Center for Social Science Research

We are a Research Center within the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

The mission of the Center for Social Science Research is to put social science research to work serving the common good by providing support for faculty, community, and student research in the social sciences, including social behavior, politics and public policy, immigration and community dynamics, and other institutional and social systems.
 
We have two primary priorities. The first is to facilitate intellectual communities and networks for faculty working broadly in the social sciences. The second is to provide and develop research infrastructure for faculty working on social science research.
 

For current event updates and information on our work, or if you're interested in initiating a project, please contact us! 

Contact Us

Center for Social Science Research

Allgood Hall N217

Dr. Dustin Avent-Holt, Director

706-737-1710

cssr@augusta.edu

Resources

Our Team

Meet our advisory board members.Our Team

Fellowship Programs

Each year we select faculty working on social scientific projects to participate in our Fellowship Programs. View our current and previous fellows. 

Fellowship Programs

Qualitative Research Lab

The Qualitative Research Lab (QRL) offers consultation and support for qualitative social scientific research at Augusta University.

Qualitative Research Lab

CSSR Seminar Series

We host regular research talks from faculty inside and outside of AU to learn about each other’s’ research and help AU faculty develop their research programs. If you would like to present your research, please contact us!

CSSR Seminar Series

Faculty Affiliates

Reach out to faculty for research opportunities and collaborations.

Faculty Affiliates

Research and Publications

View recent research produced by CSSR Faculty Affiliates and current and past CSSR Fellows.

 

Research and Publications

Research Equipment

We house several physical resources that any faculty across AU are able to utilize when needed in their research.

Air-gapped Computer

We maintain two airgapped computers for faculty to analyze sensitive data that cannot be connected to the internet. These computers include all licensed AU data analysis software (SPSS, SAS, NVivo). We also work with faculty to ensure any software they need is downloaded onto these computers if they are actively using them for data analysis. Please contact us if you would like to use this resource for your research!

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Digital Scanner

We house a digital scanner for any AU faculty to use in digitizing texts. Our Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600 is state of the art for overhead scanners and is ideal for digitizing any primary materials into digital format. Once digitized these documents can then be analyzed qualitatively or computationally. Please contact us if you would like to use this resource for your research!

CSSR News

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Augusta University, MCG team up with local students to build better relationships with pediatric patients

Augusta University, MCG team up with local students to build better relationships with pediatric patients
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Need help with your social sciences research? Augusta University’s new Qualitative Research Lab is now open

Need help with your social sciences research? Augusta University’s new Qualitative Research Lab is now open
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Augusta University alumnus will give lecture on social issues

Augusta University alumnus will give lecture on social issues