Sarah Sangregorio, M.A., M.S. Ph.D. Candidate, M.L.I.S. Student

I’m a mother of two and a cancer/loss mama.

I’m the proud mother to a twice-relapsed AT/RT hero named Daniel.  My first son Daniel was diagnosed in June 2021 with a rare brain tumor, at the age of nineteen months. During the later portion of his first treatment protocol, he had a reoccurrence of his cancer in June of 2022. He was also diagnosed with a disease called myelodysplastic syndrome, known colloquially as pre-leukemia, as a result of his treatments. Danny relapsed a second time in January 2023. Daniel passed away in August 2023 at three-and-a-half years of age. You can read more about Daniel and his fight on the Hope4ATRT website.

My second son, A.J., was born five years and one week after his older brother.

I’m a motherscholar.

Ph.D. Candidate | Teacher Ed & Dev, Higher Ed | Montclair State University

M.S. | Instructional Design | Quinnipiac University

As of the writing of this biography, I have over twenty years in the academy as an undergraduate student and graduate student (x 4!) and in a variety of alternative academic careers in multiple colleges and universities: faculty developer and educator, instructional designer, technical trainer, and instructional technologist. I love teaching.  My favorite moment is when I see the lightbulb figuratively appear above the head of the person I am teaching. To learn more about my life in academia as well as my research, please see my professional website. (Currently under construction.) Contact me and/or view my LinkedIn if you want more information or samples of instructional design work.

M.L.I.S. Student | Library and Information Science, Academic Librarianship | University of Alabama

Libraries have always been really important to me. It was my happy place as a child, and my children also love the library.

As an aspiring academic librarian, I aim to collaborate with classroom faculty and university partners to ensure that the library remains a dynamic partner in the university’s mission to foster research and innovation. I aim to design classroom instruction that transforms students from passive consumers of information into active, literate participants in their fields of study. I pride myself on my ability to fulfill the ALA’s vision of a librarian who consults with individuals to fulfill their information needs. Whether I am assisting a faculty member with a complex search or helping a first-generation student navigate their first research paper, my goal is to close learning gaps and provide the support needed for them to thrive.

B.A. | Independent Major in Theatre Performance | Quinnipiac University

M.A. | Theatre Production & Stage Management | Montclair State University

I’m a theatre professional. When not working, completing my dissertation, and taking care of my son, I am a freelance theatre professional (stage manager, dresser, actor, etc.) for multiple community theatres and artistic institutions in the area.

I’ve been writing stories since I learned how to write. I started singing in the backseat of my mother’s car as a toddler and I have not stopped since.

I’m a polymath. Defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, a polymath is a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning. I pride myself on being a lifelong learner, with a wide range of intellectual interests and a very large library of over 1000 books and resources in many different subjects. One of my life goals is to have a residence large enough to accommodate a physical library so it can be taken out of storage.