Connecting the Sciences
Building new solutions across academic disciplines and development goals, educating about important topics by using engaging communication techniques and bringing new ideas to unexpected places.
Sabrina Juran, Ph.D is a development sociologist, with more than 10 years of international professional and management experience in the areas of population and development, data and policy, adolescents and youth, as well as sexual and reproductive health.
She works as a Regional Technical Advisor for Population and Development at the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). During her career at the Fund, Dr. Juran has worked in all major areas of population research and policy.
Dr. Juran holds a Master’s degree (Diplom) in social sciences and a PhD (Summa cum Laude) in sociology from Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany and is currently pursuing a post doctoral degree in epidemiology at Munich’s Technical University, Germany.
Dr. Juran serves as Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard Medical School.
Sometimes stand-up comedian.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Global Surgery
Mentoring and lecturing at Harvard Medical School’s Program in Global Surgery and Social Change on universal access to safe, affordable surgical, obstetric and anesthesia care when needed and geospatial mapping of access to care.
Population Census
Providing technical support to ensure that population censuses are of high quality, uphold international principles and standards, and produce data that are widely disseminated and utilized for development.
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International Migration
Examining migratory movements in depth to uncover a broader perspective on the nexus between migration and development, recognizing that every individual migrant’s agency and ability to live in and with substantial freedoms is integral to fostering development.
Stand Up Comedy
Performing stand-up comedy, with the ambition to using stage time to educate others about topics such as population census, international migration, the power of maps, and the adventures of parental visits.
Running
Being an avid runner, Sabrina knows what she thinks when she maps what she run.