Dr. Erickson’s research focuses on First Amendment jurisprudence and the role of journalists in public records policy, an interest propelled by her work in helping create Alabama’s first freedom of information group. She is the co-editor of Contemporary Media Issues and has published legal and communications research in a number of academic journals. In 2014 she authored “The Watchdog Joins the Fray: The Press, Records Audits, and State Access Reform” for Journalism & Communication Monographs.