Sarah Gollust is an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. She is also Senior Advisor of the Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) program to support leaders engaged in research to advance health equity. Gollust is a social scientist studying the intersections of communication, politics, and health policy. In her past research, she has examined media influences and public opinion around significant health policy issues, including obesity, health disparities, the Affordable Care Act, and cancer screening.