REU Sites
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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Site Information | Site Location | Contact Information | Additional Information |
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CUNY Baruch College REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Basic and Applied Science of Psychology Psychology |
New York, New York |
Primary: Jaihyun Park (646) 312-3806 jaihyun.park@baruch.cuny.edu Secondary: Charles Scherbaum (646) 312-3807 charles.scherbaum@baruch.cuny.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Social Cognition, I/O Psychology, Human Development, Clinical Psychology, Data Analysis, Applied Psychological Science REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Basic and Applied Science of PsychologyAbstract of Award |
George Washington University Collaborative Research: REU Site: Past and Present Human-Environment Dynamics |
District Of Columbia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Human Environment Collaborative Research: REU Site: Past and Present Human-Environment DynamicsAbstract 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 |
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 |
Ohio University NSF REU Site: Treatment-Related Research for youth with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems Psychology |
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 |
Old Dominion University Research Foundation REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Behavioral Sciences of Transportation Issues |
Virginia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Transportation Behavioral Sciences REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Behavioral Sciences of Transportation IssuesAbstract of Award | |
Pennsylvania State Univ University Park Collaborative Research: REU Site: Past and Present Human-Environment Dynamics |
Pennsylvania |
Research Topics/Keywords: Human Environment Dynamics Collaborative Research: REU Site: Past and Present Human-Environment DynamicsAbstract of Award | |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville REU Site: Collaborative Research: REU Site: The Socio-Ecological Role of Greenways in Urban Systems - An Interdisciplinary Approach Biology, Geology, Environmental Science |
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 |
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 | |
Georgia |
Research Topics/Keywords: Statistical Preparation Provides a Learning Pathway REU Site: Increasing Statistical Preparation in Research Education for Underrepresented UndergraduatesAbstract of Award | ||
College Station, Texas |
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 | ||
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities REU Site: Summer Research in Neuroimaging for Cognitive Neuroscience |
Minnesota |
Research Topics/Keywords: Cognitive Science REU Site: Summer Research in Neuroimaging for Cognitive NeuroscienceAbstract of Award | |
University of Mississippi Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Race, Power, and the Politics of Place University of Mississippi |
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 |
University of Missouri NNSF REU Site: Scientific Study of Interpersonal Relationships Across the Lifespan Psychological Science, Communication, Human Development & Family Science |
Columbia, Missouri |
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 | |
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 |
Research Topics/Keywords: Health equity; health disparities; community-engaged REU Site: Community-Engaged Research for Advancing Health EquityAbstract of Award | |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Research Topics/Keywords: Law and Science; Legal Mobilization; Legal Data Encoding and Analysis; History; Political Science Digital Legal Research LabAbstract of Award | ||
North Carolina |
Research Topics/Keywords: Data Science and Crime Analytics REU Site: Data Science and Crime AnalyticsAbstract of Award | ||
University of Oregon REU Sites: Increasing Native American Perspectives in Field and Experimental Linguistics Linguistics |
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 |
Pennsylvania |
Research Topics/Keywords: political economy, mobilization, democracy, civic life, methods training Mobilization and Political Economy (MPE) ProgramAbstract 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 |
Research Topics/Keywords: Criminology, Criminal Justice, System Disparities REU Site: Disparities in the Criminal Justice SystemAbstract of Award | |
University of Texas at Austin REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Race, Ethnicity and Family Demography |
Austin, Texas |
Research Topics/Keywords: race, ethnicity, family demography REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Race, Ethnicity and Family DemographyAbstract of Award | |
University of Texas at Austin REU Site: Inclusive Student Training in Rapidly Urbanizing Climate-sensitive Terrains (InSTRUCT) |
Texas |
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 | |
University of Wisconsin-Stout REU Site: Linking Applied Knowledge in Environmental Sustainability (LAKES) |
Wisconsin |
Research Topics/Keywords: Environmental Sustainability REU Site: Linking Applied Knowledge in Environmental Sustainability (LAKES)Abstract of Award | |
University of Wisconsin System REU Sites: Psychology Research Experience Program University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Madison, Wisconsin |
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 | |
Vanderbilt University NSF Site: Accountability, Behavior, & Conflict in Democratic Politics. Department of Political Science |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Research Topics/Keywords: Political Science NSF Site: Accountability, Behavior, & Conflict in Democratic Politics.Abstract of Award | |
William Marsh Rice University REU Site: Translational Research in Psychological Sciences - Human Factors at Rice University |
Houston, Texas |
Research Topics/Keywords: human factors, applied experimental psychology, behavioral research REU Site: Translational Research in Psychological Sciences - Human Factors at Rice UniversityAbstract of Award |