
Sara Sutherland
Faculty Lecturer
Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University
Email: sara.sutherland@duke.edu
Phone: (919) 613-9217
Dr. Sutherland is a faculty lecturer in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. She is an environmental economist whose research focuses in part on the political economy of natural resource management, with a focus on fisheries and water management. She specializes in teaching introductory economics courses at the undergrad and graduate levels. Her classes are intended to challenge students’ preconceptions, encouraging them to understand how economic incentives drive behavior.