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Using an interdisciplinary approach encompassing economics, social justice, and public health, Sara’s research aims to contribute to evidence-based, equitable policy to hold industries and employers accountable for offering stable work arrangements, livable wages, and benefits to the workforce. Unbridled industrial and employer power, disproportionately held over employees, becomes exploitative, particularly for workers with the least bargaining power, such as women and people of color. By investigating structural factors like poor enforcement of labor protection standards, de-unionization, and precarious work arrangements, Sara’s work strives to reshape labor policy to redistribute power equitably among employers and employees, dismantle problematic systems, and construct new ones with health equity at their core.
MORE ABOUT SARA
Growing up in a rural, underserved community in Nevada, Sara has learned the importance of resiliency, community, and resourcefulness in the face of social inequities. She brings these perspectives to her research, aiming to empower the workforce and their communities while addressing structural disparities through equitable policies.
