Sarah Meredith joined UC Davis in 2010 and serves as the director of the UC Davis Center for Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE), the on-campus, confidential resource for students, staff, and faculty who have experienced sexual or gender-based harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking. She leads a dedicated team of survivor advocates and prevention specialists who work to support survivors and promote a safe and healthy campus community. As a recognized expert in the areas of sexual violence prevention, the impact of trauma on victims, and trauma-informed care, Meredith provides consultation, designs training, and advocates for survivor-centered policies and practices.

Meredith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from California State University, Sacramento, and is a California State Certified Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Counselor with more than 20 years of experience as an educator, advocate, and crisis counselor. Over the course of her career, she has worked with hundreds of survivors of violence and has facilitated educational programming and professional training for countless learners. As a graduate of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Master Instructor Certification Course, Meredith is the course designer and facilitator for the POST certified course "Advanced Sexual Assault for Investigators.” Her article, “Educating Jurors: Interpreting the Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Trauma on Victims of Sexual Violence,” was published in the California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) Prosecutor’s Brief. In 2015, Meredith presented a session titled “Having the Other Sex Talk" during a UC Davis TEDx event.