BioSocial Methods and the Research Center for Group Dynamics are proud to offer two ICPSR summer workshops in 2024: An introduction to psychophysiology, to explore the relationship between the human mind and body (hybrid) and a 3-day in-person session at the U-M HomeLab, where participants will learn to design and conduct research on human subjects in a… Continue reading Register now for BioSocial Methods ICPSR Summer Workshops
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Patricia Gurin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Program for Research on Black Americans
ANN ARBOR – Patricia Gurin, a professor emerita of psychology and women’s study who was a pioneer in intergroup dialogue, received a Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday from the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA). Gurin is the Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies, the former chair of psychology and… Continue reading Patricia Gurin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Program for Research on Black Americans
Do you have an unusual name? Your parents’ cultural sense of self may have something to do with it.
An unusual name can be a conversation starter. How do you pronounce that? Where does that come from? Does that mean something? A series of conversations centered around the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) at the Institute for Social Research have recently provided me with some new perspective on what it means, culturally, to have… Continue reading Do you have an unusual name? Your parents’ cultural sense of self may have something to do with it.
Behavioral science recommendations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic have now been tested
RCGD affiliate Shinobu Kitayama contributes to a landmark evaluation ANN ARBOR — Behavioral science recommendations made early on in the COVID-19 pandemic were largely correct. In April 2020, a hugely influential paper (Van Bavel et al) proposed 19 policy recommendations describing how insights from behavioral science could reduce the impacts of the pandemic. The paper received… Continue reading Behavioral science recommendations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic have now been tested
ISR remembers and honors James S. Jackson with research symposium and atrium dedication
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) honored the life, career, and memory of James S. Jackson with a research symposium on Friday, December 1, 2023. ISR also renamed its atrium in Jackson’s honor, paying tribute to his long career as a pioneering researcher in the… Continue reading ISR remembers and honors James S. Jackson with research symposium and atrium dedication
Program for Research on Black Americans 2023 Reunion Unites Leading Scholars
ANN ARBOR – The pioneering black psychologist James S. Jackson transformed the way that researchers study and understand Black American life– but his mentorship of a generation of Black scholars is an equally enduring legacy. The latter was the salient theme of the 2023 Reunion of the Program for Research on Black Americans, held Saturday… Continue reading Program for Research on Black Americans 2023 Reunion Unites Leading Scholars
PRBA Names Katrina R. Ellis 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 ISR research.… Continue reading PRBA Names Katrina R. Ellis as the Next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar
The psychological consequences of political violence
ANN ARBOR—Thousands have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. And watching, and experiencing, all of this violence unfold are Palestinian and Israeli children. Researchers Rowell Huesmann and Eric Dubow of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research have studied the effects of exposure to political conflict and war violence in Israeli… Continue reading The psychological consequences of political violence
Robert Sellers to receive the 2023 James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship
Robert Sellers, the Charles D. Moody Collegiate Professor of Psychology and an affiliate of the Research Center for Group Dynamics, has been named the recipient of the 2023 James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship. The award, jointly administered by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the National Center for Institutional Diversity, is… Continue reading Robert Sellers to receive the 2023 James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship
$3.5 million MCUAAAR grant renewal marks 30 years of support for minority aging and health equity across Michigan
ANN ARBOR — Funding for the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) has been renewed, ensuring another five years of high quality research, career mentorship, and community outreach. MCUAAAR, which has been continuously funded since 1997, is a collaborative, multi-university research center housed at the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and… Continue reading $3.5 million MCUAAAR grant renewal marks 30 years of support for minority aging and health equity across Michigan