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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Neighborhood by neighborhood: Mapping what shapes healthy aging

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ANN ARBOR—With an $11 million award from the National Institute on Aging, University of Michigan researchers will build and share national data that track how neighborhood conditions change over time, helping scientists study how local environments affect older adults’ health.The National Neighborhood Data Archive, or NaNDA, housed at U-M’s Institute for Social Research, will expand its collection by about 30%. It links access to parks, healthy food stores, health care and… Learn more about Neighborhood by neighborhood: Mapping what shapes healthy aging >

September 15, 2026

Gerontological Society of America recognizes ISR faculty member

ANN ARBOR  — Seoyoun Kim of the Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Population Studies Center (PSC) and ICPSR… >>

August 31, 2026

Food Insecurity Later in Life Linked to Nearly 4 Times Higher Dementia Risk

Newsweek discussed a Panel Study of Income Dynamics study which finds that older adults who struggle to afford… >>

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… >>
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SRC Programs

Social Environment & Health

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Social Environment & Health (SEH), founded in 1962, is a leader in the development of theory and research on the role of psychosocial factors in the etiology and course of both mental and physical health and illness. SEH specializes in integrating knowledge from across multiple disciplines and using cutting-edge methods to characterize the social and environmental contexts in which people live their lives.

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Demography of Aging, Disability, and Care (DADC)

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The Demography of Aging, Disability and Care program focuses on population aging, disability, and long-term care and related measurement and survey issues. The program provides leadership for several national studies of late-life disability and care. The program also supports the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA), one of 15 centers funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to advance research on the demography of aging. 

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Featured Faculty

Lindsay Ryan

Lindsay H Ryan

RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Thomas Crossley

Thomas Fraser Crossley

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Natalie Colabianchi

Natalie Colabianchi

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Carina Gronlund

Carina Gronlund

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Shiyu Zhang

Shiyu Zhang

RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL...

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