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

Education and Well-Being (EWB)

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The Education and Well-Being (EWB) program was established in 2008 to advance research focused on improving the teaching of reading and mathematics, particularly in schools serving high percentages of students in poverty. Contributions of EWB include the development of innovative methods for studying the “inner workings” of schools and strengthening the role of survey research in education.

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Landscapes of Population Health

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Landscapes of Population Health ("Landscapes") is an interdisciplinary research team of historians, social-behavioral scientists , and statisticians, merging expertise in the study of  American society, population health, and cutting-edge data science. Through our collaborations, we aim to clarify the social drivers and biological mechanisms that underlie variation in population health.

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Alexandra Killewald

Alexandra Achen Killewald

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Noelle E Carlozzi

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Wei Zhao

Wei Zhao

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