Sarah Towne has been teaching at the School of Government since 2017. After earning a bachelor's degree in sociology and applied business, she spent a year teaching English in Mexico before pursuing a master’s degree in public administration at Appalachian State University. She moved to Washington, DC to pursue a doctorate in public administration and policy at American University’s School of Public Affairs. Her research focuses on public human resources management, workplace policies and programs, family-friendly policies, nonstandard work arrangements, gender, and diversity in the Federal Government. For three years, she served on the board for the Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations (American Society for Public Administration).
Selected Publications
Pitts, David W., and Sarah E. Towne. "Realizing the promise of diversity." Handbook of Public Administration (2015): 366-381.
Towne, Sarah. "Developing Family-Friendly Policies in the Public Sector in Wake of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." In APSA 2013 Annual Meeting Paper. 2013.
