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March 2025 Issue 3 Volume 1 |
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|  Spring brings new growth for DISSC as we expand our offerings and enhance support for Yale's social science research community.
We're excited about our new weekly virtual and in-person office hours, which researchers are already actively utilizing. Our website now features additional information about Yale's survey research resources, making them more accessible to all.
DISSC is recruiting for a new position focused on supporting researchers using AI in their work—details are below, and we'd appreciate your help sharing this opportunity with potential candidates.
DISSC also continues to foster community connections and knowledge exchange via our programming. Our recent Dataverse kick-off event with the Yale Library marked an important step in advancing Open Research and Reproducibility at Yale. This spring features continuation of this series, alongside events highlighting AI applications in social science and innovative data resources we've brought to campus. We hope you'll join us for these exciting opportunities.
Do you have ideas or suggestions on how we can better support you? We'd love to hear from you at dissc@yale.edu!
DISSC Offers Weekly Office Hours
We are pleased to announce both virtual or in-person drop in consultations to answer all of your research questions. DISSC staff will now be available at set times each week to answer questions or start the process for longer-term project support. Schedule your appointment here.
Survey Research Support Update
DISSC provides support for both researchers and department business offices regarding working with survey vendors. We offer guidance and best practices on selecting the optimal vendor for your study, as well as how to navigate Yale's contracting processes and policies. For more information, visit our Survey Research Support page. Yale personnel can also now access a list of current survey vendors with Master Service Agreements (MSAs) on our website. These MSAs streamline the vendor setup process, helping you launch your project more quickly.
We’ve also launched a social science business office working group for any staff helping faculty set up survey vendors. Reach out to molly.aunger@yale.edu to join the monthly group meetings.
Work With Us!
Please help spread the word that DISSC is hiring a Lead for our AI Support Program. In this role, candidates will lead a new support function at DISSC aimed at ensuring that all Yale social science faculty can advance their work with these cutting-edge tools. The AI Support Program Lead will build out a support program for consulting with, and training, faculty to use emerging AI tools as inputs into their research. They will also forge connections with scientists at other AI-focused units, such as the Yale Institute for Foundations of Data Science and the Center for Algorithms, Data, and Market Design, to “help the community develop, use, and evaluate AI and apply it to deliver breakthrough research at an unprecedented speed and scale.” Please share this opportunity with your networks.
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Upcoming Events
AI Series
Join DISSC for a series of events focused on AI and LLM research and innovation in the social sciences. |
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Bagels, Books & Basketball: A Book Talk with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Who Makes the NBA?)
March 28, 2025
9 - 10 AM
Register here for a Zoom link - in person registration is now closed.
Held right before the NCAA basketball championships, join us for a book talk featuring author and economist, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz to discuss his latest book - Who Makes the NBA?: Data-Driven Answers to Basketball's Biggest Questions, as well as using AI in research. Free copies of the book will be given to the first 20 in-person attendees. |
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AI Workshop with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
March 28, 2025
12 - 1 PM
Register here for a Zoom link - in person registration is now closed.
Join author and economist, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz for a hands-on technical workshop on using Chat GPT as an aid for data analyses and a discussion about the usefulness of new AI tools in writing and research. |
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Research-Focused Events
Come and meet visiting faculty who will speak on matters important to researchers in the social sciences. |
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Using Mixed Methods and Qualitative Research to Improve Policy Science with Prof. Stefanie DeLuca
March 28, 2025
12 - 1:30 PM
Register here for a Zoom link - in person registration is now closed.
Join us for a lunch talk with Professor Stefanie DeLuca, James Coleman Professor of Sociology & Social Policy at Johns Hopkins University on how qualitative research illuminates complex policy challenges, bridging the gap between quantitative analysis and real-world impact. |
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Innovative Data Series
This series focuses on data sources of interest to social scientists and accessible to Yale researchers. Get inspired and learn how to access and use these important data resources. |
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The No-Hunger Games: Using Numerator Panel and Survey Data to Understand How GLP-1 Medications Are Changing Consumer Food Purchases
April 2, 2025
12 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Yale School of Management - Room 2430 (Baker Classroom)
Register Here
Leo Feler, PhD, Chief Economist at Numerator will give a lunch talk examining the impact of GLP-1 medications, like Ozempic and Wegovy, on consumer food purchases. Drawing on comprehensive Numerator panel and survey data, Leo’s recent paper reveals how these appetite-suppressing medications are reshaping shopping behaviors across the United States. |
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Open & Reproducible Research Series (ORR)
DISSC and the Yale University Library co-present this series focused on open and reproducible research in the social sciences. We share practices, tips, and guidelines which reinforce transparent research methods and outputs. |
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Best Practices for Reproducible Science: Lessons from 2,400 Replication Packages with Prof. Lars Vilhuber
April 11, 2025
10 - 11 AM
Location: Dept. of Economics, 28 Hillhouse Ave - Room A102
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Join us for a talk with Prof. Lars Vilhuber, who will share his insights from analyzing over 2,400 replication packages. As the American Economic Association's data editor, and Executive Director of Cornell's Labor Dynamics Institute, Prof. Vilhuber is at the forefront of research reproducibility. |
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Tips and Tricks from the Trenches - How to be Reproducible from Day 1 of Your Research Project with Prof. Lars Vilhuber
April 11, 2025
12 - 1 PM
Location: The Tobin Center for Economics, 87 Trumbull Street - Room B120
Register Here
Join Prof. Lars Vilhuber for a introductory workshop on reproducibility. This session will equip you with: practical workflows for managing research data and code; strategies to document your analytical decisions as you go; tools and techniques for maintaining research transparency; and solutions to common reproducibility challenges. |
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