Sarah Connell

Dr. Sarah Connell serves as the Associate Director for both the Women Writers Project (WWP) and the NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science at Northeastern University. She holds a PhD in English (2014) and is deeply involved in digital humanities initiatives. Her work includes directing major projects, leading an NEH Collaborative Research grant, and mentoring graduate students in digital text encoding and analysis. She co-teaches courses such as Literature and Digital Diversity and NULab Project Seminar. Dr. Connell’s research focuses on advancing digital methodologies in humanities scholarship and fostering collaborative interdisciplinary work.

Education:

• PhD in English, Northeastern University, 2014

Her professional contributions emphasize training students in digital tools and leading workshops on topics like text encoding and computational social science. She plays a pivotal role in Northeastern’s digital humanities ecosystem, bridging academic research with practical mentorship.