Director: Laurel Smith-Doerr
ISSR is based in the College of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Its mission is to facilitate social science research and methods across the university. By taking guidance from our research faculty's interests and supporting their efforts, the Institute draws its dynamic strengths and directions from the evolving enterprise of contemporary social research.
Our goal is to strengthen existing social science infrastructure on campus in order to promote high-quality scholarship. ISSR supports the methods and training needs of faculty and their graduate students, provides grant opportunities and support, and brokers interdisciplinary collaborations both among social scientists and with other scientists on campus.
Current services include:
Qualitative and quantitative research training opportunities
Grant management and support
A seed grant mentoring program
Workshops and speakers
Methods and data analysis consulting services
Future expansion plans include:
Implementation of an interdisciplinary Social Science Methods Certificate program
High-performance computing access and data security services
increased number of seed grant programs
Development of an Undergraduate Research Assistant program
social science software licensing coordination and access
data repository services
Research incubator function for interdisciplinary research teams
visiting scholars and post-docs program
Mock proposal review panels
Support for interdisciplinary research teams
