Survey Research Center

The Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research is a community of faculty, staff and students that serves the public interest by conducting research integrated with state-of-the-art data collection and analysis, developing social and behavioral research methods, and training leaders in survey and data science.

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ISR project selected to receive funding from U-M Strategic Initiative Fund

ISR buildings in the Summer of 2024.
ANN ARBOR – A joint project between the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has received a grant from the University of Michigan’s Strategic Initiatives Fund (SIF).The project, titled “Monitoring Food Hardship in the US,” is helmed by Helen Levy of ISR’s Survey Research Center (SRC) and Natasha Pilkauskas of the Ford School’s Poverty Solutions initiative. The project will track food insufficiency in… Learn more about ISR project selected to receive funding from U-M Strategic Initiative Fund >

August 28, 2026

Penn State bust put focus on cocaine but on most campuses the big risk is alcohol

While an alleged cocaine ring at Penn State University has drawn national headlines, cocaine use among young adults… >>

August 28, 2026

When a Friend Becomes a Caregiver

The New York Times cited the National Health and Aging Trends Study in an article about the ways… >>

August 27, 2026

Beyond hunger: Food insecurity in later life linked to dementia

ANN ARBOR—Older adults who experienced food insecurity in both midlife and later life had nearly four times the… >>
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International Research Hub

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The International Research Hub is a joint program between the Survey Research Center and the Population Studies Center. It was created in 2025 to support University of Michigan faculty and staff working on international research, with an emphasis on data collection and representative studies of general populations.

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Education and Well-Being (EWB)

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The Education and Well-Being (EWB) program was established in 2008 to advance research focused on improving the teaching of reading and mathematics, particularly in schools serving high percentages of students in poverty. Contributions of EWB include the development of innovative methods for studying the “inner workings” of schools and strengthening the role of survey research in education.

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Matthew Shapiro

Matthew D Shapiro

LAWRENCE R KLEIN COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, PROFESSOR OF...

Kate Cagney

Kate Cagney

DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, RESEARCH PROFESSOR, SURVEY...

Mary Beth Ofstedal

Mary Beth Ofstedal

RESEARCH SCIENTIST EMERITA, POPULATION STUDIES-ADMINISTRATION AND RESEARCH...

Joshua Ehrlich

Josh Ehrlich

PAUL R LICHTER RESEARCH PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY...

James Wagner

James Robert Wagner

RESEARCH PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

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