SSRI seeks new director

OSVPR is commencing the search for Director, Social Sciences Research Institute. The new SSRI Director will build on a strong foundation to promote the social and behavioral sciences at Penn State, including by working with faculty from across the University as well as the other OSVPR Institute…
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Deborah Ehrenthal to step down as director of Social Science Research Institute

After five years of leading the Penn State Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), Deborah Ehrenthal, professor of biobehavioral health, will step down as director and return to the faculty within the College of Health and Human Development at the end of 2026.  SSRI is one of nine…
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SSRI names new unit directors

Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute recently announced new directors for two of their units, the Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center (SLEIC) and the Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA), effective July 1. Xiaoxiao Bai and Emma Jane Rose will succeed Michele…