Our mission 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.

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Center for Social Science Research

Allgood Hall N217

Dr. Dustin Avent-Holt, Director

706-737-1710

cssr@augusta.edu

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Dr. Dustin Avent-Holt

  • Director, Center for Social Science Research
  • Professor, Sociology

706-737-1710

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Dr. Melissa Powell-Williams

  • Director, Qualitative Research Lab
  • Center for Social Science Research
  • Professor, Sociology
  • Center for Bioethics and Health Policy

706-667-4580

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Jazmine Harris

  • Administrative Assistant

706-737-1738

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Elizabeth Eisner

  • Graduate Assistant, Qualitative Research Lab

706-737-1710

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Anna DiMassimo

  • Graduate Research Assistant

706-737-1738

Advisory Board

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Elizabeth Culatta, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Sociology
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Candace Griffith, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
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William Hatcher, PhD

  • Chair, Department of Social Sciences
  • Professor, Political Science
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Pamela Hayward, PhD

  • Professor, Communication
  • Director, Integrated Studies
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Mary-Kate Lizotte, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Political Science
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Wendy Turner, PhD

  • Professor, History
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Rhucha Samudra, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Public Administration
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Melanie Wilcox, PHD

  • Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences