Institute for Social and Behavioral Science

Founded in 1979, the Institute for Social and Behavioral Science (ISBS) promotes community-oriented research throughout the social and behavioral science disciplines. The ISBS specializes in research relevant to public policy issues in the Orlando region. Located in UCF's Department of Sociology, the Institute houses:

• Survey Research Laboratory, with the capacity to do telephone and mail and internet surveys and polls throughout the central Florida region. Our internet surveys use Survey Gizmo.
• Center for Qualitative Methodologies, which specializes in focus-group methods and in-depth interviewing.
• Center for Outreach and Public Service, which embodies the Institute's commitment to social and human service agencies that serve the population of our community.

  Institute faculty consult regularly with community agencies and groups on issues of program design and evaluation; survey research; data base design; data analysis; how to access and analyze Census data; and geographic information systems (GIS).

• Director: Dr. James Wright
• Associate Director: Dr. Jana Jasinski
• Research Associate: Dr. Amy Donley
• Project Manager: Jenna Truman

What can the ISBS do for you or your agency? Download the brochure.