Sara R Curran

Associate Vice Provost for Research; Director, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology; Professor Sociology, International Studies & Public Policy & Governance; Adjunct Professor of Global Health
University of Washington

scurran@u.washington.edu

Field of Study: Demography, Sociology
 
Specialization: Estimates and Projections, Gender Roles-Differentials, Internal Migration, International Migration, Population and Development, Population and Environment, Social Demography
 
Regional focus: United States and Canada, Southeast Asia
 
 
Working languages: English
French, Thai
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Population Association of America (PAA)
Also a member of the American Sociological Association


Curriculum Vitae:
Curran-cv-February 2025.docx
Professional web page:
http://sites.uw.edu/scurran/  
 
Professional Summary:

I research demographic dynamics, gender, migration, and environment in many contexts around the globe. Current projects include: 1) improving small area population estimates; 2) social change and migration dynamics, 3) climate change, natural disasters, and population change, 4) several projects related to applied research and training, and 5) global studies research. I have authored work that appears in ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Demography, Population and Development Review, Social Science Research, Social Forces, Teaching Sociology, Journal of International Women’s Studies, Ambio, Population & Environment, and Journal of Marriage and the Family. 

 

Publications:

Karen D. Holl, Jacob J Bukoski, Sara R. Curran, Matthew D. Potts, and Jeffrey R. Vincent. Abandoned Land: Overestimated Potential. Science 381, 277-278 (2023). DOI:10.1126/science.adi8780

 

Marquez, Neal, Crystal Yu, Jessica Lapham, Steven Bao, Eileen Kazamura, Priya Sarma, Christine Leibbrand, Sara R. Curran. "An Evaluation of Projection Methods for Detailed Small Area Projections: An Application and Validation to King County, Washington.” Population Research and Policy Review. 2023. PMID: PMC11044864

 

Nur, A. A., Leibbrand, C., Curran, S. R., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Gibson-Davis, C. “Managing and Minimizing Online Survey Questionnaire Fraud: Lessons from the Triple C Project.” International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 1–7. 2023.

 

Crystal CY Yu, Hana Ševčíková, Adrian E. Raftery, Sara R. Curran. “Probabilistic County-Level Population Projections.” Demography 60 (3): 915–937. doi: 10.1215/00703370-10772782. 2023. PMID: PMC11065401

 

Curran, Sara R. “Micro Perspective: Elaborating Demographic Contributions to the Livelihoods Framework.” Gray, Clark, Hunter, Lori, and Veron, Jacques (Editors) International Handbook on Population and Environment. Springer Nature. Chapter 3. 2021.

 
Honorary or professional positions and awards:
 
• Member, Census Scientific Advisory Committee, US Department of Commerce, 2025-

• Samuel E. Kelly Faculty Lectureship, Ethnic and Cultural Center, University of Washington, October 2024

• 18th Annual Gordon DeJong Lectureship in Social Demography, Pennsylvania State University, October 2023

• Invited Member, Editorial Board, Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 2023-

• Elected as a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences, July 2023

• Editor-in-Chief, Demography, Population Association of America, June 2022-May 2025

• Elected At-large Board Member, Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), January 2022-

• Invited Talk, Institute for Population Research, The Ohio State University, February 1, 2022

• Member, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee to Advise U.S. on Global Change Research, 2021-

• 2021 Nam Lecture, Florida State University, November 12, 2021

• Elected President, Association of Population Centers, 2021-2023

• Graduate Student Mentoring Award, Department of Sociology, Univ. of Washington, 2020

• Chair-Elect, Chair, Past Chair, Sociology of Population Section, American Soc. Assoc., 2020-22



Research grants:
Curran, Sara R. (PI). Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child & Human Development (NICHD). Submitted July 2021. Approved December 2021. Amount $3,685,281. Role: PI. (7/01/22-6/30/27)



Curran, Sara R., McCormick, Tyler, Jon Wakefield, NICHD, T32 Data Science for Demographic & Population Health Training at the University of Washington. #1T32HD101442-01. Amount awarded $1,824,000 for five years. Role: PD. 6/1/20-5/31/25