The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research conducts research in a wide variety of areas. View some of our recent project highlights or explore them by topic area.
-
Human Development
Population Health
Social Psychology
Social Context, Life History, and the Biology of Human Development
This study uses a prospective, longitudinal design to study the effect of the social context on age at maturity in the Dogon people of Mali. Age at maturity is a … more -
Aging & Retirement
Economic Behavior
Population Health
University of Michigan Retirement Research Center 2013-2018
The goals of the MRRC are to conduct high-quality research on issues of interest to policy makers, to attract top-notch scholars to the study of Social Security and … more -
Economic Behavior
Population Health
Economic Status, Health, & Wellbeing over the Life Course and Across Generations
Spanning over four decades, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) is the world's longest running household panel survey. The archive presents unique research opportunities for breakthroughs in understanding … more -
Population Health
Community Care for All? Health Centers' Impact on Access to Care and Health
Since 1965, Community Health Centers (CHCs) have delivered primary and preventive health care at free or reduced cost to disadvantaged and uninsured Americans (Hawkins and Schwartz 2003). Although political support … more -
Population Health
Social Psychology
Midlife Health in Japan (MIDJA) and the US (MIDUS) - MERIT Extensionn
The purpose of this research is to study a sample of midlife adults from the Tokyo metropolitan area. Respondents complete a questionnaire that obtains information about sociodemographic characteristics, psychosocial characteristics, … more -
Data & Methods
Population Health
National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP)
The National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP) acquires, preserves and disseminates data relevant to drug addiction and HIV research. A project of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), … more -
Population Health
Disparities in Recovery from Hurricane Katrina
MEDIUM-TERM EFFECTS OF KATRINA ON THE PRE-HURRICANE POPULATION OF NEW ORLEANS The overall objective of the KATRINA@10 Program is to advance disaster science by including both breadth … more -
Population Health
Social Psychology
Race and Ethnicity Health Differentials: Disaggregating the Black Population in the United States
The objective of this project is to produce a focused review and critical summary of the relevant literature and empirical datasets examining the contributions of both race and ethnicity to … more -
Population Health
Social Psychology
Youth
Exposure to Violence and Subsequent Weapons Use: Mediating and Moderating Processes
Gun violence in the U.S. is a serious public health concern. The nation's firearm death rate is the highest among industrialized nations, with an alarmingly high rate among … more -
Aging & Retirement
Economic Behavior
Population Health
Health, Wealth, and Time Use Over the Life Course and Across Generations
The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) is a longitudinal survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. families. Begun in 1968, 38 waves of data have now been … more
