معرفی
Sarah Staszak is a Research Scholar at the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, with prior appointments as a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at Harvard University (2013-2015) and a Brookings Institution Research Fellow in Governance Studies. Her work centers on the intersection of public law, policy, and American political development, focusing on institutional constraints to legal access and judicial processes.
Education
- PhD in Politics, Brandeis University
Research Focus
Dr. Staszak's scholarship examines how political forces shape access to justice through judicial retrenchment, arbitration expansion, and bureaucratic rulemaking. Her research spans American Political Development, Public Law, and Bureaucratic Politics, with specific investigations into medical malpractice reform, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and litigation constraints following the Civil Rights era. She bridges legal theory, political institutions, and policy outcomes to analyze systemic barriers in justice systems.
Publication Trends
Her 2010-2019 publications reveal consistent focus on judicial accessibility and procedural politics, with increasing attention to arbitration's role in privatizing justice. Key trajectories include the erosion of legal aid, administrative dimensions of the Roberts Court, and medical malpractice litigation dynamics, demonstrating interdisciplinary connections between health policy, civil procedure, and political development.
Scientific Recognition
- Co-Winner, J. David Greenstone Book Award, APSA (2017)
- Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research, Harvard University (2013-2015)
- American Judicature Award, APSA (2010)
- Best Article Prize from APSA Law and Courts (2021)
Academic Engagement
Dr. Staszak teaches courses including "The American State" (Fall 2025) and "American Politics" (Fall 2024), with no documented student advising or grant activity in the source material. Her current book project "Privatizing (In)Justice: Arbitration and Litigation Reform in the U.S." (University of Chicago Press) extends her analysis of binding arbitration's institutional development.
