GSA Highlight
The Institute for Social Research serves as a national laboratory for the social sciences, advancing public understanding of human behavior through empirical research of extraordinary depth and breadth.
Our Centers
ISR consists of five separate but interdependent research centers, each with a particular focus and capabilities.
Projects & Grants
We conduct research in a wide variety of areas. View some of our recent project highlights or explore them all by topic area.
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Faculty Profiles
ISR’s faculty experts conduct groundbreaking and wide-ranging social science research — representing more than 20 academic disciplines. Included below are two examples of the type of work being done by members of our team.
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Inbal Nahum-Shani
Research Associate Professor, SRC-Quantitative Methods
Dr. Inbal's research focuses on using behavioral theory and novel methodologies to develop adaptive interventions, namely interventions that use … more -
Kenneth M. Sylvester
Adjunct Research Associate Professor, ICPSR - Membership Archives Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Flint History Sponsored Res & Programs Dir, Flint Off Of Res & Sponsor Pgm
Kenneth Sylvester studies demographic and socioeconomic behavior in relation to environmental change. A historian by training, Dr. Sylvester uses census … more
