CHASS

The CHASS Research Centers

• Center for Asian Pacific America
  The center supports research in Asian American studies and crosses the disciplines of anthropology, education, English, ethnic studies, enthnomusicology, psychology and women's studies
• Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research
  The center develops internationally recognized bibliographic resources for scholars through the use of a digital, searchable text-conversion. The center develops national bibliographies and helps establish standards for bibliographical records.
• Center for Ideas and Society
  The center aims to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary research, pedagogy and creative production. It is distinguished from other humanities research institutes by the importance it attaches to work in the arts and social sciences, as well as by its emphasis on intellectual history and exploration of social context of ideas, artifacts and events.
• California Center for Native Nations
  The center focuses on research that will influence the course of American Indian studies. It has a strong focus on the California Native Nations and is dedicated to preserving the history, culture, language, and sovereignty of California's first nations. It also serves tribes by connecting them with the expertise within the University to solve research problems.
• Center for Family Studies
  The center uses interdisciplinary approaches to understanding how diverse families are influenced by social contexts and how they affect the well being of children and society.
• Center for Iberian and Latin American Music
  The center fosters research and performance of the music of Iberia and Latin America.
• Center for Social & Economic Policy (CSEP)
  The center places special emphasis on quantitative analysis as well as comparative or historical perspectives. It sponsors academic focus groups and lecture series on policy-related research topics, and promotes ongoing research.
• Edward J. Blakely Center for Sustainable Suburban Development
  The center emphasizes policy on a wide-range of issues faced by developing suburban areas.
• Institute for Research on World Systems (IROWS)
  The center organizes collaborative research among social and physical scientists on long-term, large-scale social change and its ecological, geographical and epidemiological causes and effects.
• Presley Center for Crime and Justice Studies
  The center examines and disseminates information about crime and justince in California and across the nation. The center's research focuses on youth and ways to prevent crime, violence and associated behaviours.
• Southern California Academic Center of Excellence on Youth Violence Prevention (ACE-UCR)
  The center develops, implements, evaluates and disseminates youth violence prevention programs.
• Survey Research Center
  This center provides instructors with the ability to incorporate survey research into coursework, giving students first-hand experience of collecting and analyzing public opinion data.