John H. Erickson is an Eastern Orthodox American scholar, with specialization in the areas of Orthodox canon law and church history. From 2002 until 2007, he served as the Dean of Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in the United States. His term as dean expired on 30 June 2007 and he was replaced by Fr. John Behr. After growing up in northern Minnesota, Erickson joined the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1964. He studied at Harvard (BA, 1966), Yale (MPhil, 1970), and St Vladimir's Seminary (ThM, 1984).