Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
Winifred Curran is an associate profesor of geography at DePaul University. Her research focuses on the effects of gentrification on urban neighborhoods and the links between public policy and gentrification. Her work has looked at the effect of gentrification on small-scale manufacturers in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and the packaging of ethnicity in the gentrification of the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Current reserach looks at the links between environmentalism and gentrification and the gentrification of public schools. She received her PhD in geography from Clark University.
Education/Academic qualification
Geography, PhD, Clark University
MA, Hunter College
BA, Vassar College
Research Interests
- gentrification, urban redevelopment
- labor geographies
- gender, race, ethnicity
- qualitative methodology
Disciplines
- Geography
- Urban Studies and Planning
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Bridging the land use gap: Examining tree canopy cover and connectivity by land use in 10 U.S. cities
Stuhlmacher, M., Williams, D., Impellizeri, C. & Curran, W., Feb 2025, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 104, 128626.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A research agenda for gentrification
Curran, W. & Kern, L., Jun 13 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 239 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Introduction to a research agenda for gentrification
Curran, W. & Kern, L., Jun 13 2023, A Research Agenda for Gentrification. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Never not organizing: Long resistance and the fight against gentrification in Pilsen, Chicago
Curran, W. & Hague, E., Jun 13 2023, A Research Agenda for Gentrification. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 129-149 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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SAYING ‘YES’ TO WHAT? YIMBY and Urban Redevelopment in Chicago
Curran, W., Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 46, 2, p. 296-300 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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What Chicago's Boulevards Reveal about Community, Climate Change and Inequality
11/17/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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A reason to stay Pilsen Why some of Pilsen's young adults live with their parents
9/28/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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A Reason To Stay: Why Some of Pilsen’s Young Adults Live With Their Parents
7/3/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Stand Up DePaul - an open letter from DePaul faculty and staff - The DePaulia
Curran, W. S., Grant, K. E., Paeth, S. R., Jin, L., Ireland, H. M., Kina, L., DeLancey, M., Russo, A., Ehsani, K., Papadopoulos, A. G., Martinez, S. S., Torres, L., Miyamoto, Y., Royster, F. T., Nast, H. J., McIntyre, M., McCracken, A., Cestaro, G., Kohli, A., Hofman, N. G., Workman, E., Cosentino, D., Kirkland, S. D., Mukherjee, S., Heffernan, M., Mahoney, L., Farah, L., Sternberg, C., Dinius, M., Sesay Jr., C., Gonzalez, B. J., Ferreira, R., Saravia, L. & Mazumder, R.
3/28/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Is The City Reviving Efforts To Build El Paseo Trail In Pilsen?
11/19/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment