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Sarah Burnham

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Biography

Sarah Burnham is a postdoctoral fellow at CIRCLE focusing on civic learning and development in K-12 education. She received her Ph.D. from Suffolk University in Applied Developmental Psychology. Her dissertation focused on social media literacy and anti-oppressive attitudes among young adults. She also holds an M.A. in Forensic Psychology from Roger Williams University and a B.A. in Psychology from Suffolk University. Combining her prior experience as a research assistant at CIRCLE, her research at Suffolk University, and her own political development, Sarah is passionate about fostering culturally sustaining pedagogy in public education, as well as developing critical consciousness and anti-oppressive attitudes across the lifespan both online and offline.