Karen Y. Huang is an Assistant Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. She is also a Faculty Fellow at Ethics Lab at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, and a Faculty Affiliate at the Program for Technology, Ethics and Society. Professor Huang's research draws from science and technology studies (STS), moral psychology, political philosophy, and feminist epistemology. At the McCourt School, Professor Huang teaches core courses in ethics and public policy, ethics in international development, and data ethics.
Professor Huang’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Artificial Intelligence Journal, Science and Engineering Ethics, and Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, and has been covered in media outlets such as The New York Times, National Public Ratio (NPR), VICE, Freakonomics Radio, and The BBC. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation.
Professor Huang earned her B.A. from Yale University, and M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. She was previously a Research Fellow at the Program for Science, Technology & Society (STS), and a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, at Harvard University.