Assistant Professor
Political Science
Sarah D. Rozenblum is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Political Science at Marquette University. She holds a dual Ph.D. in Political Science and Public Health from the University of Michigan and was previously a postdoctoral associate at Cornell University’s Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. Her research lies at the intersection of U.S. and comparative health policy, political institutions, and public health governance, with a particular focus on how expertise, science, and bureaucratic authority shape policy design and implementation.
Her current work examines U.S. state responses to the federal politicization of expertise during the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine governance and advisory politics in France, the equity implications of social policy design in the U.S.—especially the Child Tax Credit—and the governance of mosquito surveillance and control in New York State.
She regularly consults for the World Health Organization through the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Originally from Paris, France, she earned her BA and Master’s degrees from Sciences Po Paris, a background that informs the strong comparative perspective she brings to both her research and teaching.
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2023
Courses Taught
POSC 4931 Topics in Political Science: Comparative Health Politics & Policy
POSC 4931 Topics in Political Science: Politics of U.S. Healthcare
Publications
Books
- Scott L. Greer, Sarah Rozenblum, Nick Fahy, Matthias Wismar, Holly Jarman, Eleanor Brooks, and Anniek Ruijter. 2024. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About European Union Health Policies But Were Afraid to Ask (4th edition). WHO’s European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
- Scott L. Greer, Sarah Rozenblum, Nick Fahy, Matthias Wismar, Holly Jarman, Willy Palm, Heather A. Elliot, Eleanor Brooks, and Anniek Ruijter. 2022. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About European Union Health Policies But Were Afraid to Ask (3rd edition). WHO’s European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
- Scott L. Greer, Nick Fahy, Sarah Rozenblum, Matthias Wismar, Holly Jarman, Willy Palm, and Heather A. Elliot. 2019. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About European Union Health Policies But Were Afraid to Ask (2nd edition). WHO’s European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
- Sarah Rozenblum. The Politics of Expertise: Why the French Government Duplicated Advisory Bodies for its Covid-19 Vaccine Strategy. French Politics (Forthcoming).
- Jamila Michener, Sarah Rozenblum, Natalia Moreira, Amaya Gaines (2026). Child Tax Credits and (In)Equitable State Policy Design. Policy Studies Journal (Forthcoming).
- Holly Jarman, Michelle Falkenbach, Sarah Rozenblum, Olivia Rockwell, and Scott L. Greer. 2024. "From evidence to advice in France, Germany, and the UK: transparency, accountability, and participation in pandemic science advice." Journal of Public Health Policy, 1-15.
- Eleanor Brooks, Anniek de Ruijter, Scott Greer, and Sarah Rozenblum. 2022. “EU health policy in the aftermath of Covid-19: Neo-functionalism and crisis-driven integration.” The European Journal of Public Policy, 30(4), 721-39. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2022.2141301
- Holly Jarman, Sarah Rozenblum, Michelle Falkenbach, Olivia Rockwell, and Scott Greer. 2022. “Role of scientific advice in Covid-19.” The British Medical Journal, 378. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-0705722.
- Scott Greer, Sarah Rozenblum, Michelle Falkenbach, Olga Löblova, Holly Jarman, Noah Williams, and Matthias Wismar. 2022. “Centralizing and decentralizing governance in the COVID-19 pandemic: The politics of credit and blame.” Health Policy, 125(5), 408-417. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.03.004.
- Scott Greer, Michelle Falkenbach, Holly Jarman, Olga Loblova, Sarah Rozenblum, Noah Williams, and Matthias Wismar. 2021. “Centralization and decentralization in a crisis: How credit and blame shape governance.” Eurohealth, 27(1).
- Holly Jarman, Sarah Rozenblum, and Tiffany Huang. “Neither protective nor harmonized: the cross-border regulation of medical devices in the EU.” 2020. Journal of Health Economics, Policy and Law, 16(1), 51-63. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744133120000158.
Working Manuscripts
- Sarah Rozenblum. “The Politics of Expertise” [Book Manuscript in Progress].
- Sarah Rozenblum. “Building Trust in Turbulent Times: State Responses to Politicized Vaccine Expertise and Federal Disengagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” [Article Under Review].
- Sarah Rozenblum. “The Unraveling of U.S. Health Governance” [Commentary Under Review]
- Sarah Rozenblum. Review of Collaborate Now! How Expertise Becomes Useful in Civic Life, by Adam Seth Levine [Book Review in Progress].
- Sarah Rozenblum. “Post-Pandemic Expertise: Institutional Conversion in State Vaccine Governance” [Article in Progress].
- Sarah Rozenblum, Charley Willison. “Governing Mosquito Surveillance and Control in New York State” [Article in Progress].
- Natalia de Paula Moreira, Jamila Michener, Sarah Rozenblum, Amaya Gaines. “Unveiling Racial and Socioeconomic Drivers of Support for the Expanded Child Tax Credit.” [Article in Progress].
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
- Sarah Rozenblum. “France’s Covid-19 Vaccine Strategy,” In Vaccination Politics. The Comparative Politics of Covid-19 Vaccination. Greer, S., King, E., Massard, E., Jarman, H., eds. University of Michigan Press [Forthcoming].
- Scott Greer, Eleanor Brooks, Anniek de Ruijter, and Sarah Rozenblum. 2022. “COVID-19,” in European Union Politics (7th edition). Oxford University Press.
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2021. “France’s Multidimensional COVID-19 Response: ad hoc Committees and the Sidelining of Public Health Agencies,” in Coronavirus Politics. The Comparative Politics and Policy of COVID-19. Greer, S., King, E., Peralta-Santos, A., Massard, E., eds. University of Michigan Press.
Book Reviews
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2025. Review of Perera, Isabel. The Welfare Workforce: Why Mental Health Care Varies Across Affluent Democracies (Cambridge University Press). Governance.
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2017. Review of Almgren, Gunnar. Health care as a right of citizenship. The continuing evolution of a reform (Columbia University Press). Revue française des Affaires sociales.
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2017. Review of Bance, Philippe (Dir.), Quel modèle d’Etat stratège en France ? (PURH, Collection Économie publique et économie sociale, 2016). Revue française des Affaires sociales. 2017(3), 241-245.
World Health Organization Policy Briefs
- Several chapter contributions to: Anna Sagan, Erin Webb, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Isabel de la Mata, Martin McKee, Josep Figueras, eds. 2021. “Health System Resilience during Covid-19. Lessons for building back better.” European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (WHO).
- Scott Greer, Holly Jarman, Sarah Rozenblum, and Matthias Wismar. 2020. “How are countries centralizing governance and at what stage are they doing it?” European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (WHO).
- Holly Jarman, Sarah Rozenblum, Scott Greer, and Matthias Wismar. 2020. “In and out of lockdowns, and what is a lockdown anyway?” European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (WHO).
- Holly Jarman, Sarah Rozenblum, Scott Greer, and Matthias Wismar. 2020. “How will governments know when to lift and impose restrictions?” European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (WHO).
- Holly Jarman, Sarah Rozenblum, Scott Greer, and Matthias Wismar. 2020. “What do governments need to consider as they implement transition plans?” European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (WHO).
- Sarah Rozenblum, Scott Greer, Matthias Wismar, and Holly Jarman. 2020. “What is the role of the military in the COVID-19 response?” European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
- Scott Greer, Sarah Rozenblum, Matthias Wismar, and Holly Jarman. 2020. “How have federal countries organized their COVID-19 response?” European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
Non-Peer-Reviewed Scholarship
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2018. Entretien avec Sana de Courcelles : « Bâtir un système de santé suppose de dépasser les questions purement médicales » in « Mise en place et développement des systèmes de protection sociale en Afrique. » Revue française des affaires sociales. 2018(1), 205-210.
- Aurore Lambert, Brigitte Lestrade, Sarah Rozenblum. 2017. Entretien avec Etienne Pinte : « Il y a des pauvres dans toutes les classes sociales », in « Les minimas sociaux en Europe : orientations actuelles et nouveaux défis. » Revue française des affaires sociales. 2017(3), 156-161.
Public Writing
- Jamila Michener and Sarah Rozenblum. 2025. “State Child Tax Credits Are A Crucial Lever for Equity.” The Milbank Quarterly.
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2024. « Child Tax Credit: un enjeu de justice clivant au cœur de la campagne ». 2024 : L’Amérique à l’heure du choix. La Grande Conversation. Terra Nova.
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2021. “Aux États-Unis, on ne cherche pas à ménager la sensibilité des vaccino-sceptiques.” Le Monde.
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2020. “L’abrogation de l’Obamacare serait perçue comme injuste par la population américaine.” Le Monde.
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2020. “La Cour Suprême des États-Unis privilégie les libertés religieuses aux droits des femmes.” Le Monde.
- Sarah Rozenblum, Scott Greer, and Holly Jarman. 2020. “L’Europe de la santé qu’Emmanuel Macron appelle de ses vœux existe déjà en partie.” Le Monde.
- Sarah Rozenblum and Holly Jarman. 2020. “Antibody tests and regulatory reforms: why delegating pre-market control to private companies is a bad idea.” HMP Governance Lab.
- Sarah Rozenblum, Scott Greer, and Holly Jarman. 2020. “Coronavirus: “Les stratégies de déconfinement sont pour l’essentiel graduelles, réversibles et régionalisées, comme en France ou en Espagne.” Le Monde.
- Holly Jarman, Sarah Rozenblum, and Scott Greer. 2020. “What US states can learn from COVID-19 transition planning in Europe.” The Conversation.
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2020. “Aux États-Unis, le coronavirus va mettre à l’épreuve le système de soins.” Le Monde.
- Scott L. Greer, Nick Fahy, Sarah Rozenblum, Matthias Wismar, Holly Jarman, and Willy Palm. 2019. “Post-Brexit, understanding European Union health policy will be more important than ever.” British Medical Journal Opinion.
- Sarah Rozenblum. 2019. “États-Unis : Les questions de santé pourraient occuper le devant de la scène politique lors des élections de 2020.” Le Monde.
Honors and Awards
2024 Leonard D. White Dissertation Award, American Political Science Association
2024 John McCain Dissertation Award, Munich Security Conference
Dr. Sarah RozenblumMarquette University
