CPT(P) Sara Downing Academic Counselor Editor - West Point Journal of Politics and Security Department Academic Counselor Social Sciences sara.downing [at] westpoint.edu About Education CPT Sara Downing is an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy (USMA). She grew up in western North Carolina and graduated from USMA in 2014. She enjoys hiking, creative writing, and doing math. Sara and her wife, Melissa, enjoy playing board games, cooking, and slowly renovating their home while caring for their two strange cats. M.P.P. - Duke UniversityB.S., Economics - U.S. Military Academy