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Meagan Carr is an American researcher, best known as the daughter of David Carr, the late New York Times columnist and author of 'The Night of the Gun,' and as the identical twin sister of documentary filmmaker Erin Lee Carr. Born in 1987, she grew up in a family marked by her father's struggles with addiction and his subsequent rise in journalism. Following David Carr's death on February 12, 2015, from lung cancer complications, Meagan and her sister publicly honored his legacy through media appearances and contributions to retrospectives on his life and work. Professionally, Meagan Carr is listed as a researcher on Wikidata and has been associated with New York University, particularly in health policy or population health research at NYU Langone Health, as referenced in profiles of her family. Her work appears to focus on academic research, though detailed publications or specific projects are not widely documented in major public sources. She maintains a relatively private profile compared to her sister's high-visibility career in documentary filmmaking for HBO and other outlets.