Sarah Mellen

Biography

Professor Mellen brings 15 years of experience as a senior sales executive in the global market research industry to her role at Suffolk University's Sawyer Business School. She has worked with organizations ranging from Fortune 1000 companies to start-ups across diverse industries, generating over $20 million in revenue as Vice President for Strategic Accounts at Gartner Group and The Yankee Group (now S&P Global).

Since transitioning to higher education in 2014, she has focused on teaching, advising, and curriculum development in business communication, business foundations, and professional selling. Her immersive learning approach integrates real-world applications, including market research projects and case competitions with companies such as EveryBodyFights, GrubHub, LEGO Discovery Center, Mass General Hospital, Pandora, SiriusXM, and Sonos.

Dedicated to preparing students for the evolving workforce, Professor Mellen incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) into her teaching, equipping students with the skills to leverage AI in business communication, problem-solving, and decision-making. She also oversees the curriculum for SBS 100: Pathways to Success – Navigating Your First Year at Suffolk to support first-year business school students' transition, engagement, and retention. As a doctoral candidate in Higher Education Leadership, her research on supporting persistence for first-year students informs her work in advancing socioeconomic mobility.

Honors and Recognitions

• Dumas, C. (Co-Principal), Ray, S. (Co-Principal), Karmely, M. (Co-Principal), Mellen, S. W. (Co-Principal), "Faculty and Professional Learning Community (FPLC) Experiential Learning," Sponsored by Davis Foundation, Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence, Suffolk University, $3,000.00. (September 2018 - September 2019).

Publications

Recent Intellectual Contributions

Mellen, S. W. (2022). Following the science until she didn’t – Rochelle Walensky and revised Omicron Covid-19 guidelines. International Journal of Instructional Cases.

Mellen, S. W. (2021). Bridging faculty alliances. In H. Maietta (Ed.). Cases in Career Services: A Working Guide for Practitioners. National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Mellen, S. W. (2018). Successful facilitation of group career coaching with an MBA cohort. National Career Development Association, 34(4), 24-25.

Ray, S., Dumas, C., Karmely, M., Mellen, S. W. (2019). Interdisciplinary faculty collaboration in experiential learning. Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association (NEPA). Manchester, New Hampshire.

Czirjak, L., LaDuke, L., & Mellen, S. W. (2020, October 28). Innovative teaching methods: Co-curricular experiential learning approach to teaching business communications with a live client scenario. Association Business Communication 85th Annual International Conference, Virtual.

Intellectual Contributions

• Sarah Mellen's Intellectual Contributions [PDF]