Patti Curran joined the Bioethics Research Center in 2019. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 2005 with a degree in graphic design. She began her career in publishing before transitioning to the field of community relations and communications.

At the BRC, Patti serves as the communications coordinator and works on a diverse selection of grant-funded projects. Her primary responsibilities include maintaining center Websites and managing news dissemination. She also assists in facilitating Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) courses and provides support to the Professional Integrity Program and Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics: A Journal of Qualitative Research (NIB).