Sarah T. Phillips

Sarah T. Phillips is an Associate Professor of History at Boston University. Her research focuses on environmental and natural resource governance, U.S. political history, and the intersection of rural economies with national policy. She holds a B.A. from Florida State University and a Ph.D. from Boston University.

• Education: B.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., Boston University

Her work explores topics such as the Dust Bowl, transatlantic agricultural exchanges, and Indigenous dispossession. Recent projects include an article on 1960s farm commodity policy shifts and a forthcoming book, Belly of Empire: Oklahoma’s Radical Politics and the End of Indian Territory.

From 2016–2022, she co-edited Modern American History, a journal focusing on U.S. history since the 1890s. She is a Life Member of the Agricultural History Society.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but her contributions to academic publishing and historical scholarship are notable. She has advised no listed students, and her current roles include ongoing research and editorial work.