Sabrina Curran

Sabrina Curran is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Ohio University's College of Arts and Sciences. She is affiliated with the Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies (OCEES) and conducts interdisciplinary research in biological anthropology, focusing on paleoanthropology, paleoecology, and ecomorphology. Her work spans field sites in Eastern Europe (particularly Romania) and Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania).

• Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2009
• B.A., Arizona State University, 2001

Her research integrates geometric morphometrics, taphonomy, and multiproxy paleoenvironmental analyses to understand hominin evolution and ecological contexts during the Pliocene and Pleistocene. She specializes in the ecomorphology of Artiodactyla and uses faunal assemblages to reconstruct ancient environments relevant to early human dispersals.

Her recent publications show a strong trend in reconstructing early hominin habitats in Eurasia and Africa, with high-impact studies appearing in Nature Communications, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, and Journal of Human Evolution. Her work often involves international collaboration and integrates zooarchaeological, isotopic, and morphometric data.

She has received no explicitly listed scientific awards in the provided text.

Sabrina Curran advises students in biological anthropology and teaches courses such as ANTH 2010 (Introduction to Biological Anthropology), ANTH 4730 (Human Evolution), and ANTH 4740 (Zooarchaeology). While specific student names are not listed, she mentors in research methods and human diversity. There is no mention of external grants, but her sustained publication record suggests active research funding. She contributes to major scholarly volumes and collaborates across institutions in paleoanthropological research.

She is involved with the Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies (OCEES), which supports interdisciplinary research in evolutionary biology and ecology. Her work contributes to broader team-based projects focused on early hominin dispersals and paleoenvironmental change in key regions of human evolution.