Research & Publications

Hudgins, K.*, Benson, E.*, Carr, S.*, Simington, J.*, Walker, Z., Cruz, J., Hutchings, V., Lewis, E., Ostfeld, M. C., & Young, A. Crafting Democratic Futures: Understanding Political Conditions and Racialized Attitudes Toward Black Reparations. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 10(3), 49–67.

Williams, A., Brathwaite, K., Banks, J.*, Benson, E.*, Monier, M.*, Sayler, J.*, Paredes, G.*. (2026). “Needs Translation: Advocating for Marginalized Communities in Tech Design.” Proceedings of the Hawaii International System Sciences Conference

Benson, E*. & Lundy, L*. “More than an Appetite for Convenience: Usage Patterns of Grocery Delivery Services in Detroit, Michigan.” Michigan Journal of Public Affairs, Volume 22.

Hafner, E*. “The Spectacle of Craft: Black Creatives, Digital Labor, and Hyper (In)visibility.”

Forthcoming article in Feminist Media Histories, a University of California Press journal

Monier, M.*, Banks, J.*, Sayler, J.*, Benson, E.*, Brathwaite, K., Williams, A. (2025). “‘It’s giving fast food:’ Black Women’s Perceptions of Dating App Platforms and Algorithms.”

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Banks, J.*, Benson, E.*, Halegoua, G., Abrons, E., Williams, A., Bui, M. “Reparative AI: A socio-historical approach toward redressing and repairing AI.”

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Benson, E.* & Lundy, L.* (2025). “From Aisles to Doorsteps.” Issue Brief. Center for Racial Justice and Poverty Solutions.

Benson, E.* & Simington, J.* “Forty Acres and a Mule? How Flint residents believe the government should repay Black Americans.” Issue Brief. Center for Racial Justice.

Covered in The Michigan Chronicle

Benson, E.* & Simington, J.* “Collective Remembrance and Detroiters’ Views Toward Racial Inequity.” Issue Brief. Center for Racial Justice.

Covered in WDET, Michigan Advance, Michigan Public Radio, CBS News Detroit, Yahoo, Fox News, The Michigan Chronicle, Detroit Free Press, Crain’s Detroit Business, Detroit Metro Times, MyScience

Benson, E.* & Simington, J.* “The Electoral Impact of Racial Reckoning: The Effect of Reparations Policy on Voter Engagement in Detroit.” Issue Brief. Center for Racial Justice.

Covered in Bridge Detroit News

Wileden, L. & Benson, E.* “The Economic Well-Being of Detroit Residents Two Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Issue Brief. Detroit Metro Area Communities Study.

Hudgins, K*., Benson, E*., Ostfeld, M., Hutchings, V. (2024). “Detroit reparations task force now has until 2025 to make its report, but going slow with this challenging work may not be a bad thing.” The Conversation. 10.64628/AAI.mack3qfcx

Benson, E.* (2025). “Grocery Stores in the City of Detroit and Metro Area.” ArcGIS Online. April 8, 2025.