Sara J. Weir
Department Chair
Contact Information
Phone: (360) 650-2912
Office: AH 415A
Email: Sara.Weir@wwu.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Political Science, University of Washington
- M.A., Political Science, Ball State University
- B.A., European History and Comparative Politics, Ball State University
Research Interests
- Public Policy
- American Politics
- Women in Politics
- Health Policy and Aging
Selected Publications
Book
- Sara J. Weir and Constance Faulkner, eds., Voices of a New Century: A Feminist Anthology. Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2003.
Book Chapters
- "Women Governors in the 21st Century: The Emergency of the Charismatic Outsider," in Lois Duke Whitacre, ed., Women in Politics: Outsiders or Insiders? 4th edition, Prentice-Hall Publishers, 2005.
- "Gender and Ideology," in Kenneth Hoover, ed., Ideology and Political Life. Harcourt College Publishers, 2001.