Ruha Benjamin

Associate Professor, African American Studies
Director of Research, Data & Society Research Institute

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Ruha Benjamin is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. Her work investigates the relationship between innovation and equity, science and citizenship, health and justice. Ruha is the author of People’s Science: Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier, two forthcoming books, and numerous other articles and chapters available here. She is the recipient of fellowships and awards from the American Council of Learned Societies, National Science Foundation, Institute for Advanced Study, and President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton.

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Award

Nov 2020 • Won Brooklyn Public Library Nonfiction Prize for Race After Technology

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Selected Publication

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Media Appearance