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Sarah Wald serves as Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy and Counselor to the Dean at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), affiliated with the Women and Public Policy Program. She co-teaches Gender and Public Policy seminars, oversees the joint MPP/JD program, and holds leadership roles including Co-Chair of the Committee on Faculty Conflict of Interest and membership on the Title IX Advisory Committee.
Educational background:
- Brown University (undergraduate)
- Yale Law School (Juris Doctor)
Her research centers on gender-law-policy intersections, with expertise in judicial diversity, consumer protection frameworks, and gender communication strategies. She examines systemic barriers for women in legal professions through historical and policy lenses, influencing both academic discourse and professional practice.
Publications like her 2023 contribution to 'Her Honor' and 2012 chapter 'Women in Black: Judges' reveal consistent focus on women's advancement in judiciary roles. These works synthesize legal history, gender studies, and public administration to analyze career trajectories and structural inequities across American judicial systems.
Wald mentors MPP/JD students and conducts nationwide seminars for practicing lawyers on gender communication. Her administrative impact spans Harvard-wide initiatives including the Sexual Assault Prevention Task Force and Faculty Conflict of Interest Committee, alongside prior roles as Harvard Law School Dean of Students and University Assistant Provost.
External engagements include former Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General and Consumer Affairs Secretary positions, UNC School of Medicine Assistant Deanship, and Massachusetts Women's Bar Association Presidency.
