Leaders and Best Reflect: Social Science in the Public Interest
U-M alumni reflect on the broad impact that ISR has had on their lives and the social sciences.
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.
Topics
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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Richard L. Valliant
Research Professor Emeritus/A, SRC-Survey Methodology
Richard Valliant has made important contributions to survey methodology in the areas of imputation for missing data, variance estimation for … more -
Michael G. Mueller-Smith
Faculty Associate, PSC Assistant Professor, Economics
Mike Mueller-Smith's research examines topics related to the economics of crime, discrimination, and public assistance programs, most notably … more
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July 24, 2019
ISR faculty members receive one of the University of Michigan’s top honors
ANN ARBOR – Two ISR faculty members have been named Distinguished University Professors, one of the University of Michigan’s top Read more
