Projects & Grants
We conduct research in a wide variety of areas. View some of our recent project highlights or explore them all by topic area.
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Poverty & Inequality
Human Development
Racial/ethnic inequalities in poor birth outcomes: Clarifying the role of precarious work
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Family & Relationships
Population Health
Aging & Retirement
Daily Experiences among Black and White Dementia Caregivers: Implications for Well-being and Cardiovascular Health
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Faculty Profiles
ISR’s faculty experts conduct groundbreaking and wide-ranging social science research — representing more than 20 academic disciplines. Included below are two examples of the type of work being done by members of our team.
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Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Adjunct Faculty Associate, CPS Director Academic Program, LSA II: Donia Human Rights Ctr Director Academic Program, LSA II: Japanese Studies Professor, Sociology
Professor Tsutsui's research interests lie in political/comparative sociology, social movements, globalization, human rights, and Japanese society. More specifically, … more -
Christopher Jennings Fariss
Faculty Associate, CPS Assistant Professor, LSA Political Science
Christopher Fariss' core research interest is in the politics of human rights, violence and repression. He uses computational methods to … more
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