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Kevin T. Leicht Director, ISRC Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology

The Iowa Social Science Research Center (ISRC): Enhancing Social Science Research Efforts at The University of Iowa. Kevin T. Leicht Director, ISRC Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology. Activities at the ISRC. Help faculty, research staff and graduate students across campus with

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Kevin T. Leicht Director, ISRC Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology

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  1. The Iowa Social Science Research Center (ISRC):Enhancing Social Science Research Efforts at The University of Iowa Kevin T. Leicht Director, ISRC Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology

  2. Activities at the ISRC Help faculty, research staff and graduate students across campus with • Identification of funding opportunities • Grant applications and pre-award preparation • Other grant support (including post-award supervision and accounting) • Primary data collection (surveys. etc) • Data entry and data cleaning

  3. Data collection methods

  4. Staffing of the ISRC Four permanent staff (1.25 university-funded positions): 1. Kristi Fitzpatrick, Associate Director • Grant identification and submission, IRB, post-award administration, communications, and outreach; 2. Lisa Werner, Field Director • Data collection project manager, costs/bids; 3. Ashley McDonald, Project Administrator (see #2 above) 4. Erin Shane, Project Administrator (see #2 above) 3. Ben Earnhart, Information and Technology Support; 4. Sarah Minkes, Survey Research Coordinator (new hire) 5. We’re searching for an IT person right now.

  5. CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS (July 1, 2012-PRESENT) • Worked with 17 departments and units across every college on our campus (all 11 colleges) • Submitted 55 grant proposals for faculty and students (21 to NSF – 55 total in 2012-2013). • $1 million awarded and 19 grants still pending (5 grants to first-timers connected to SSFI) • 12 survey projects in the field • 9 pending survey projects scheduled through 2013, 7 other bids outstanding; • Trained students in survey research methodology through the Hawkeye Poll (since 2009 N~500; 40 students currently on payroll).

  6. Additional activities via ISRC • Point location for UI involvement in the CIC-level Center for the Advanced Study of International Competitiveness • (15 faculty on the UI campus – all colleges) • Meetings in Chicago April 1st-2nd, 2011; Hong Kong, June 5th-8th, 2012; Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 28th/29th, 2013). http://www.cic.net/home/Faculty/casic.aspx

  7. Additional activities via ISRC • Official State Census Data Center. • Contact for the ICPSR data archive. • Represent the university to COSSA (the Consortium of Social Science Associations, a lobbying group that supports social science funding in Washington)

  8. Successful Benefits of ISRC • Assist researchers across campus to identify, obtain and administers grants • Assist with retaining high-quality faculty by providing these services • Provide support that helps to change culture and encourage more grant applications • Train students in survey methods through Hawkeye poll • Hire students for good paying jobs while providing research experience

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