Special Assistant to the Vice President
Sarah England, PhD, was appointed special assistant to the Vice President in July 2007. Serving at 20 percent time, England advises the Vice President for Medical Affairs on various health policy matters and makes recommendations regarding opportunities for pursuing strategic initiatives. She also is an associate professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics.
England joined the UI in 1997, and her research focuses on the role of potassium channels in regulating smooth muscle function, as they pertain to women’s reproductive health and premature labor. In 2005 she was one of seven health professionals nationwide to be named to a prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship and served in the office of U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton.
England received a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College and a PhD from the Medical College of Wisconsin. |
