Home Sweet HomeLab
The HomeLab, housed within the University of Michigan’s BioSocial Methods Collaborative, looks and feels like a complete apartment. But unlike a home, the lab is outfitted with technology that allows researchers to observe how people live their lives. Learn more here: https://biosocialmethods.isr.umich.edu/labs/u-m-homelab/
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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Ashley Harrell
Adjunct Faculty Associate, RCGD
I am a sociologist whose work is centered largely on structural and social-psychological solutions to problems of cooperation, collective … more -
Lindsay H. Ryan
Associate Research Scientist, SRC-HRS
Lindsay Ryan is an Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. She received her … more
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