Sara Luciano joined Women’s Health Research at Yale as Communications Officer in January 2024, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in communications roles of increasing responsibility in both agency and nonprofit settings. Notably, Sara led media relations efforts for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World Word II, the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in 2011, and authored Growing Up Rural in America during her time as Director of Media and Communications for U.S. Programs & Advocacy at Save the Children. She has secured interviews and placed stories in a variety of outlets including The New York Times, National Public Radio, NBC Nightly News, The Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, The Associated Press, CBS Sunday Morning, The Mini Page, Real Simple, USA Today, Axios, and front page coverage in more than three dozen top dailies.
At Women’s Health Research at Yale, Sara works closely with the Director and team improve the lives of women and men through collaborations to achieve scientific discovery, education, translation, and dissemination. She plays an integral role in the dissemination pillar of the Center’s strategic plan, leading the development and production of Innovations in Women’s Health, managing the Center’s social media presence and engagement, and collaborating with colleagues across Yale to keep women’s health research front and center. In 2014, Washington Women in Public Relations named Sara as an Emerging Leader Awards honoree. Sara earned a Bachelor of Arts in political communication and journalism from The George Washington University.