UMass ISSR
@umassissr.bsky.social
Institute for Social Science Research at UMass Amherst. Interdisciplinary hub for new ideas, research design, methods training/consultation, and grant support.
Learn more: https://www.umass.edu/social-science-research/
Learn more: https://www.umass.edu/social-science-research/
Thank you to everyone who attended our ABCs of the IRB session yesterday! That’s it on our programming this semester, but we’ll be back in the spring with new seminars and research/ grant funding workshops, as well as methodology training workshops!
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended our ABCs of the IRB session yesterday! That’s it on our programming this semester, but we’ll be back in the spring with new seminars and research/ grant funding workshops, as well as methodology training workshops!
Timothy Black visited the UMass Amherst Center at Springfield campus last night to give a talk about his 30 year study tracking the life experiences of a network of Puerto Rican men and women. Thank you to everyone who came out! We look forward to seeing you at our next event!
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Timothy Black visited the UMass Amherst Center at Springfield campus last night to give a talk about his 30 year study tracking the life experiences of a network of Puerto Rican men and women. Thank you to everyone who came out! We look forward to seeing you at our next event!
Join us this Thursday for our ABCs of the IRB event and learn the ins and outs of the IRB for researchers working with human subjects. This session will be useful for both graduate students and faculty.
RSVP now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
RSVP now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us this Thursday for our ABCs of the IRB event and learn the ins and outs of the IRB for researchers working with human subjects. This session will be useful for both graduate students and faculty.
RSVP now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
RSVP now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
We wrapped up our last Funding (Friday on) Thursday session of the semester yesterday. Thank you for attending our sessions this semester!
We'll be back in the Spring for a new roster of sessions! Subscribe for email notifications on upcoming Funding Thursdays: subscribe.umass.edu/subscription...
We'll be back in the Spring for a new roster of sessions! Subscribe for email notifications on upcoming Funding Thursdays: subscribe.umass.edu/subscription...
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We wrapped up our last Funding (Friday on) Thursday session of the semester yesterday. Thank you for attending our sessions this semester!
We'll be back in the Spring for a new roster of sessions! Subscribe for email notifications on upcoming Funding Thursdays: subscribe.umass.edu/subscription...
We'll be back in the Spring for a new roster of sessions! Subscribe for email notifications on upcoming Funding Thursdays: subscribe.umass.edu/subscription...
Thank you to everyone who came to our Open House last night and to the Commonwealth Restaurant for hosting us! Stay tuned for the next Open House.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to our Open House last night and to the Commonwealth Restaurant for hosting us! Stay tuned for the next Open House.
The last Funding Thursdays session of the semester meets tomorrow. Join us for a panel discussion on seeking grant and fellowship funding after tenure.
Get more information & RSVP now: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more information & RSVP now: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The last Funding Thursdays session of the semester meets tomorrow. Join us for a panel discussion on seeking grant and fellowship funding after tenure.
Get more information & RSVP now: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more information & RSVP now: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Kick off your research year with a visit to ISSR!
Come join us at the Commonwealth Restaurant for our Open House today from 4:30-6:30 pm!
Come join us at the Commonwealth Restaurant for our Open House today from 4:30-6:30 pm!
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Kick off your research year with a visit to ISSR!
Come join us at the Commonwealth Restaurant for our Open House today from 4:30-6:30 pm!
Come join us at the Commonwealth Restaurant for our Open House today from 4:30-6:30 pm!
Join us for our final Funding Thursday, 11/13! We will cover how to get grant & fellowship opportunities at/for mid-career. This session will feature two ISSR Scholar alumni in a panel discussion regarding their strategies for grants and fellowships after tenure.
RSVP: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
RSVP: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Join us for our final Funding Thursday, 11/13! We will cover how to get grant & fellowship opportunities at/for mid-career. This session will feature two ISSR Scholar alumni in a panel discussion regarding their strategies for grants and fellowships after tenure.
RSVP: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
RSVP: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Join us for this free talk by Timothy Black (PhD, UMass Sociology) on his 30 year study tracking the life experiences of a network of Puerto Rican men and women in social conditions that have severely limited them. This talk is open to the public! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Join us for this free talk by Timothy Black (PhD, UMass Sociology) on his 30 year study tracking the life experiences of a network of Puerto Rican men and women in social conditions that have severely limited them. This talk is open to the public! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Join us this Thursday (10/16) for our annual Faculty Grants Summit! This session designed to put you on solid ground for landing and managing your research funding at any level, and to share great ideas from the ISSR grants support team and your peers.
More info & register now: shorturl.at/H7oYr
More info & register now: shorturl.at/H7oYr
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Join us this Thursday (10/16) for our annual Faculty Grants Summit! This session designed to put you on solid ground for landing and managing your research funding at any level, and to share great ideas from the ISSR grants support team and your peers.
More info & register now: shorturl.at/H7oYr
More info & register now: shorturl.at/H7oYr
Join us next week (10/09) for our second Funding Thursday session on navigating the changing funding climate!
Guest speakers will provide an overview of systems that help folks find federal or foundation funding, and suggestions for writing competitive proposals aimed at different types of funders.
Guest speakers will provide an overview of systems that help folks find federal or foundation funding, and suggestions for writing competitive proposals aimed at different types of funders.
September 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Join us next week (10/09) for our second Funding Thursday session on navigating the changing funding climate!
Guest speakers will provide an overview of systems that help folks find federal or foundation funding, and suggestions for writing competitive proposals aimed at different types of funders.
Guest speakers will provide an overview of systems that help folks find federal or foundation funding, and suggestions for writing competitive proposals aimed at different types of funders.
Want to feel a bit more confident setting up and running your own projects in STATA? Sign up for the upcoming STATA for Research: Organize Your Workflow workshop. Learn how to navigate STATA comfortably, run descriptive stats, and set up a basic regression.
Sign up! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Sign up! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
September 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Want to feel a bit more confident setting up and running your own projects in STATA? Sign up for the upcoming STATA for Research: Organize Your Workflow workshop. Learn how to navigate STATA comfortably, run descriptive stats, and set up a basic regression.
Sign up! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Sign up! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Strengthen your research skills and enroll for one of our methodology workshops!
Check out the full listing of workshops, seminars, and other events offered this semester: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Check out the full listing of workshops, seminars, and other events offered this semester: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
September 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Strengthen your research skills and enroll for one of our methodology workshops!
Check out the full listing of workshops, seminars, and other events offered this semester: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Check out the full listing of workshops, seminars, and other events offered this semester: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Join us for the first Funding (Fridays on) Thursday session! How do you translate your research agenda into focused, doable, fundable research questions and/or specific aims? How do you think about “Broader Impacts” in the current funding climate?
Sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
September 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Join us for the first Funding (Fridays on) Thursday session! How do you translate your research agenda into focused, doable, fundable research questions and/or specific aims? How do you think about “Broader Impacts” in the current funding climate?
Sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Every grant is different, so contact ISSR Grant Support early to hit your proposal development milestones!
Contact our ISSR Grant Support staff for more information: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Contact our ISSR Grant Support staff for more information: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
August 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Every grant is different, so contact ISSR Grant Support early to hit your proposal development milestones!
Contact our ISSR Grant Support staff for more information: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Contact our ISSR Grant Support staff for more information: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Don't get stuck, call us!
ISSR offers free consultation on quantitative and qualitative methods and computing packages to faculty, staff and students at UMass. We are here to help you!
Request consultation: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Methods resources: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
ISSR offers free consultation on quantitative and qualitative methods and computing packages to faculty, staff and students at UMass. We are here to help you!
Request consultation: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Methods resources: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
July 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Don't get stuck, call us!
ISSR offers free consultation on quantitative and qualitative methods and computing packages to faculty, staff and students at UMass. We are here to help you!
Request consultation: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Methods resources: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
ISSR offers free consultation on quantitative and qualitative methods and computing packages to faculty, staff and students at UMass. We are here to help you!
Request consultation: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Methods resources: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Grant management is complicated. ISSR is here to help. Our staff provide grant support to all faculty and graduate students in SBS and HFA.
Get more information on our website: umass.edu/social-science-research/grant-support
Get more information on our website: umass.edu/social-science-research/grant-support
July 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Grant management is complicated. ISSR is here to help. Our staff provide grant support to all faculty and graduate students in SBS and HFA.
Get more information on our website: umass.edu/social-science-research/grant-support
Get more information on our website: umass.edu/social-science-research/grant-support
Our final workshop for the summer session, Text as Data in R, is coming up soon. With the rapid explosion in availability of digitized text, social scientists are increasingly turning to computational tools for the analysis of text-as-data.
Get more info & enroll now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more info & enroll now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
July 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Our final workshop for the summer session, Text as Data in R, is coming up soon. With the rapid explosion in availability of digitized text, social scientists are increasingly turning to computational tools for the analysis of text-as-data.
Get more info & enroll now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more info & enroll now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
This week, get some experience with Geospatial Information Systems! Using the QGIS software, this participatory workshop will introduce methods and best practices for GIS.
Get additional information and sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get additional information and sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
June 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This week, get some experience with Geospatial Information Systems! Using the QGIS software, this participatory workshop will introduce methods and best practices for GIS.
Get additional information and sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get additional information and sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Coming up this week! In Web Scraping in R workshop, participants will learn how to efficiently automate the process of collecting data from large numbers of websites and text files using R.
Get additional information and sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get additional information and sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
June 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Coming up this week! In Web Scraping in R workshop, participants will learn how to efficiently automate the process of collecting data from large numbers of websites and text files using R.
Get additional information and sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get additional information and sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
We are offering a second section of Introduction to NVivo 14 for Mac and Windows workshop from Wednesday to Friday next week. This workshop will get you up and running with coding and analyzing your qualitative data in NVivo 14.
Get more details and register now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more details and register now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
June 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We are offering a second section of Introduction to NVivo 14 for Mac and Windows workshop from Wednesday to Friday next week. This workshop will get you up and running with coding and analyzing your qualitative data in NVivo 14.
Get more details and register now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more details and register now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Causal Inference with Graphical Models starts next week, from 10 am to 5 pm! This workshop introduces participants to causal graphical models, a powerful formalism developed within computer science and statistics.
Register for this workshop and secure your spot! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Register for this workshop and secure your spot! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
June 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Causal Inference with Graphical Models starts next week, from 10 am to 5 pm! This workshop introduces participants to causal graphical models, a powerful formalism developed within computer science and statistics.
Register for this workshop and secure your spot! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Register for this workshop and secure your spot! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Enrollment is quickly filling up for our next offering of summer methodology workshops. Head over to our website for details and information on registering for upcoming methodology courses!
www.umass.edu/social-scien...
www.umass.edu/social-scien...
June 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Enrollment is quickly filling up for our next offering of summer methodology workshops. Head over to our website for details and information on registering for upcoming methodology courses!
www.umass.edu/social-scien...
www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Getting Started with Social Network Analysis starts up next week! This intensive beginners workshop covers all the necessary elements to get started with network analysis in your own research.
Get more information and register now to secure your spot! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more information and register now to secure your spot! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
June 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Getting Started with Social Network Analysis starts up next week! This intensive beginners workshop covers all the necessary elements to get started with network analysis in your own research.
Get more information and register now to secure your spot! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more information and register now to secure your spot! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Enroll for one of our workshops happening next week! Introduction to NVivo and Critical Narrative Intervention and Research run from Monday to Wednesday. Introduction to R is a one-day workshop happening later in the week.
Get more information and register now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more information and register now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
June 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Enroll for one of our workshops happening next week! Introduction to NVivo and Critical Narrative Intervention and Research run from Monday to Wednesday. Introduction to R is a one-day workshop happening later in the week.
Get more information and register now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Get more information and register now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...