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.
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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Robin Stacey Edelstein
Faculty Associate, RCGD Associate Professor, Psychology
Robin Edelstein's research is devoted to understanding why and how people differ in their responses to emotional experiences and … more -
Dirgha J. Ghimire
Faculty Associate, Society, Population, & Environment Research Associate Professor, PSC
Dirgha Ghimire studies the relationship among social context, social change, family organization, marriage arrangement and first birth timing in Nepal. … more
