ANN ARBOR — The Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science (MPSDS) has selected its 2025 class of recipients for the Lepkowski Research Support Award.

Honoring the legacy of MPSDS founding director James M. Lepkowski, the award funds studies that pair a junior faculty member at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) with a master’s degree student in the MPSDS program. Over one academic year, the student will serve as a research assistant for the faculty member, gaining valuable, hands-on research experience and meaningful mentorship.

Four pairs of faculty members and students will make up this year’s class. The research projects and their participants are as follows:

• Exploring Care Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Older Adults – Dr. Sarah E. Patterson and Effy Tang
• Advancing Social Genomics Research Through the Panel Study of Income Dynamics – Dr. Wei Zhao & Zihan Tong
• Advancing Survey Science Through the Lepkowski Award – Dr. Henning Silber & Troy Liu
• Enhancing Mobile Health Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration – Dr. Lizbeth Benson and Zack Winograd

For more information on the Lepkowski Research Support Award and this year’s recipients, click here.