Sara conducts research on income and wealth inequality, job quality and career pathways, and racial equity. Prior to joining the Fed, she worked as a Senior Research Associate at the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University, where she led and contributed to multi-year, mixed-methods research projects related to the healthcare workforce, workforce development, housing and homelessness, and the racial wealth gap. Sara has published in peer-reviewed journals as well as reports and briefs for IASP, and has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Sara holds a PhD in Social Policy and Sociology from Brandeis University.