Assistant Professor of Sociology Receives Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship
Assistant Professor of Sociology Receives Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship
Sarah Brothers, assistant professor of sociology and public policy at Penn State, is the recipient of the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) inaugural Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship.
The organization recognized Brothers for her “transformative work in drug policy” and incorporating the expertise of marginalized populations in her research. The award’s selection committee referred to her as “a field-defining scholar whose work does not merely study vulnerable communities but is fundamentally governed by them.”
Sarah Brothers, assistant professor of sociology and public policy at Penn State, is the recipient of the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) inaugural Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship.
The organization recognized Brothers for her “transformative work in drug policy” and incorporating the expertise of marginalized populations in her research. The award’s selection committee referred to her as “a field-defining scholar whose work does not merely study vulnerable communities but is fundamentally governed by them.”