James Curran

Biography

Dr. Jim Curran is the Dean Emeritus of the School of Public Health and a Professor of Epidemiology and Global Health. He joined the Rollins School of Public Health in 1995 following twenty-five years of leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Curran served as co-director of the Emory Center for AIDS Research and holds faculty appointments in the Emory School of Medicine and the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. A pioneer in HIV/AIDS prevention, Dr. Curran led the nation’s efforts in the battle against HIV/AIDS for 15 years before joining Emory as Dean. While at the CDC, he attained the rank of Assistant Surgeon General.