Amber Wutich is an Associate Professor in ASU’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change.

Christopher McCarty is a Professor in the University of Florida Department of Anthropology and director of the UF Bureau of Economic and Business Research.  He has over twenty years of experience conducting primary data collection in both within and outside the U.S.  McCarty’s research focus is on social network analysis, and more specifically the analysis of personal networks.  He 2001 he developed a software program called Egonet that is designed for the collection and analysis of personal networks.  This open source software is freely available at

Biographical Sketch

David P. Redlawsk is Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling and Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, where directs the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Professor Redlawsk received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Rutgers University. He also holds an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. from Duke University. His research focuses on campaign, elections, the role of information in voter decision making and on emotional responses to campaign information.

ISSR Spring 2016 - Winners of the Graduate Student Poster Competition!

Spring 2016 Seed Grant Recipients:

Association of Infant Feeding, Maternal and Infant Microbiota, and Infant Temperament

Dr. Katie Hinde, Associate Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change

Dr. Elizabeth Reifsnider, Associate Dean and Professor, College of Nursing and Health Innovation

Dr. Corrie Whisner, Assistant Professor, School oif Nutrition and Health Promotion

Q: Are there resources that I can use to find philanthropic and/or nonprofit funding for my proposal?

A: Yes, below is a general link for you to access this information: 

https://libguides.asu.edu/gettingpublished/funding

In addition, below are other links that will provide additional guidance (you will need to use your ASU login information for these):

Registration is required - most workshops are $50 / both online & face to face. 

Workshops are open to faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students both at ASU, and the non ASU community. 

Workshop Cancellation Policy - Full refunds will be given for cancellations at least 48 hours in advance for in-person workshops.  Online workshop refunds will be given at any time prior to workshop start time.

Sample List of ASU Undergraduate Courses on Social Science Methods 

ACO 100. All About Data: Design, Query, Visualization

ACT 435  Statistics for Risk Modeling

ACT 450  Actuarial Models 1

ALA 235  Intro to Computer Modeling

AML 253, SOS 210 or 294. Introduction to Mathematical Tools and Modeling for the Life and Social Sciences

ASB 430,[CPI 430], or AML 330. Social Simulation.

AML 441 Mathematical Concepts and Tools in Sustainability.

APM 522 Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equation

Sample Plans of Study (iPOS)for varied degree concentrations HERE

Sample List of ASU Graduate-level Courses on Social Science Methods 

School of Geographical Studies and Urban Planning Courses (GIS/PUP)

GCU 542          Geographical Analysis of Transportation        

GCU 585          Geographic Research Design and Proposal Writing