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Dr. Sarah Beasley is the Director of Statewide Academic Initiatives for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.  A native West Virginian, Dr. Beasley holds a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard College, an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Boston College.  Her research interests include college access and success for low-income, first-generation, rural, and adult students.  Before coming to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission in September 2010, she worked for six years as a Senior Admissions Officer at Harvard College and served for two years as Co-Director of the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, which efforts included expanding recruitment, financial aid, and student services for low- and middle-income students.   She is currently overseeing the statewide adult learner initiative, DegreeNow, which seeks to reenroll adults with some college credits but no postsecondary credential.