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Welcome to ISSR!

Our mission is to promote excellence in social science research across the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Institute for Social Science Research provides resources and support for campus-wide researchers using or learning to use social science methods, seeking to take part in collaborative and interdisciplinary research, doing publicly engaged research, and seeking external funding for research.

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September 27, 2023

Grants | SBS/ISSR Faculty Grants Summit Video and Materials

August 25, 2023

ISSR Hiring | Program Manager - Please circulate widely!

August 16, 2023

New book by Elizabeth Sharrow, ISSR Director of Faculty Research

May 23, 2023

ISSR Hiring | Quantitative Methodology Consultants for Fall 2023

April 5, 2023

ISSR Scholars | Announcing the 2023-2024 ISSR Scholars

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Upcoming Events

November 28, 2023

ISSR Methodology Workshop | Using Social Media for Qualitative Research (Online)

December 13, 2023

Intersectional Solidarities: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy

December 31, 2050

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December 31, 2050

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December 31, 2050

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Smith-Doerr and colleagues in AJS on Gender Pay Gaps in Federal Agencies

ISSR is Hiring | Information Technology Assistant

Join the ISSR Team! ISSR is looking for a tech-savvy student to work for 10 hours per week, providing IT support for staff and workshops, maintaining and updating software licenses, and assisting with website maintenance.

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Conference | Engaging Anthropology - UMass Department of Anthropology 50th Anniversary

Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 10:00am to Sunday, October 6, 2019 - 5:00pm

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

ISSR Methodology Workshop | Introduction to Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) in SPSS

Monday, November 18, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm

E20 Machmer Hall | UMass Amherst

POSTPONED Faculty Workshop Series | I'm a PI, Now What?

Friday, October 25, 2019 - 9:00am to 11:00am

Friday, November 15, 2019 - 9:00am to 11:00am

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 9:00am to 11:00am

Friday, April 10, 2020 - 9:00am to 11:00am

UMass Amherst | Check locations and registration links by session date

Seminar | The Revolution That Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives

Friday, September 27, 2019 - 11:30am to 12:30pm

Integrative Learning Center Communication Hub, 3rd Floor | UMass Amherst

Methods Symposium 2019 | New Approaches in Queer, Postcolonial, and Black Studies

Saturday, October 19, 2019 - 10:00am to 5:00pm

South College | UMass Amherst

Methods Symposium 2019 on New Approaches in Queer, Postcolonial and Black Studies

ISSR is pleased to co-sponsor the Methods Symposium 2019, to be held Saturday, October 19, from 10:00am to 5:00pm at South College. Workshop registration is now closed, but all are invited to join the open Roundtable Discussion, from 3 - 5 pm in South College W245:

What Is the Methods Symposium?