Sara Curran (she/her)

Professor of Sociology

Professor of International Studies & Public Affairs

Professor of International Studies

Professor of Public Policy and Governance

Adjunct Professor of Global Health

Director, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology

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Contact Information

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Personal Website

Joint Appointment with

International Studies and Public Affairs

Biography

Curriculum Vitae (262.03 KB)

Research

Research Advised

Fan, Xinguang. 2020. "Economic Insecurity in China: Analyses of Family Economic Resources and Income Instability." Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
Nolan IV, Daniel A. 2018. "Souvenirs and Travel Guides: The Cognitive Sociology of Grieving Public Figures." M.A. Thesis. Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
O'Brien, Michelle L. 2018. "The Long Shadow: The Long-Term Consequences of Armed Conflict for Population Change in Tajikistan." Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
Leung, ManChui R. 2018. "Gender In Context: Immigrant Routes to Healthcare Access." Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
MacQuarrie, Kerry L.D. 2016. "Marriage Timing, Gender Context, and Early Family Formation." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
Margherio, Cara. 2015. "Fatal Attraction: HIV/AIDS and Family Formation in Southern Africa." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
Lui, Ching Wu Lake. 2015. "Moving Up or Staying Put? Mobility, Marriage and Gender in Transitional China." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.

Courses Taught

Autumn 2023

Autumn 2022

Spring 2022

SOC 513 A: Demography and Ecology

Autumn 2021

SOC 496 A: Honors Seminar

Spring 2021

SOC 513 A: Demography and Ecology

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