Sarah Lipson PhD

Sarah Ketchen Lipson (she/her), Ph.D., EdM is an associate professor in the Department of Health Law Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. She is the Principal Investigator of the Healthy Minds Network, which includes the Healthy Minds Study, the largest, most comprehensive study of mental health in higher education.

Dr. Lipson's research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the William T. Grant Foundation, among others. Her work has been featured in the Boston Globe, New York Times, Huffington Post, NPR, and numerous other national and international media outlets.

Dr. Lipson completed a dual Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in Health Services Organization and Policy at the School of Public Health and Higher Education at the School of Education, where she was awarded best dissertation of the year. She holds a master’s from Harvard University and was a Fulbright scholar. She received her bachelor’s degree from Tufts University where she graduated with honors.