"Anyone studying the causes or consequences of human thought and behavior is doing social science".
—H. Russell Bernard - Director, Institute for Social Science Research, ASU
ISSR does not conduct surveys or prov
ISSR provides seed grants to ASU faculty seeking external funding in the social sciences. Social science research is done across many fields, including the traditional fields of sociology, anthropology, psychology, social psychology, economics, and political science, but also in communications, criminal justice, law, journalism, education, nursing, medicine, gerontology, social work, environmental science, computer engineering, and more.
Institute for Social Science Research
Arizona State University
PO Box 877503
Tempe AZ 85287-7503
Institute for Social Science Research
Wilson Hall Office 452B
480-965-5005
Wendy Loera, Assistant Director
[email protected]
ISSR maintains a modern focus group facility, including focus group room and observation room.
The focus group room is available by appointment. For information on the cost and the availability of the facility, contact Audrey Walters at 480-965-5005.
Data management services are available through the ASU library’s data management group. Click HERE for more information.
GIS services are provided through the School of Geographic Sciences and Urban Planning. For information about those services, click HERE.
ISSR has two major objectives: 1.
ISSR provides support to faculty to develop online courses on research methods. Faculty who now teach methods courses and who want to bring their course online, can apply for support (HERE), as can faculty who would like to develop a new, face-to-face course on research methods. The goal is to make courses on a variety of research methods widely available at both the undergraduate and graduate level of instruction.