Sarah Khan

Bio

Sarah Khan researches gender and comparative politics, with a regional specialization in South Asia. In her work, she studies gender gaps in political preferences, and the barriers to women’s political participation and representation. She also researches strategies to prevent and address violence against women in the developing world.

Contact

115 Prospect Street
Rosenkranz Hall, Room 213
sarah.khan@yale.edu

Education

• Ph.D.: Columbia University, 2020
• B.A.: Columbia University , 2011

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Articles

• “Canvassing the gatekeepers: A field experiment to increase women voters’ turnout in Pakistan.” American Political Science Review 117.1 (2023): 1-21
• “Childcare, Work, and Household Labor During a Pandemic: Evidence on Parents’ Preferences in the United States.” Journal of Experimental Political Science 10, no. 2 (2023): 155–73
• “Field Experiments on Gender: Where the Personal and Political Collide.” PS: Political Science & Politics 55.4 (2022): 764-768

Courses Taught at Yale

• PLSC 116: Introduction to Comparative Politics
• PLSC 527/350: From Concept to Measure: Empirical Inquiry in Social Science
• PLSC 456: Elections in the Developing World
• PLSC 377: Political Economy of Gender in South Asia

Interests

• Comparative Politics
• Political Economy
• Qualitative and Archival Methods

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