Sarah Small Wins Research Grant

Sarah F Small, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Utah, has been awarded a research grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study the history of the Eastern Economic Association. As the Principal Investigator, Dr Small will work alongside her Co-Principal Investigator Dr Steven Pressman (at The New School for Social Research) and other coauthors (including Laura Beltran-Figueroa, University of Utah, Nishu Mehrish and Leah Masci, The New School) to collect oral histories and analyze archival data with the goal of understanding the founding and evolution of the Eastern Economic Association (EEA). They will focus on the role of the EEA in combating sexism and providing space for pluralism in economics. This project will enhance knowledge about the EEA, how it has shaped the economics discipline’s ideology and how it has supported gender inclusion. It will also provide insight for other economics associations looking to enhance diversity and inclusion.

The ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION is a not-for-profit, mission-driven grantmaking institution dedicated to improving the welfare of all through the advancement of scientific knowledge. Established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Motors Corporation, the Foundation makes grants in four broad areas: direct support of research in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics; initiatives to increase the quality, equity, diversity, and inclusiveness of scientific institutions and the science workforce; projects to develop or leverage technology to empower research; and efforts to enhance and deepen public engagement with science and scientists.