Sarah Guthery

Sarah is an associate professor in Educational Administration, Curriculum and Supervision, and the Director of the Institute for the Study of Education Finance at the University of Oklahoma. She has a Ph.D. from SMU in education research with an emphasis in quantitative methodology.

As a former teacher with a background in economics, issues impacting the educator labor market are at the core of her research agenda. Current work examines the influence of educational policy on the production, retention and promotion of educators, and the systematic inequalities educators face at each of those phases due to their race and gender. Additionally, she oversees research examining how efficiently the state spends its limited resources on K12 education, and how equitably those resources are distributed.

• Examining the role of women in Oklahoma educational leadership.
• The role of licensure in teaching when alternative and emergency paths are so prevalent.

• Sharing her love of statistics with students through gamification.
• Working with aspiring school leaders to discover their passion in research.

Guthery, S., & Bailes, L. P. (2023). Unintended Consequences of Expanding Teacher Preparation Pathways: Does alternative licensure attenuate new teacher pay?. AERA Open, 9, 23328584231159900.

Guthery, S., & Bailes, L. P. (2022). Building experience and retention: the influence of principal tenure on teacher retention rates. Journal of Educational Administration, https://doi.org/10.3138/jehr-2021-0033