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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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Fabian T Pfeffer
Research Associate Professor, Survey Research Center, Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, Associate Chair, Department of Sociology and Associate Professor of Sociology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Fabian Pfeffer is Research Associate Professor in the Survey Research Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology. He … more -
Arthur Lupia
Gerald R Ford Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Research Professor, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research
Arthur Lupia examines how information and institutions affect policy and politics. He studies how people make decisions when they lack … more
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