Sarah Whatmore (geographer)
Sarah Whatmore | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Known for | Critical geography |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human-Environment geography, critical geography |
| Institutions | Oxford University |
| Thesis | The 'other half' of the family farm: an analysis of the position of 'farm wives' in the familial gender division of labor on the farm (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Munton |
Dame Sarah Jane Whatmore DBE FBA FAcSS (born 25 September 1959) is a British geographer. She is a professor of environment and public policy at Oxford University. She is a professorial fellow at Keble College, moving from Linacre College in 2012. She was associate head (research) of the Social Sciences Division of the university from 2014 to 2016, and became pro-vice chancellor (education) of Oxford in January 2017. From 2018 she has been head of the Social Sciences Division.
In 2020 Whatmore was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her services to the study of environmental policy, particularly her research into flood risk management and environmental decision-making.