Dr. Sarah Collier is an Assistant Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and core faculty in the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Program.

Dr. Collier is trained in plant genetics and soil science, and much of her research has focused on agricultural sustainability. She completed her PhD in Plant Breeding at Cornell University, where she was a recipient of both the Munger/Murphy Award and the Barbara McClintock Award. She also received a competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and an interdisciplinary NSF Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability Postdoctoral Fellowship to support her research and outreach related to agricultural climate change mitigation and adaptation at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Dr. Collier is broadly interested in exploring complexities, trade-offs, and co-benefits associated with food system sustainability and resilience, and the ways in which beneficial changes and adaptations are identified, evaluated, and implemented. Her work spans food production systems, including fruits and vegetables, forages, animal agriculture, and aquaculture, and also examines human decision-making.