Sabine Franklin

I completed my PhD in Economics at the University of Westminster in London, UK in 2020. The dissertation examines the local governance of 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and Liberia. I am interested in local politics in West Africa, especially on issues of health and development. I was a recipient of the 2022-2023 AAUW postdoctoral research leave fellowship and was hosted at the Macmillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University and a Visiting Researcher at the Westminster Development Policy Network at the University of Westminster. Currently, I am the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Wellesley College. My latest article on the Ebola outbreak was recently published in the world-renown Journal of Institutional Economics. I am currently finishing my research project on COVID-19 emergency strategies in Sierra Leone.

My pedagogy centers student-centered learning. I am an Associate Fellow of the U.K Advance
HE, the professional body that oversees teaching standards at universities in the U.K and I also
received my Certificate of College Teaching Preparation (CCTP) at Yale's Poorvu Center for
Teaching and Learning, where I focused on universal learning design strategies. I am excited to
help students develop their analytical thinking and research skills.

When I am not in the classroom, I enjoy gardening and doing minor woodworking projects.

Education

• B.A., University of South Florida
• M.A., The College of Saint Rose
• Ph.D., University of Westminster