Dr. Tracie Curry
Tracie is an interdisciplinary practitioner with expertise in natural resource management, regional planning, design, and financial analysis. She specializes in social-environmental systems thinking, community engagement, and decision-support products that bring place-based information like local/ Indigenous knowledge to the forefront of planning and decision-making processes. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering, gardening, and competitive sports including ultra-distance trail running and cross country skiing.
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Research and Publications
Tracie Curry, Amy Lovecraft, Alyssa Quintyne, 2025. Weather, Climate, and Society, 17, 229-242.
Chapter 29. Alaska. In: Fifth National Climate Assessment
Huntington, H.P., C. Strawhacker, J. Falke, E.M. Ward, L. Behnken, T.N. Curry, A.C. Herrmann, C.U. Itchuaqiyaq, J.S. Littell, E.A. Logerwell, D. Meeker, J.R. Overbeck, D.L. Peter, R. Pincus, A.A. Quintyne, S.F. Trainor, and S.A. Yoder, 2023.
Infrastructure and Permafrost Degradation in Point Lay, Alaska
Jones, Ben; Peirce, Jana; Connor, Billy; Kanevskiy, Mikhail; Shur, Yuri; Curry, Tracie; Bolz, Peppi, Tracey, Bill; Native Village of Point Lay, 2022. Arctic Research Consortium of the Unites States: Witness Community Highlights.
Curry, T., Meek, C., & Berman, M. 2021. Local Environment, 26(9), 1070-1091.
Curry, T., & Lopez, E. D. 2020. Frontiers in Communication, 5, 43.
Tracie Curry. 2019.
Herding on Thin Ice: An exercise in resilience and adaptive strategy
Tracie Curry. 2013.
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Conferences and Seminars
May 12, 2025 – The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Public seminar on the intertwined nature of inequality and the biosphere.
March 25, 2025 – ICARP IV Summit / Arctic Science Summit Week 2025
Beyond Compliance: Navigating multiple ethics in the changing Arctic research landscape
Social scientists that conduct research involving human subjects are obligated to ensure their research protocols conform to Institutional Review Board (IRB) ethical and regulatory standards. However, the social scientists’ ethical obligation does not end with IRB approval.
March 26, 2025 – ICARP IV Summit / Arctic Science Summit Week 2025
Research teams travel to numerous villages throughout the course of their work employing various means to observe, measure, monitor, document, and forecast change. Beyond the pursuit of fundamental science, each site visit provides an opportunity to leverage the technical expertise within visiting research teams for community training and educational needs where local opportunities are otherwise limited.
Affiliations & Achievements
Affiliate Assistant Professor, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
PhD, Natural Resources and Sustainability, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Natural Resources and Environment – 2019
MLA, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design – 2013
BSc, Business and Public Policy, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School – 2007