Organization profile
Organization profile
Centers and Facilities
- 3T MRI Facility
- Center for Educational Disparities Research
- Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
- Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness
- Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse
- Evidence to Impact Collaborative
- Federal Statistical Research Data Center
- Human Electrophysiology Facility
- Integrated Data Systems Consortium
- Population Research Institute
- Quantitative Developmental Systems Methodology Core
- Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center
- SSRI/PRI Computational and Spatial Analysis Core
- Survey Research Center
The SSRI Mission
Our mission is to foster research that addresses critical human and social problems at the local, national, and international levels. We do so by bringing together researchers from different disciplines around emerging areas of study, and by providing consultation, financial support, shared, accessible infrastructure, and services to social scientists at Penn State.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Keith Robert Aronson, PhD
- Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
- Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) - Associate Director
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness - Associate Director
- Cancer Institute, Cancer Control
Person: Academic
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Kristina Brant
- Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education - Assistant Professor
- Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Person: Academic
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Ryan Patrick Chesnut
- Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness - Assistant Research Professor
Person: Academic
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Research output
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A Comparison of Commercially Available Parent and Teacher Rating Forms in the Concurrent Prediction of Executive Functioning Performance in Children
Hlutkowsky, C. O., All, K. E., Roule, A. L., Warner, T. A. & Huang-Pollock, C., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Attention Disorders. 30, 1, p. 99-115 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A diffusion model analysis of task set inertia and task set reconfiguration in ADHD
Hlutkowsky, C. O., Yan, X., Shapiro, Z. R., Feldman, J. S. & Huang-Pollock, C., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adolescent Migration Goals: An Application of the Aspirations-Capabilities Framework
Alcaraz, M., Axxe, E. & Glick, J. E., Apr 2026, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 45, 2, 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An evolutionary perspective on the use of betel nut and its effects on health outcomes
Perez, L., Wander, K., Sznajder, K. K., Alam, N., Raqib, R., Haque, F., Kumar, A., Blumenfield, T., Cully, S. M. & Shenk, M. K., 2026, In: Evolution, Medicine and Public Health. 14, 1, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A qualitative study investigating the role of humor in supporting recovery from addiction
Stull, S. W., Wakely, M. E., Saunders, E. C., Jacobson, N. C., Marsch, L. A. & Lanza, S. T., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 181, 209833.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the Initial Impact of X-Waiver Elimination on Buprenorphine Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder
Tuan, W. J., Park, S., Altaf, S. & Zgierska, A. E., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Substance Use and Addiction Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between perceived discrimination and sleep health: Results from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Young Adult Sleep Study
Collie, A. I. M., Dadzie, A., Reichenberger, D. A., Master, L., Mathew, G. M., Hale, L., Chang, A. M. & Buxton, O. M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Sleep health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Attachment theory and research: what should be on the core curriculum for child and family social workers?
Foster, S. L., Schofield, G., Geoghegan, L., Hood, R., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Bakkum, L., Hutchinson, D., Balk, W., Devine, R., Steele, M., Steele, H., Duncan, R., Guthrie, J., Mannes, J., Talia, A., Pickerden, J. E., Senior, L., Bailey, L., Stanton, C. & Allen, B. & 15 others, , 2026, In: Social Work Education. 45, 3, p. 803-820 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Change in maternal harshness and home environment across early childhood as predictors of autonomic regulation in adolescence in the context of prenatal substance exposure
Schuetze, P., Perry, K. J., Nickerson, A. & Eiden, R. D., Feb 27 2026, In: Child development. 97, 1, p. 289-301 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterizing Sleep Disturbance Subgroups and Identifying Associated Factors in Traditional Chinese Medicine Nurses: A Latent Profile Analysis and Explainable Machine Learning Approach
Liu, C., Lian, N., Sznajder, K. K., Li, C., Zou, C. & Yang, X., 2026, In: Journal of Nursing Management. 2026, 1, 1269507.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Equipment
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THE NIH PRECISION BRAIN HEALTH NETWORK: Open and Inclusive Measurement of Neuropsychological Change for AD/ADRD Primary Prevention Trials
Sliwinski, M. J. (PI), Han, D. D. (CoPI), Germine, L. (CoPI) & Chow, S.-M. (CoPI)
8/1/25 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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Fostering Engaged Team-Based Learning in Asynchronous Online and Hybrid Learning Environments
Chow, S.-M. (PI) & Pxk919@psuedu, P. K. D. (CoPI)
10/15/24 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
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Gene-environment Interplay Among Modifiable Factors for AD/ADRD: Risk and Resilience Across the Lifespan
Reynolds, C. C. A. (PI) & Neiderhiser, J. M. (CoPI)
8/1/24 → 4/30/26
Project: Research project
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Use of a GLP-1 Agonist to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Rats and Man
Grigson-Kennedy, P. (PI), Nyland, J. (CoPI), Bunce, S. (CoPI) & Brick, T. R. (CoPI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
5/1/24 → 4/30/27
Project: Research project
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LangDiv: Hypotheses about the sources of bilingual resilience over the lifespan
Kroll, J. F. (PI) & Diaz, M. T. (CoPI)
5/1/24 → 4/30/27
Project: Research project
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Neurobehavioral Effects of Frequent Co-use of Alcohol and Cannabis
Ansell, E. (PI) & Claus, E. (CoPI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Legal Status Exposure, Health, and Kinship Networks among Latino Immigrants
Van Hook, J. L. (PI)
9/30/23 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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ARMY YOUTH PROGRAM EVALUATION
Perkins, D. F. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Promoting Rapid Uptake of Multilevel Latent Class Modeling via Best Practices: Investigating Heterogeneity in Daily Substance Use Patterns
Lanza, S. T. (PI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
7/15/23 → 4/30/26
Project: Research project
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RESOURCE CORE: Penn State University's Translational Center for Child Maltreatment Studies (TCCMS)
Jackson, Y. (PI)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
4/1/23 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
Activities
- 1 Editorial activity
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Sleep Health (Journal)
Buxton, O. M. (Reviewer)
2019 → 2025Activity: Editorial work types › Editorial activity
Prizes
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Evan G. and Helen G. Pattishall Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Buxton, O. M. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Honorary award