Sara Winegar Budge Psy.D.
Director of US Programs, Oregon Licensed Psychologist, Moonshot
2022, 2024, 2025
Sara Winegar Budge, PsyD is the Director of US Programs at Moonshot and a licensed psychologist in Oregon. Her clinical work focuses on individuals who are or have been involved in violent extremism. She has developed and delivered multiple training courses for mental health providers working with individuals involved in violent extremism or at risk of targeted violence. Dr. Budge has taught the psychology of terrorism at the undergraduate and graduate level and served as an instructor in the graduate program at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Response to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland. She brings a deep understanding of the research and theory behind terrorism and targeted violence to the practices applied to prevent violence.
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
