on college applications", Washington Examiner, November 10, 2015[36]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "The other big US Supreme Court decision we should be celebrating is one no one’s talking about", Quartz, June 29, 2015[37]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "There’s No Guarantee of Anonymity", The New York Times, March 4, 2015[38]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "Do You Know Where Your Health Data Is?", Huffington Post, February 13, 2015[39]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "For Ebola Response - Think Infrastructure, Not Donations", Huffington Post, November 30, 2014[40]
  • Ifeoma Ajunwa, "West Africa Does Not Need Your Donations to Fight Ebola", Huffington Post, November 13, 2014[41]

Media coverage[]

  • "Some Companies Are Turning To Tracking Technologies To Ensure Safe Reopening", NPR All Things Considered, May 7, 2020[42]
  • "You’re Working From Home, but Your Company Is Still Watching You", The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2020[43]
  • "Present Value: ILR’s Ifeoma Ajunwa on the ethical challenges of technology in the workplace", Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, July 25, 2019[44]
  • "Ethical Challenges with Technology in the Workplace", Present Value Podcast, July 8, 2019[45]
  • "The Quantified Worker and Worker Surveillance with Ifeoma Ajunwa", Yale Podcast Network, April 9, 2019[46]
  • "Cornell Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa Discusses Artificial Intelligence Used In Hiring", NPR, April 8, 2019[47]
  • "Controversies of Ethics & Technology in Modern Workplace", TEDx Talks, December 3, 2018[48]
  • "The Way We Work: How can we protect data privacy?", Humanyze, 2018[49]

References[]

  1. ^ Personal Bio
  2. ^ "Ifeoma Yvonne Ajunwa Profile | Ithaca, NY Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  3. ^ "Carolina Law Expands Outstanding Faculty With Two New Hires". UNC School of Law. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. ^ a b "Ifeoma Ajunwa". UNC School of Law. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  5. ^ a b c "Ifeoma Ajunwa". Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  6. ^ "Google Scholar - Ifeoma Ajunwa". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  7. ^ "Ifeoma Ajunwa | Berkman Klein Center". cyber.harvard.edu. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  8. ^ a b c d "Ifeoma Ajunwa". Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  9. ^ a b c "Ifeoma Ajunwa". Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  10. ^ "Josh Whitford". Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  11. ^ "Award Abstract #1602900 - Doctoral Dissertation Research: Re-entry organizations and the formally incarcerated". Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  12. ^ "Ifeoma Ajunwa | Berkman Klein Center". cyber.harvard.edu. 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  13. ^ "Ifeoma Ajunwa". Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  14. ^ "The Quantified Worker". Berkman Klein Center. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  15. ^ a b "Ifeoma Ajunwa, J.D., Ph.D." Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  16. ^ "Cornell University ILR School". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  17. ^ "Ajunwa to Congress: Help stop employers' AI-fueled bias". Cornell Chronicle. February 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  18. ^ "Hearing on The Future of Work: Protecting Workers' Civil Rights in the Digital Age - Prepared Testimony of Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa, J.D., Ph.D." (PDF). United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, Joint Hearing of Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services. February 5, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  19. ^ "TEDxCornell to Host 'Eclectic' Fourth Conference". The Cornell Daily Sun. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  20. ^ "People | Institute for African Development | Einaudi Center". einaudi.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  21. ^ "Our People | Cornell Prison Education Program". Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  22. ^ a b "Ajunwa Selected for Nigeria Fulbright Scholar Award". UNC School of Law. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  23. ^ "William Keeton House - House Fellows". Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  24. ^ "National Science Foundation research award received by Ajunwa". Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  25. ^ "Award Abstract #1848213 - CAREER: The Development, Design, and Ethical Issues of Algorithmic Hiring Tools". Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  26. ^ "Using Artificial Intelligence to Select Job Candidates". Cornell Research. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  27. ^ "2020 Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Awardees : Graduate School". gradschool.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  28. ^ a b c "Publications – Ifeoma Ajunwa". Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  29. ^ "Can We Trust Corporate Commitments to Racial Equity?". Forbes. February 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  30. ^ "The Answer to a COVID-19 Vaccine May Lie in Our Genes, But ..." Scientific American. May 13, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  31. ^ Ajunwa, Ifeoma (8 October 2019). "Beware of Automated Hiring". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  32. ^ "The Rise of Platform Authoritarianism". ACLU. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  33. ^ "Facebook users aren't the reason Facebook is in trouble now". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  34. ^ "Corporate Surveillance Is Turning Human Workers Into Fungible Cogs". The Atlantic. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  35. ^ Ajunwa, Ifeoma (19 January 2017). "Workplace Wellness Programs Could Be Putting Your Health Data at Risk". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  36. ^ "A call to 'ban the box' on college applications". Washington Examiner. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  37. ^ "The other big US Supreme Court decision we should be celebrating is one no one's talking about". Quartz. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  38. ^ "There's No Guarantee of Anonymity". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  39. ^ "Do You Know Where Your Health Data Is?". Huffington Post. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  40. ^ "For Ebola Response - Think Infrastructure, Not Donations". Huffington Post. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  41. ^ "West Africa Does Not Need Your Donations to Fight Ebola". Huffington Post. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  42. ^ "Some Companies Are Turning To Tracking Technologies To Ensure Safe Reopening". NPR, All Things Considered. May 7, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  43. ^ "You're Working From Home, but Your Company Is Still Watching You". The Wall Street Journal. April 18, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  44. ^ "Present Value: ILR's Ifeoma Ajunwa on the ethical challenges of technology in the workplace". Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  45. ^ "Ethical Challenges with Technology in the Workplace". Present Value Podcast. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  46. ^ "The Quantified Worker and Worker Surveillance with Ifeoma Ajunwa". Yale University. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  47. ^ "Cornell Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa Discusses Artificial Intelligence Used In Hiring". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  48. ^ "Controversies of Ethics & Technology in Modern Workplace, Ifeoma Ajunwa". TEDx Talks Cornell University. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  49. ^ "The Way We Work: How can we protect data privacy?". Humanyze. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

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