
Latest News
Family-led firearm strategy goes ‘beyond the screen’ to curb suicide risk
July 15, 2026
Shinobu Kitayama Named New Director of the Research Center for Group Dynamics
July 9, 2026
Shinobu Kitayama to serve as next director of RCGD
June 9, 2026
From Alaska to Michigan: Translating research into practical community tools
RCGD Highlights
The Research to Practice Lab (R2P)

Led by Dr. Lisa Wexler, the Research to Practice (R2P) Lab reflects a participatory research program that is animated by community and interdisciplinary collaboration, scientific, cultural and local knowledges, and reciprocal relationships. Learn more about R2P
Bluesky Feed
Events
Group Dynamics Seminar Series

The Group Dynamics Seminar series is considered one of the longest running seminar series in the social sciences. Its organizer/s and theme rotate every semester on topics chosen by faculty organizer/s who are affiliated with the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research, with seminars held Mondays from 3:30 to 5. Fall seminars will be in ISR Thompson Room 6050. Read more about Group Dynamics Seminar Series >
-
Sep
14
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture & Health (Miguel Arce Rentería)
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm -
Sep
21
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Margaret Moss)
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30am -
Sep
28
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Wendy Ellis)
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30am -
Oct
5
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Sarah Abboud)
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm -
Oct
12
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Massy Mutumba)
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm -
Oct
26
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Shinobu Kitayama)
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm -
Nov
2
RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Lindsay Kobayashi)
Institute For Social Research @ 3:30pm
Featured Faculty

Cristine E Agresta
ADJUNCT FACULTY ASSOCIATE
Jesse Joseph Chandler
ADJUNCT FACULTY ASSOCIATE
Enrique Neblett
FACULTY ASSOCIATE
Katrina R Ellis
FACULTY ASSOCIATE
Ioulia Kovelman
FACULTY ASSOCIATE