Sarah T. Romano is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies at Lesley University. Sarah received her PhD in Politics and Latin American & Latino Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her research draws together scholarship on environmental governance and social movements to examine strategies that politically marginalized social actors use to gain inclusion in public policy processes.
Academic & Professional Background
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sarah earned her B.A. in Spanish and International Affairs at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington in 2003.
Prior to starting her academic career, Sarah worked in the non-profit sector in Washington, D.C., and Denver, Colorado. She interned with the Cuba Project at the Center for International Policy, contributing to the organization of Congressional forums and educational delegations to Cuba. Subsequently, as a Program Associate with the Institute of Cultural Affairs, Sarah designed and implemented participatory curriculum to promote youth-adult partnerships within nongovernmental organizations based in D.C., New York, Atlanta, and Phoenix.
From 2004-2008, Sarah investigated civil society resistance to water privatization in Managua, Nicaragua. Her report on the Nicaraguan anti-water privatization social movement was published by Public Citizen and Food & Water Watch. She also worked with OMNI Research and Training in Denver, Colorado (2005-2006), as a research assistant for projects in the areas of criminal justice, youth development, and public health.
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