Sarah F. Small

Sarah F. Small is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Utah and serves as the Book Review Editor for Feminist Economics. Her research focuses on care work and markets, public policy, history of economic thought, methodology, pedagogy, and feminist methodologies. She holds a PhD in Economics from Colorado State University, alongside an MA and BA in Economics from Assumption University.

Academic Appointments:

• Assistant Professor, University of Utah (July 2022–present)
• Research Coadjutant, Rutgers University (Jan 2023–Dec 2024)
• Visiting Research Fellow, Duke University’s Center for the History of Political Economy (Aug 2020–Jun 2021)

Research Interests: Dr. Small’s work bridges feminist economics with applied research on gender disparities, labor markets, and policy impacts. She emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to understanding care work, economic theory, and pedagogical innovation. Her recent projects include studies on remote work’s gendered effects, veterans’ economic resilience during the pandemic, and feminist methodologies in economic research.

Non-Academic Roles:

• Research Associate, Root Policy Research (Jun 2021–Dec 2021)

Media & Outreach: Her research has been featured in Business Insider, NPR’s Marketplace, and the Institute for New Economic Thinking. She actively engages in public discourse on gender pay gaps, climate change’s economic impacts, and diversity in economics.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on projects such as the Oral Histories of Economics and the Veterans’ Economic Resilience Initiative.