My name is Sarah Prior, Ph.D. and I am an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director in the Sociology Department at Michigan State University. I am also the Director of the Bailey Scholars Program. I started at MSU in the Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) and also taught in the Women’s and Gender Studies program at Eastern Michigan State University. Prior to joining MSU, I was a Lecturer in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program at Northern Arizona University and a Faculty Associate in the Justice Studies Program as well as the Criminal Justice Program at Arizona State University.
I received a PhD in Justice Studies from The School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. Prior to my doctoral work I received a Master’s in Applied Sociology and a Master’s Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies from Northern Arizona University. I completed my undergraduate work in Sociology, Women’s Studies and History at Gonzaga University.
My research interests focus on gender based violence, sex and gender, and social inequality. My current work focuses specifically on issues related to campus sexual violence.
