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Our mission is to put social science research to work serving the common good by providing support for faculty, community, and student research in the social sciences, including social behavior, politics and public policy, immigration and community dynamics, and other institutional and social systems.

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Dr. Gregg Murray, Director
Dr. Elizabeth Culatta, Associate Director

706-737-1710

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Dr. Gregg Murray

  • Director, Center for Social Science Research
  • Professor, Political Science

706-737-1710

gmurray@augusta.edu

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Dr. Elizabeth Culatta

  • Associate Director, Center for Social Science Research
  • Associate Professor, Sociology

706-737-1710

eculatta@augusta.edu

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Dr. Melissa Powell

  • Director, Qualitative Research Lab
  • Center for Social Science Research
  • Professor, Sociology
  • Center for Bioethics and Health Policy

706-667-4580

mpowell7@augusta.edu

 

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Abigail Martin

  • Graduate Research Assistant

706-737-1738

abimartin@augusta.edu

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Choniere Frank

  • Dean's Office

706-737-1738

chfrank@augusta.edu

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Jessica Freeman, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Communication
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William Hatcher, PhD

  • Chair, Department of Social Sciences
  • Professor, Political Science
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Lance Hunter, PhD

  • Professor, Political Science
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Tuong Vy Cac Nguyen, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Pyschology
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Raquel Velez Oliveira, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Criminology
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Melissa Powell, PhD

  • Professor, Sociology
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Rhucha Samudra, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Public Administration
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Wendy Turner, PhD

  • Professor, History
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