Sarah Fox
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217
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About
Sarah Fox is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of human-computer interaction, critical technology studies, and disability justice. Her scholarship interrogates how emerging technologies—particularly AI, automation, and robotics—reshape public space, labor, and access for marginalized communities. Drawing on ethnographic methods, participatory design, and speculative design frameworks, Fox brings rigorously grounded, human-centered perspectives to questions that are too often dominated by techno-optimist narratives. Fox's most cited work examines the hidden labor costs of AI integration in essential industries, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her "Patchwork" paper (57 citations) and its companion piece (21 citations) reveal how frontline workers bear disproportionate burdens when automation is introduced without adequate planning. Her parallel line of research on sidewalk delivery robots (47 citations, 12 citations, 14 citations) foregrounds the experiences of people with mobility disabilities navigating robot-occupied public spaces, advocating for co-design approaches that center accessibility. Her earlier work on micromobility (46 citations) similarly challenged uncritical celebrations of urban technology. Running throughout her scholarship is a commitment to crip theory and disability-centered critique, evident in her speculative design work interrogating transhumanism's "working body" ideal. Fox's research collectively pushes HCI and robotics communities toward more equitable, justice-oriented design practices.
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- 1Patchwork: The Hidden, Human Labor of AI Integration within Essential Work57 citations · 2023
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