Katherine J. Curtis
Classes:
CESoc/Soc 977 Spatial Data Analysis
Soc/CESoc 578 Rural Minority Groups and Poverty in the U.S.
350 Agricultural Hall, 1450 Linden Dr.
Alternate Office: 4424 Sewell Social Sciences
(608) 263-6292
Fax: (608) 262-8400
kcurtis@ssc.wisc.edu
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Office Hours: R 1-2 316B Ag Hall (Spr'13)
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Publications:
Katherine J. Curtis, Paul R. Voss, and David D. Long. 2012. "Spatial Variation in Poverty-Generating Processes: Child Poverty in the United States." Social Science Research 41(1):146-159.
Katherine J. Curtis and Annemarie Schneider. 2011. "Understanding the Demographic Implications of Climate Change: First Estimates of Localized Human Impacts of Sea Level Rise." Population and Environment 33(1):28-54.
Katherine J. Curtis and Collin F. Payne. 2010. "The Differential Impact of Mortality of American Troops in the Iraq War: The Non-Metropolitan Dimension." Demographic Research. 23(2):41-62.
Curtis White, Katherine J. 2008. "Population Change and Farm Dependence: Temporal and Spatial Variation in the U.S. Great Plains, 1900-2000." Demography 45(2):363-386.
Curtis White, Katherine J. 2008. "Sending or Receiving Stations?: The Influence of Railroads in the Early 20th Century Settlement of the Great Plains." Population Research and Policy Review 27:89-115.
Katherine J. Curtis White, Kyle D. Crowder, Stewart E. Tolnay, and Robert M. Adelman. 2005. "Race, Gender, and Marriage: Destination Selection during the Great Migration." Demography 42:215-241.
Katherine J. Curtis White. 2005. "Women in the Great Migration: Economic Activity of Black and White Southern-Born Female Migrants in 1920, 1940 and 1970." Social Science History 29:413-455.
Education:
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Washington, 2003
Areas of Interest:
Communities and Urban Sociology
Demography and Ecology
Economic Change and Development
Environmental Sociology
Methods and Statistics
Race and Ethnic Studies
Rural Sociology
Social Stratification
Affiliations:
Community and Environmental Sociology
Applied Population Laboratory
CDE GIA Core
Center for Demography and Ecology
Environmental Resources Center
Research Interest Statement:
Curtis’ work addresses the causes and consequences of migration and population redistribution, population and environment, and inequality. Her analytical approach aims to address spatial and temporal aspects underlying these demographic processes. Her work consistently engages multiple literatures across disciplines to gain greater substantive and technical insight. Curtis’ work has been published in the field’s top journal and featured in special publications and conferences focusing on spatial demography.