Sara Goldrick-Rab | |
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![]() Goldrick-Rab, 2016 | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Professor |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Sociologist of education |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison (2004-2016), Temple University (2016-2022) |
Sara Youcha Goldrick-Rab is an American professor, sociologist, and author. Goldrick-Rab was most recently the Professor of Sociology and Medicine at Temple University until she resigned in August 2022,[1][2][3] the Founding Director of The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice,[1][4] the founder and Board Secretary of Believe in Students,[1][3][5] and the Chief Strategy Officer for Emergency Aid of Edquity.[1][6] A sociologist of higher education, Goldrick-Rab's research focuses on policies that aim to reduce socioeconomic and racial inequalities.[7] She received the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Early Career Award in 2014,[8] the 2018 Grawemeyer Award for Education,[9] and a Carnegie Fellowship in 2018.[10]