Sarah England

Sarah England, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Soka University of America since 2009, specializing in Central American and Caribbean studies focusing on race, gender, migration, and human rights. She teaches courses in Cultural Anthropology, Latin American Studies, and the Pacific Basin curriculum. Her research examines Garifuna migration, gender-based violence, and asylum cases, with a current project on Costa Rica’s migration dynamics. She has authored two ethnographies and numerous articles.

Education:

• PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology, UC Davis (2000)
• MA in Sociocultural Anthropology, UC Davis
• BA with Highest Honors in Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin

Research Interests:

• Transnational Migration
• Afro-Latino Communities
• Gendered Violence
• Human Rights in Latin America
• Racial and Ethnic Dynamics

Publications: Includes books like Afro-Centroamericanos en Nueva York (2019) and Writing Terror on the Bodies of Women (2018). Recent work explores Garifuna asylum seekers and racialized dispossession in Latin America.

Awards:

• 2018-19 Soka University Merit Award
• 2000 ASA Honorable Mention
• Multiple grants from Pacific Basin Research Center and Fulbright

Advising & Grants: Serves as an expert witness in asylum cases, writes country conditions reports, and advises on Fulbright programs. Her grants include research on transnational migration and human rights.