Academic Background

BA Trinity College, Hartford, CT 
MSW Boston University School of Social Work
PHD Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School

Current Faculty Appointments

Carol Curtin, PhD is a Professor in the UMass Chan Departments of Family Medicine & Community Health and Psychiatry at the Medical School, and a faculty member of the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.  Her primary affiliation is with the E.K. Shriver Center at UMass Chan. Dr. Curtin also maintains a faculty appointment  at the Moakley Center for Public Management at Suffolk University.

Research and Professional Interests

Dr. Curtin has over 40 years of experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities/psychiatric disorders and their families in a variety of settings and using a variety of clinical modalities. She has extensive management and leadership experience, having directed programs in clinical, academic, and research settings. Her research is focused on health promotion with an emphasis on identifying unique modifiable risk factors for obesity in populations of children and adults with disabilities and devising targeted and tailored interventions to meet their needs. She has served as a PI or Co-Investigator on private and federally-funded projects that have included epidemiological studies on the prevalence of obesity in disabled populations, weight loss and physical activity interventions for adolescents with ID and autism, and observational studies on physical activity, dietary patterns, and/or obesity in children with a varied developmental disabilities.