Sarah Ulrich, MA
Research Assistant
Sarah Ulrich is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography and Environment at UNC-Chapel Hill and a predoctoral trainee at the Carolina Population Center, where she also works as a Graduate Research Assistant for Carolina Demography. She holds an MA in Geography and Planning from Appalachian State University (2024) and a BA in Geography from UNC-Chapel Hill (2022). Her research applies spatial methods to investigate extreme heat, human mobility, and health outcomes. With Carolina Demography, she develops population-based models for healthcare workforce demand in North Carolina.
Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2025 county population estimates. The annual estimates show the population as of July 1 of the year and it also tells us how the population has changed from July 1, 2024, to…
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Human and labor trafficking is an evolving crisis that operates in the shadows of the major interstates and rural farmlands in North Carolina. The US Department of Justice defines human trafficking as a crime…
This blog post expands on a previous blog post that examined housing cost burden across NC by focusing on the disparities between housing cost burden for homeowners and renters. In North Carolina, 66.8% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied, while…
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