Manager, Interdisciplinary Faculty Affairs
Sarah Martin joined the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs in 2025. Her portfolio encompasses interdisciplinary faculty affairs and faculty governance. In her role, she oversees faculty appointments and promotions in the university institutes, initiatives and centers (UICs), and advises staff and directors regarding bylaws and process guidelines. She is a resource to the senior vice provost on strategic matters regarding the UICs. She organizes and provides staff support for senior leadership searches as well as reviews of interdisciplinary leaders and units.
Sarah began working at Duke in 2009, with a focus on graduate program management, both within the Duke Global Health Institute and alongside faculty, staff and students in the Master of Interdisciplinary Data Science program. Prior to that, she led the university relations team for SIT Study Abroad/World Learning, cultivating and maintaining partnerships with U.S. colleges and universities in support of interdisciplinary, experiential undergraduate programs. Sarah holds a B.A. in international studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.Ed. in higher education and student affairs administration from the University of Vermont.