The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to offer the Research Development seminar series for WSU faculty, chairs & directors, postdoctoral trainees & graduate students, and administrators. Seminars are free but registration is required.

This seminar, Center for Urban Studies: What the Center Does and How It Can Help with Your Research Endeavors, will take place Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm.

The Center for Urban Studies facilitates a wide array of demonstration and research projects, using the latest techniques and methods, including:

• Quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches;
• Primary data collection, including computer assisted telephone interviews (CATI), mail and web-based surveys, field interviews, and focus groups;
• Statistical analyses, including multivariate techniques;
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Mapping;
• U.S. Census analysis;
• Community engagement; and
• Website and information system database development.

The presenters will review these approaches, and how they assist faculty throughout the University on community-based intervention projects, including site visits to homes to do perform physical measurements of lead, VOCs, PM 2.5, and other measures.

Presentation by:

Thomas Lyke Thompson – lyke@wayne.edu
Director, Center for Urban Studies
Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs

Charo Hulleza – c.hulleza@wayne.edu
Managing Director, Center for Urban Studies
Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs

Please click the RSVP above; make sure your WSU email or AccessID is correct, and you will be sent a link for the webinar prior to the event date.

For more information about this event, please contact Mary Serowik mserowik@wayne.edu