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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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Richard E. Nisbett
Research Professor, RCGD Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, LSA
Nisbett is Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor; Co-Director of the UM Culture and Cognition Program; and Research Professor … more -
David A. Dunning
Faculty Associate, RCGD Professor, Psychology
David Dunning's research focuses on the psychology underlying human misbelief. In his most widely-cited work, he showed that … more
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November 25, 2020
Consumer sentiment: Turning ‘Bah Humbug’ into ‘Happy Holidays’
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment fell in November due to a sharp decline in economic prospects, according to the University of Michigan Read more
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November 23, 2020
U-M, community partners tackle energy insecurity in three Detroit neighborhoods
ANN ARBOR—Some Detroiters spend up to 30% of their monthly income on home energy bills, a sky-high rate that places Read more
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November 20, 2020
Majority of Detroiters say they’re unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine, U-M survey says
DETROIT—Sixty-one percent of Detroiters say they are unlikely or very unlikely to get a government-approved COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes Read more
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November 19, 2020
ISR Insights Speaker Series: Research Universities and the Public Good in the Time of COVID-19
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series is a series focusing on the research happening at ISR. Jason Owen-Smith (Executive Read more
