ISR honors Rosemary Sarri with research symposium
December 5, 2022
ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research honored the memory of trailblazing researcher Rosemary Sarri with a research symposium on Friday, December 2, 2022.
Past students and colleagues presented work in Sarri’s memory, sharing insights and discoveries achieved during and after her long career in the social sciences. The speakers were Sara Goodkind, Brittani Parham, Michele Legleitner, and Carisma Ayala, whose work is an extension of Sarri’s legacy.
Rosemary Sarri’s research and social work activism made a substantial impact on juvenile justice and children’s welfare. Sarri was a leading expert in child and family welfare policy and the criminal justice system whose philanthropy has provided critical resources to emerging U-M scholars.
A long-time contributor to several research fields at the University of Michigan, Sarri passed away in July 2022 at age 95.