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ISSR Overview

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        (L to R., Nancy Rhodes, Sue Freeman, Joan Barth, Lin Olin, Debra McCallum,

         Nita Hestevold, Tom Stem, Michael Conaway)

ISSR provides a wide range of support for research activities at the University:

  • Policy-relevant social research with an interdisciplinary perspective;
  • Facilitation and support of collaborative research projects with University researchers and scientists from other institutions;
  • Support for the research infrastructure at the University, especially in the social and behavioral sciences;
  • Local, statewide, and national telephone interviewing by the Capstone Poll;
  • Consultation on statistical analysis and social and behavioral research methodology;
  • Facilitation and support of evaluation research projects with University researchers and scientists from other institutions;
  • Research experience for graduate and undergraduate student through research assistantships;
  • Access to the Experimental Social Science Research Laboratory for computer-based data collection;
  • Access to the data archive of the Capstone Poll.  (check with Tom about ICPSR).