Office Address:
15-232 Phillips-Wangensteen Building
Mailing Address:
420 Delaware St SE
MMC 729 Mayo
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Sarah Gollust, PhD
Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management
Titles
Affiliated Faculty, Center for the Study of Political Psychology
Affiliated Faculty, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Member, Healthy Weight Research Center
Member, Masonic Cancer Center (MCC)
Member, Minnesota Population Center
Affiliated Faculty, Center for Bioethics
Education
PhD, Health Services Organization and Policy, University of Michigan, 2008
BA, Biology, Wesleyan University, 2001
Summary
I am a social scientist who studies the intersections of communication, politics, and health policy. In my past research, I have examined media influences and public opinion around significant health policy issues, including obesity, health equity, the Affordable Care Act, and cancer screening. I also examine how research is translated into health policymaking. I am a founding member of the Collaborative on Media and Messaging for Health & Social Policy, an interdisciplinary group of researchers who study how media and messaging shape public opinions, attitudes, and behaviors. My work has been funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. I completed a postdoctoral fellowship in population health at the University of Pennsylvania and received my PhD in Health Services Organization and Policy from the University of Michigan.
As of July 2025, I am the Editor of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
Expertise
Equity, politics, public opinion, communication, media.
Awards and Recognition
- David Kline Jones Distinguished Scholar Award, American Political Science Association, Health Politics and Policy Section, 2022
- University of Minnesota School of Public Health Award for Excellence in Advising, 2022
- McKnight Land-Grant Professor, University of Minnesota, 2014-2016
- Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, 2014
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