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Sara Curran is Professor of International Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Professor of Sociology, Professor of Public Policy & Governance at the Daniel J. Evans School, and Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington. She serves as Director of the UW's Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology and as UW Associate Vice Provost for Research.
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1994), an M.S. in Sociology with a minor in Economics from North Carolina State University (1990), and a B.S. in Natural Resource Management with a minor in Economics from the University of Michigan (1983).
Dr. Curran's research focuses on demography dynamics, gender, migration, and environment across global contexts. Her current projects include improving small area population estimates, studying social change and migration dynamics, examining climate change and population change relationships, conducting applied research and training, and engaging in global studies research. She employs diverse research techniques including qualitative field work, survey research, regression modeling, mixed methods, and spatial and network analyses.
Her recent publications span topics from pandemic communication on social media to forest restoration in low- and middle-income countries, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach that bridges demography, environmental studies, and globalization research. Her work appears in leading journals including Demography (where she serves as Editor-in-Chief), Population and Development Review, Social Science Research, and Globalizations.
- Editor-in-Chief of Demography
- Section Editor for Global Perspectives
- Member of National Academies Committee to Advise the US Global Change Research Program
- Board Member of Socio-Economic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
- At-Large Board Member of Consortium of Social Science Associations
As Associate Vice Provost for Research, Dr. Curran chaired a Task Force on Advancing Equity in Research, with the report published in 2024. She also leads a research collaboration with Duke and Berkeley researchers supported by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) examining forest restoration, economics, demography, and climate mitigation in low and middle-income countries.
