Sarah Burd-Sharps, M.I.A.

Sarah Burd-Sharps joined Everytown in 2019 and leads a team of social scientists producing original research for greater understanding of the nature of gun violence and the most effective solutions for preventing it. Sarah’s research on gun safety has been cited in a Supreme Court dissent, she has testified before Congress on the economic cost of gun violence, and has published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles on topics including school shooter drills, nonfatal gun injuries, gun purchases and COVID-19, and more. Prior to joining Everytown, Sarah was co-director of Measure of America at the Social Science Research Council, where she published books and reports on poverty and inequality,  gender equity and domestic violence, and youth disconnection. She is the co-author of two volumes of The Measure of America (Columbia University Press, 2008 and NYU Press, 2010) and was cited in a 2015 Supreme Court amicus brief. Sarah is on the board of the Fund for a Safer Future. She received a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University.

Sarah Burd-Sharps is a 2024 grantee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health Data for Action program, managed by AcademyHealth.