The applied social science research methods certificate is for students in education, the nonprofit sector and government positions who hold a bachelor's degree. Through this program, you'll learn how ...

Applied psychologists and marketers in particular conduct research to choose one action over another. Through their research, market researchers want to answer questions such as: What price should we ...

The minor in social research methods and applied statistics teaches you to use qualitative and quantitative research methods to answer social questions. Designed for students in the College of Liberal ...

Below are the research methods courses offered organized by department and program in the Social Science division. Those marked with * are courses faculty recommend to students who are interested in ...

The 21st century has seen the beginnings of a new revolution in psychology, one in which novel questions have been posed, research methods devised, and sub-fields created. It is an exciting time for ...

In today’s evidence-driven world, there is increasing demand for researchers with the skills to design, conduct, and evaluate studies that help institutions and schools improve their decision-making ...

Nature Communications acknowledges that when assessing application-oriented manuscripts, the level of novelty will likely be below that typically observed in more fundamental work. Instead, the ...

Organizations of all sizes acknowledge the importance of consumer research. Multinational companies use advanced analytics and conduct large-scale studies to better understand their target market.

Our work focuses on understanding and developing interventions for anxiety disorders, stress, and coping with cancer. We study mindfulness and acceptance-based as well as exposure-based behavioral ...