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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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Elizabeth Eve Bruch
Associate Professor of Sociology, Associate Professor of Complex Systems, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
Dr. Bruch's work combines statistical models of individuals' choice behaviors with formal modeling approaches that capture the implications of … more -
Susan Leonard
Associate Research Scientist, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research
Dr. Leonard's work focuses on the relationship between human populations and their environments. Her research interests include historical epidemiology … more
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