
News & Events
Rural-urban divide: Neighborhood conditions shape teen smoking
June 1, 2026
Most people over 50 have LGBTQ+ friends or family, but LGBTQ+ people over 50 face more aging-related challenges, poll finds
May 26, 2026
ISR welcomes the 2026 Junior Professional Researcher cohort
May 26, 2026
Next Generation Initiative funds helped Holly Donahue Singh build an interdisciplinary perspective
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June 1-10, 2026 MWF Course - Data Collection Using Wearables, Sensors, and Apps in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences
Heidi Guyer - RTI International
Off Campus Location @ 10:00am -
Jun
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June 2 - July 30, 2026 T/TH Course - Sampling in Practice
Yajuan Si - Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
Off Campus Location @ 1:00pm
Research
ISR serves as a national laboratory advancing understanding of human behavior through empirical research. More than 300 scientists are affiliated with one or more of our research centers. Their work provides the foundation for the Institute’s legacy of social science in the public interest.

David R Weir
RESEARCH PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
Emily Treleaven
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER AND FACULTY...
JJ Prescott
HENRY KING RANSOM PROFESSOR OF LAW, PROFESSOR OF LAW, LAW SCHOOL,...
Priti R Shah
ARTHUR F THURNAU PROFESSOR, PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF...
Noah J Webster
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL...

Training & Opportunities

ISR is committed to training the next generation of social scientists, and to providing the highest quality continuing education to professionals working in the fields of survey research and data analysis.

Organizational Projects
- Strong, impactful social science research requires diverse cadres of scholars who can fully engage in all aspects of the research process.
- The high quality social science at ISR requires teams composed of staff and faculty whose contributions are understood to be equally valuable.
- We believe in a responsibility to share social science research resources broadly with scholars who are members of groups that are underrepresented in academic research.

