Sally Nuamah

Assistant Professor, Northwestern University

About Me

Dr. Sally A. Nuamah is an award-winning scholar, founder and filmmaker who explores issues at the intersection of race, gender, education policy, and political behavior in the U.S. and Africa. She completed her Ph.D. in political science at Northwestern University in June 2016. Dr. Nuamah then held fellowships and faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Princeton University and Duke University. Currently, Dr. Nuamah is a professor (tenure track) at Northwestern University. Her first book, How Girls Achieve, has recieved multiple national and international awards including the 2021 Jackie Kirk outstanding book award.

Dr. Nuamah is also the creator of an award-winning scholarship organization and film, HerStory, focused on girls education. In 2019, she was named Forbes Magazine "30 under 30 in Education," awarded an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, aka "the Brainy Award," and in 2021 named a recipient of the Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award from the Urban Affairs Association. Her second book, Closed for Democracy, is forthcoming in 2022.

Race, Gender, Education Policy, Political Behavior, Feminism, Democracy

Contact Information: Personal Website

Selected Publications

How Girls Achieve (Harvard University Press)