Algorithms, Big Data, and Inequality (2018-2021)
The proliferation of algorithms is reconfiguring our socio-economic systems in profound and complex ways. This collaborative project brings together scholars from across the social sciences to critically examine the design, […]
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Pro-Social Behaviors in the Digital Age (2018-2021)
The capacity of digital technologies to facilitate both anti-social and pro-social behaviors has become a pressing challenge with significant science and policy implications. How do we stem the tide of […]
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Fellows
The 4th cohort of ISS faculty fellows to be in residence at the ISS during 2018/19 has been finalized! View our newest faculty fellows here. Every three years the ISS […]
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China’s Cities: Divisions and Plans (2016-2019)
This project focuses on the economic, political, and social phenomena at play in China’s urbanization. Using surveys, ethnographies, interviews, and big data, ISS faculty fellows are examining the divides between […]
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The Causes, Consequences, and Future of Mass Incarceration in the United States (2015-2018)
The Mass Incarceration theme project is investigating the causes, consequences, and future of mass incarceration in the United States, with a particular focus on (1) the factors that shape the […]
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Deportation Relief (2015-2018)
This mixed-methods project examines how immigrants granted temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States respond to their experience of legal limbo. Through analysis of census, survey and administrative data, we […]
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Why Are Lower-Income Americans Apolitical?
Jamila Michener, government, is currently examining the relationship between Medicaid utilization and lack of political participation. She has found that in locales with fewer disparities in health and more Medicaid funded benefits, there […]
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Entrepreneurial Scientists and Engineers
Michael Roach, Applied Economics and Management, is currently researching the intersection between academic research discoveries and their commercialization through startups. His work primarily focuses on which members of a research team go on to commercialize their […]
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Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Sunita Sah, management and organizations, has been researching the relationship between conflict of interest disclosure and consumer behavior. She has found these disclosures influence consumers to make decisions with the added pressure […]
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