Dr. Sarah Fried­man earned her Ph.D. in Eng­lish from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Wis­con­sin-Madi­son in 2024. Her dis­ser­ta­tion exam­ined rep­re­sen­ta­tions of mas­culin­i­ty in medieval lit­er­ary and med­ical texts. Her schol­ar­ship has appeared in Essays in Medieval Stud­ies, Pere­gri­na­tions, Medieval Fem­i­nist Forum, and The Cam­bridge Uni­ver­si­ty Library Spe­cial Col­lec­tions Blog. She also recent­ly pub­lished a review of the artist Liz Scheer’s solo show ​“Noc­tura­ma” at Galerie Shibu­mi for Two Coats of Paint, a blogazine that cov­ers paint­ing in NYC. Cur­rent­ly based in New York City, Sarah works full-time as a col­lege admis­sions con­sul­tant. She holds a B.A. in Eng­lish from Barnard Col­lege, where she grad­u­at­ed sum­ma cum laude in 2015. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys par­tic­i­pat­ing in Jew­ish learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties, see­ing dance per­for­mances, and try­ing new restaurants.