PRIISM, the Center for Practice and Research at the Intersection of Information, Society, and Methodology, is an interdisciplinary center that builds capacity for researchers within academia and beyond to collect data, build inferential models and predictive algorithms, and communicate findings in impactful and socially responsible ways.
PRIISM Seminar Series
Watch the latest PRIISM seminar on Accessible Casual Inference with NYU's George Perret.
Highlights
Student Self-Reports on Social-Emotional Surveys
Dr. Kanopka and colleagues show that changes in self-reported social-emotional measures predict changes in both achievement and attendance.
Academic Effects of Moving to Middle School
Kaitlyn O’Hagan, PRIISM researcher alum, and mentor Dr. Stiefel explore how the move to middle school differentially affects students with disabilities.
Tara McAllister Awarded $3 Million Grant
Dr. McAllister was awarded a $3 million grant to continue research to evaluate the effectiveness of in-person versus telepractice delivery of biofeedback intervention for speech sound disorder.
Menu Labeling and Calories Purchased in Restaurants
Drs. Mijanovich, Weitzman and colleagues investigate whether providing nutrition information on menus is associated with calories purchased in an US fast food restaurant chain.
View our gallery of past highlights.
The PRIISM Team
Meet the faculty, researchers, students, and affiliates working at PRIISM
Meet the TeamMS, Applied Statistics for Social Science Research
PRIISM is highly integrated with the academic program of Applied Statistics for Social Science Research. Learn advanced quantitative research techniques and apply them to critical policy issues across social, behavioral, and health sciences.
Degree Details How to ApplyMA, Education and Social Policy
PRIISM is highly integrated with the academic program of Education and Social Policy. Learn how to use statistics, data sets, and research results to formulate, implement, and evaluate educational policies for grades K-12 and higher education.
Degree Details How to Apply