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REU Sites: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

APPLICATIONS: Students must contact the individual sites for application information and materials. NSF does not have application materials and does not select student participants.

ELIGIBILITY: Individual sites may have specific eligibility requirements (e.g., number of undergraduate years completed) for applicants in addition to those described here. Undergraduate student participants supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. High school graduates who have not yet enrolled and students who have already received their bachelor's degrees generally are not eligible.

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REU Sites
Site Information Site Location Contact Information Additional Information
Houston, Texas
Primary: Patricia DeLucia
(713) 348-3844
pat.delucia@rice.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: human factors, applied experimental psychology, behavioral research
REU Site: Translational Research in Psychological Sciences - Human Factors at Rice UniversityAbstract of Award
West Virginia University
REU Site: Research in Behavior Science at West Virginia University
Department of Psychology
Morgantown, West Virginia
Primary: Kathryn Kestner
(304) 804-7411
kmkestner@mail.wvu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Behavior Science, Psychology, Translational Research, Behavior, Behavioral Pharmacology, Relapse-Prevention, Social Behavior, Behavior Analysis, Experimental Analysis of Behavior
REU Site: Research in Behavior Science at West Virginia UniversityAbstract of Award
Vanderbilt University
NSF Site: Accountability, Behavior, & Conflict in Democratic Politics.
Department of Political Science
Nashville, Tennessee
Primary: Sharece Thrower
(615) 322-8024
sharece.d.thrower@vanderbilt.edu
University of Wisconsin System
REU Sites: Psychology Research Experience Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Primary: Bradley Postle 
(608) 262-4330
postle@wisc.edu
Secondary: Tim Rogers
ttrogers@wisc.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Psychology, Biological Psychology, Cognition, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Perception, Social Psychology, Computational Neuroscience, Data Science, Machine Learning, Language
REU Sites: Psychology Research Experience ProgramAbstract of Award
Wisconsin
Primary: Tina Lee
(715) 232-1100
leetina@uwstout.edu
University of Texas at Dallas
REU Site: Culturally Responsivie Research in Developmental Science
Psychology and Speech, Hearing and Language Sciences
Richardson, Texas
Primary: Mandy Maguire
(972) 883-3163
mandy.maguire@utdallas.edu
Secondary: Rachel Berglund
(972) 883-4782
rxb141930@utdallas.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Child Development; Socioeconomic Status; Psychology; Developmental Science; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
REU Site: Culturally Responsivie Research in Developmental ScienceAbstract of Award
Texas
Primary: Dr. Jay Banner
banner@jsg.utexas.edu
Secondary: Didey Montoya
didey@austin.utexas.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Environmental science, Sustainable urban systems, Climate resilience
REU Site: Inclusive Student Training in Rapidly Urbanizing Climate-sensitive Terrains (InSTRUCT)Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Austin, Texas
Primary: Shannon Cavanagh
(512) 471-6424
scavanagh@austin.utexas.edu
Secondary: Cynthia Osborne
Research Topics/Keywords: race, ethnicity, family demography
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Race, Ethnicity and Family DemographyAbstract of Award
University of South Carolina at Columbia
REU Site: Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Columbia, South Carolina
Primary: Barbara A. Koons-Witt, Ph.D.
(803) 777-9921
BAKOONS@mailbox.sc.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Criminology, Criminal Justice, System Disparities
REU Site: Disparities in the Criminal Justice SystemAbstract of Award
University of Pittsburgh
Mobilization and Political Economy (MPE) Program
Sociology
Pennsylvania
Primary: Dr. Fernando Tormos-Aponte
fernandotormos@pitt.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: political economy, mobilization, democracy, civic life, methods training
Mobilization and Political Economy (MPE) ProgramAbstract of Award
Eugene, Oregon
Primary: Gabriela Perez Baez
(347) 232-2191
gperezb4@uoregon.edu
Secondary: Melissa Baese-Berk
mbaesebe@uoregon.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: linguistics, fieldwork, language revitalization, experimental linguistics, speech perception and production, academic development, career in STEM, community engagement
Comments: Alternative title of REU Site: Increasing American Indian/Alaska Native Perspectives in Field and Experimental Linguistics
REU Sites: Increasing Native American Perspectives in Field and Experimental LinguisticsAbstract of Award
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
REU Site: Data Science and Crime Analytics
North Carolina
Primary: Michael Turner
(704) 687-1888
mgturner@uncc.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Data Science and Crime Analytics
REU Site: Data Science and Crime AnalyticsAbstract of Award
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Digital Legal Research Lab
History
Lincoln, Nebraska
Primary: Dr. Katrina Jagodinsky
(402) 472-2414
kjagodinsky@unl.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Law and Science; Legal Mobilization; Legal Data Encoding and Analysis; History; Political Science
Digital Legal Research LabAbstract of Award
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
REU Site: Community-Engaged Research for Advancing Health Equity
Department of Psychology, Institute for Ethnic Studies, Minority Health Disparities Initiative
Lincoln, Nebraska
Primary: Arthur "Trey" Andrews
(402) 472-7008
arthur.andrews@unl.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Health equity; health disparities; community-engaged
REU Site: Community-Engaged Research for Advancing Health EquityAbstract of Award
University of Missouri
NNSF REU Site: Scientific Study of Interpersonal Relationships Across the Lifespan
Psychological Science, Communication, Human Development & Family Science
Columbia, Missouri
Primary: Nicole Campione-Barr
(573) 673-4297
campionebarrn@missouri.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: relationships, parents, mothers, fathers, siblings, family, friends, romantic partners, development
NNSF REU Site: Scientific Study of Interpersonal Relationships Across the LifespanAbstract of Award
Oxford, Mississippi
Primary: James M. Thomas
(816) 729-3292
jmthoma4@olemiss.edu
Secondary: Simone Delerme
(917) 488-8152
sdelerme@olemiss.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: race, racism, place, politics, interdisciplinary studies, American South
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Race, Power, and the Politics of PlaceAbstract of Award
Minnesota
Primary: Stephen Engel
(612) 625-5571
engel@umn.edu
Memphis, Tennessee
Primary: Helen J. K. Sable, PhD
(901) 678-4343
hjsable@memphis.edu
Secondary: Deranda B. Lester, PhD
(901) 678-4213
Deranda.Lester@memphis.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: neuroscience, voltammetry, electrophysiology, optogenetics, behavior, emotional regulation, addiction, executive function
REU Site: Memphis Neuroscience Techniques and Research Training Program for Undergraduates (NeuroSTART)Abstract of Award
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
The Scope and Consequences of Hate Crime Victimization in the South
School of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Little Rock, Arkansas
Primary: Tusty ten Bensel
(501) 916-6637
ixzohra@ualr.edu
Secondary: Robert Lytle
(501) 961-6634
rdlytle@ualr.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Hate crime; victimization; qualitative research; survey research; criminal justice; criminology
The Scope and Consequences of Hate Crime Victimization in the SouthAbstract of Award
College Station, Texas
Primary: Mary Campbell
(979) 845-6549
m-campbell@tamu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Health disparities, Residential segregation, Education disparities, Disparities in housing and neighborhoods, Disparities in criminal justice outcomes
NSF REU Site: Research Institute in Sociology and Social InequalityAbstract of Award
Georgia
Primary: A. Nayena Blankson
(404) 270-5658
ablanks1@spelman.edu
Southern Methodist University
Data Science for Social Good
Data Science Institute
Dallas,TX, Texas
Primary: Lynne Stokes
(214) 768-2270
slstokes@smu.edu
Secondary: Jennifer Ebinger
(214) 768-3223
jebinger@smu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Urban studies, Housing, Law, Data Analysis, GIS
Data Science for Social GoodAbstract of Award
Edwardsville, Illinois
Primary: DeAnna E. Beasley
(423) 425-5967
deanna-beasley@utc.edu
Secondary: Shannon McCarragher
(618) 650-5004
smccarr@siue.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Greenways, Sustainability, Urban Environments, Local Government, Interdisciplinary, Environmental Studies, Geography, Biology, Political Science, Ecology, Sociology, Remote Sensing, GIS
REU Site: Collaborative Research: REU Site: The Socio-Ecological Role of Greenways in Urban Systems - An Interdisciplinary ApproachAbstract of Award
Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
NSF REU Site: Michigan Summer Program in Cognition and Early Development
Department of Psychology
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Primary: Felix Warneken
(734) 647-2663
warneken@umich.edu
Secondary: Ioulia Kovelman
(734) 764-7247
kovelman@umich.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Child Psychology, Cognition, Language, Theory-of-Mind, Neuroscience
NSF REU Site: Michigan Summer Program in Cognition and Early DevelopmentAbstract of Award
Pennsylvania
Primary: Asher Rosinger
(814) 865-5220
asher.rosinger@gmail.com
Virginia
Primary: Yusuke Yamani
(757) 683-4293
yyamani@odu.edu
Athens, Ohio
Primary: Frances A. Wymbs, PhD
wymbsf@ohio.edu
Secondary: Brian T. Wymbs
(740) 593-1064
wymbs@ohio.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: treatment-related research; social, emotional, and behavior problems; children
NSF REU Site: Treatment-Related Research for youth with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral ProblemsAbstract of Award
New Mexico State University and University of Texas-El Paso
Collaborative Site Program on Immigration Policy and US-Mexico Border Communities
Department of Government, New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Primary: Dr. Neil Harvey
(575) 646-4935
nharvey@nmsu.edu
Secondary: Dr. Jeremy Slack
(915) 747-6530
jmslack@utep.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: immigration policy; US-Mexico border policy; social science research methods; community-based participatory research; asylum
Collaborative Site Program on Immigration Policy and US-Mexico Border CommunitiesAbstract of Award
language science, linguistics, cognition, science museum, public outreach
The Language of Science and the Science of Language
Psychology
Columbus, Ohio
Primary: Nikole Patson
(740) 725-6244
patson.3@osu.edu
Secondary: Laura Wagner
Wagner.602@osu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: language science, linguistics, cognition, science museum, public outreach
The Language of Science and the Science of LanguageAbstract of Award
Indiana University
REU Site: Animal Behavior in Context
Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
Bloomington, Indiana
Primary: Laura Hurley
(812) 856-1991
lhurley@indiana.edu
Secondary: Cara Wellman
(812) 855-4922
wellmanc@indiana.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, behavior, neuroscience, ecology. endocrinology, genomics
Comments: Coordinator: Linda Summers/812.855.9663
REU Site: Animal Behavior in ContextAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Ethics and Values Studies
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