SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.

Sarah Fischer’s research investigates the relationship between religion, democratization, and gender in Turkey. In addition to presenting research at conferences such as the American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting, the World Congress on Middle Eastern Studies, and the Midwest Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting, she has won a Boren Fellowship, two Critical Language Scholarships, an ARIT-AATT Turkish Language Scholarship, and numerous other scholarships and fellowships. Ms. Fischer received her undergraduate degrees from Iowa State University. Currently a Ph.D. candidate at American University in Washington, D.C., Ms. Fischer has also studied at Koç University and Boaziçi University in Istanbul.

YSOT Event with Sarah Fischer: December 16, 2010 – “State Secularism and the Headscarf Divide at Turkish Universities”