The Center for Social Science Innovation is assisting the Johnson County Board of Supervisors with the development and deployment of a survey to gauge residents' views on the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and Jail.

Elizabeth Menninga, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, has been selected for the 2025-2026 CSSI Faculty Research Fellowship.

Amy Colbert, researcher affiliate in the Center for Social Science Innovation (CSSI), has published a recent study that links changes in employees’ mood with how important they perceive their job’s tasks.

This article is part of a series that profiles CSSI researcher affiliates. These profiles reveal the person behind the research, spotlighting their personal and academic trajectories and what they love about conducting research. Continue reading to learn about Elizabeth Menninga's unconventional journey to mathematically investigating the mediation of civil wars.

In 2025, the Center for Social Science Innovation (CSSI) launched a new research incubation initiative Surveying the Social World (SSW). SSW will provide select researchers with funding and support to collect high-quality, nationally representative survey data.