Sara Coodin

Before joining AJC, Dr. Sara Coodin worked as an Associate Professor of Classics and Letters at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Coodin was trained as a Shakespeare scholar and obtained her Ph.D. in English Literature from McGill University in Montréal, Québec, the city where she grew up. She has written and published extensively on premodern English ideas about Jews, including emerging ideas about Jews and race that continue to shape present-day perceptions of Jewish identity and belonging. As AJC’s new (and first) Director of Academic Affairs, Dr. Coodin oversees strategic engagement with university administrators and faculty across the United States. Through her advocacy work, she aims to support more meaningful dialogues and scholarship about Jewish identity, history, and culture in academic spaces nationwide.