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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Poverty & Inequality
Population Health
Racial inequalities in health throughout adulthood: The cumulative impact of neighborhood chemical and non-chemical stressors on epigenomic pathways
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Youth
Social Psychology
Human Development
Family & Relationships
Linking Community and Family Characteristics to Adolescent Adjustment
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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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Robert M. Sellers
Faculty Associate, RCGD Professor, Psychology Vice Provost, Vice Provst Equity & Inclusion Professor, Soe-Educational Studies
Dr. Sellers' research interests include ethnicity, racial and ethnic identity, personality and health, athletic participation and personality. The meta-objective … more -
Linda Young-Demarco
Research Area Specialist Lead, SRC-Family Demography
Linda Young-DeMarco is a Lead Research Area Specialist with extensive longitudinal research project management experience. Her expertise includes project … more
Latest News
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August 3, 2021
ISR Insights Speaker Series – Unprecedented: The Expansion of the Social Safety Net During the COVID Era and Its Impacts on Poverty and Hardship
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series is a series focusing on the research happening at ISR. This event will Read more
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July 30, 2021
Slowdown in economy anticipated amid rising COVID risks
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment fell in July, posting a monthly decline of 5.0% from June, falling to the lowest level since Read more
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July 29, 2021
New NSF grant will create mosaic of data on the impact of university research
ANN ARBOR – A $2 million, three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant recently awarded to the Institute for Research on Read more
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July 27, 2021
Many parents still believe boys are better, more competitive at sports than girls
ANN ARBOR––Female Olympian handballers fined for playing in shorts instead of bikini bottoms. A female Paralympian told by a championship Read more
