Sarah BuckmasterCohort 2024

With a passion for community-driven research and social advocacy, Sarah's research passions lie at the intersections of cultural anthropology, sustainable community development, and equity. Sarah is a 2024 graduate of Wofford College with a B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology with a concentration in Community Sustainability and mixed-methods research. She plans to continue to research grassroots initiatives and movements for sustainable community development as she pursues a doctoral degree, identifying communities actively imagining and creating sustainable futures. Sarah envisions her research analyzing housing, community politics, and the diverse ways of knowing as it relates to place, housing, community sovereignty, and equity in semi-urban and suburban mill-railroad communities across the U.S. Southeast.

Advisors: Dr. Phillips