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Julia Ticona is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Sociology. Her research investigates the ways digital communication technologies shape meaning and dignity in precarious work. Utilizing qualitative methods, she examines the role of mobile phones, algorithmic labor platforms, and data-intensive management systems in the construction of identity and inequality among low-wage workers. Ticona has collaborated on an amicus brief on behalf of Data & Society in the case Carpenter vs. U.S. at the U.S. Supreme Court. She authored a book titled 'Digital Hustles,' focused on high- and low-status freelancers in the gig economy, published by Oxford University Press. Prior to her current role, Ticona was a postdoctoral scholar at the Data & Society Research Institute and a faculty affiliate. She is also an associate fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. Ticona's work has been featured in prominent publications including New Media & Society, Information, Communication & Society, Wired, Fast Company, and Slate.
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