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Sarah Staszak received her PhD in Politics from Brandeis University. As a Senior Research Scholar at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, her research and teaching interests encompass public law, policy, American political development, and American political economy. Staszak's book, "Day Court: Access Justice Politics Judicial Retrenchment" (Oxford University Press, 2015), co-won the 2017 J. David Greenstone Book Award from the American Political Science Association, and explores the political implications of efforts to constrain access to courts within the context of the legal system's response to the Civil Rights era. Her forthcoming work, "Privatizing Justice: Arbitration Decline Public Governance" (Oxford University Press, 2024), examines the institutional, legal, and political developments surrounding the increased use of private arbitration. Staszak has published research on litigation, arbitration, gender, and campaign finance, receiving awards from sections of the American Political Science Association in Law Courts and Race Ethnic Politics. Currently, she is involved in ongoing research on consumer protection law policy and the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding mental and physical disabilities.
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs • Princeton, NJ
Senior Research Scholar focusing on public law and policy.
Harvard University • Cambridge, MA
Engaged in health policy research.
Brookings Institution • Washington, DC
Conducted research in Governance Studies.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.