Social Science Institute for Research, Education, and Policy

SSIREP Field to Table: Empowering Employees with Generative AI: Examining the Role of Internal Communication 

Join us as Dr. Joon Kyoung Kim (Harrington School of Communication and Media) discusses his recent study with Dr. Jegoo Lee (College of Business). Kim and Lee conducted a survey of 700 US full-time employees to investigate how firms’ communication about GenAI with their employees affects employees’ GenAI-related anxiety and intentions to use GenAI at work. This event will take place via Zoom on April 11th from 12 to 1 PM. Click HERE for the link.

SSIREP Field to Table: Economic Militarization and its Political Consequences 

Join Dr. Roya Izadi (Political Science) as she explores a largely overlooked dimension of civil-military relations: the military’s ownership and management of for-profit enterprises. Drawing on original global data, De. Izadi investigates how military involvement in the economy shapes regime durability and incentives for defection. The project offers new insights into the political consequences of military-commercial power. This event will take place via Zoom on April 23rd from 2 to 3PM. Please click HERE for the link.

Recent SSIREP Workshop

During an impactful recent SSIREP workshop, Dr. Rebekka Lee (Harvard Catalyst) shared her experiences from her public health program of research and her role supporting community-engaged research across Harvard University. She discussed strategies for centering community voice and priorities, as well as approaches for overcoming barriers to successful partnerships. 

SSIREP Field to Table Faculty Talk

SSIREP hosted a great event on September 18th with Dr. Ashlea Rundlett from URI’s Department of Political Science. Dr. Rundlett discussed her research paper “Affective Polarization, Local Trust, and Perceptions of Electoral Fairness: Insights from Rhode Island.”

New Ocean State Politics Podcasts

New podcasts from Professor Lynch’s Rhode Island Politics course (PSC 305) have just been posted. Professor Emily Lynch, of URI’s Department of Political Science, asked her students in this to make podcasts on local political issues in Rhode Island. Topics range from housing in Naragansett to free lunch in RI Public schools. Click the link and have a listen! 

New Applied History Lab White Papers 

The Applied History Lab exists to improve public policy through the application of historical methods and enhanced contextual understanding of the challenges impacting the state of Rhode Island and Southern New England. The Applied History Lab White Papers research key issues within the United States. We just recently updated our website to include two new papers– topics include an analysis of  “U.S. and Rhode Island Pandemic Preparedness” (Dennis Haggerty) and “Parochial Schools and School Choice in Rhode Island” (Madison Palmieri). Please click on the button below to access these papers, as well as some other insightful works from past students.

SSIREP Director and Fellow URI Faculty Participate in Rhode Island Survey

SSIREP Director, Julie Keller, and other faculty members at URI develop an ongoing opinion poll to gauge the perceptions of those in Rhode Island. This poll is the first from the Rhode Island Survey Initiative. 

2022 SSIREP Seed Grant Awardees Publish Article on Sustainability and Fashion Post-Pandemic

With funding from a 2022 SSIREP Faculty Seed Grant, Dr. Strübel and her team published an article in Sustainability about societal attitudes towards sustainable fashion post-pandemic.