Sarah Allen

Sarah Allen is a Professor at Pennsylvania State University, affiliated with Penn State Altoona and the IEE Research Themes: Health and the Environment. Her research focuses on paleobotany, paleoecology, and paleoclimatology, particularly analyzing fossil floras to reconstruct past environments and biogeographic patterns. She has contributed significantly to understanding Eocene and Miocene ecosystems in North and South America.

Her work spans topics such as leaf morphology, fossil fruit analysis, and climate modeling, with a strong emphasis on the Rocky Mountains and Andean regions. She has been recognized through tenure-line promotions at Penn State (2024) and has collaborated on projects like 'Coastal Carbon Dynamics in a Riparian Buffer Ecosystem, Lake Erie Basin.'

Key research contributions include studies on the biogeography of Tetramelaceae, Miocene plant adaptations, and Eocene paleoclimate dynamics. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges paleontology, ecology, and geochemistry to address broader environmental questions.