Advancing Social Science Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

The Center for Social Science Innovation (CSSI) is the University of Iowa’s only Iowa Board of Regents approved premier interdisciplinary social science research center.

CSSI provides faculty, staff, students, and community members across the state of Iowa and beyond the resources and support they need to investigate the most important issues facing our society.

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research incubation programs hosted annually

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$26.9 M

In funds awarded in the
past five years

2024 Summer Program cohort.

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Research projects supported in the past five years

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CSSI provides research and grant development support for University of Iowa faculty, staff, and graduate students, as well as external partners within the community. 

From survey creation and distribution, data access and management, to helping you craft a competitive grant proposal, our team is ready and capable to assist you with all of your project needs.

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Research Services

Browse our research services to learn how we may be able to help support your project. 

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Grant Development

Identify suitable funding opportunities, craft a competitive proposal, and more with the help of our grant development support staff.  

News

participants of summer 2024 programs

CSSI Invites Applications for Researcher-in-Residence Summer Program

Monday, February 17, 2025

Events

CSSI Workshop: Introduction to Data Visualization Using R

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
This workshop will introduce different kinds of graphics in R. Various data visualization examples will be demonstrated during the workshop. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to create and edit presentation or publication quality graphics (e.g., bar graphs, box plots, scatterplots) using R code. This is an introductory workshop appropriate for those with only basic familiarity with R. Participants will be asked to install R, RStudio, and required packages prior to the...

CSSI Workshop: Introduction to Multilevel Modeling

Friday, March 28, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
This workshop will discuss the basics of multilevel modeling. Participants will learn how nesting or clustering in data creates dependency not accounted for in general linear models. Multilevel models allow for additional research questions and account for the dependency due to nesting. This workshop will focus on the conceptual background of multilevel models, but resources will also be provided and discussed on the implementation of these models.  Erica Dorman, CSSI graduate consultant and...

CSSI Workshop: Network Analysis

Thursday, April 3, 2025 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Social Sciences Research Building
This workshop on social network analysis offers participants an in-depth introduction to the principles and methodologies used to study the structure and dynamics of social networks. Attendees will explore concepts such as centrality and network density, and learn how to apply these in analyzing relationships within various social systems. Through hands-on exercises, participants will utilize software tools like Gephi or iGraph to visualize and interpret network data. The workshop aims to equip...

CSSI Workshop: Introductory Time Series Analysis

Friday, April 25, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
This two-hour workshop introduces time series methods and shows their utility for examining social science data. Topics that will be covered include stationarity, ARIMA models, ADL/ECM models, and a brief introduction to more advanced time series models. Sara Mitchell, professor in the Department of Political Science, will run the workshop. Register for the workshop here

CSSI Workshop: Survival Analysis

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Survival analysis is a statistical method used to analyze and predict the time until an event of interest, such as death or failure, occurs. This workshop introduces participants to the fundamental concepts and techniques used to analyze time-to-event data.  Jon Davis, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, will run the workshop. Register for the workshop here.

Questions?

Contact our team for more information about our programs, services, and professional development opportunities.