Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Understanding why people do what they do politically is the core goal of the Institute for Social Research’s Center for Political Studies. The effort to analyze and describe voting motivations and political behavior at every portion of the spectrum has been a defining part of the Center’s existence… Continue reading How big questions about political research drew Ph.D. candidate Joshua Thorp to ISR
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Next Generation Initiative helps SRC researcher Noura Insolera to come full circle
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Noura Insolera, Ph.D., has achieved a lot at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). An assistant research scientist at the Survey Research Center (SRC), she investigates the effects of income inequality across many different fields, including health, policy , and other social spheres. She leads the Panel Study… Continue reading Next Generation Initiative helps SRC researcher Noura Insolera to come full circle
Katrina R. Ellis named as the Next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar
ANN ARBOR — Katrina R. Ellis, Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan, has been named the next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar by the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). Dr. Ellis is an affiliate of the Research Center for Group Dynamics at… Continue reading Katrina R. Ellis named as the Next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar
Next Generation Initiative helps explore public opinion research
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — In hindsight, Hwayong Shin almost had to end up at the Institute for Social Research. “I was very interested in ISR even before I started my Ph.D. program here because it had the Center for Political Studies,” she said. “It’s the powerhouse of public opinion studies and it’s… Continue reading Next Generation Initiative helps explore public opinion research
Next Generation Initiative paves the way for Davis Daumler’s award-winning research
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Poverty may not be the sort of thing one sets out to study, but for Davis Daumler, inequality and its long-running effects are topics of social importance that demand high-quality research and sustained policy action. “I consider myself a scholar of inequality,” said Daumler, a Ph.D. candidate whose… Continue reading Next Generation Initiative paves the way for Davis Daumler’s award-winning research
How deep-rooted origin stories led to cutting edge research at ISR
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Lydia Wileden walked two unique paths on her way to the Institute for Social Research. The first centered on her research. Her work to date has focused on measuring neighborhood perceptions and reputations, tracking how they change and how those changes affect the people who live there. It… Continue reading How deep-rooted origin stories led to cutting edge research at ISR
Next Generation Initiative offsets pandemic stress for U-M grad student Shanice Battle
ANN ARBOR — Though much of the world shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of academic work continued. And for Shanice Battle, her work only continued thanks to an award from the Institute for Social Research’s Next Generation Initiative. Battle was connected to ISR from 2018 through 2021 while finishing her PhD through… Continue reading Next Generation Initiative offsets pandemic stress for U-M grad student Shanice Battle
How Harvard Sociologist Sasha Killewald Got Her Start at ISR
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – Sasha Killewald is pursuing big answers to crucial questions — questions that could change the way we understand the sociology of the family. How does the amount of money women earn affect the work they do at home? To what extent does the financial success of a person’s… Continue reading How Harvard Sociologist Sasha Killewald Got Her Start at ISR