Purpose:

The Center for Social Research was established to actualize the College's mission through service to Iona and the local community.

Our purpose is threefold:

1) To represent Iona College as a center of academic learning and research.

2) To bring Iona College and the community together in an effort to better understand the nature of local issues.

3) To provide students and faculty with research opportunities as they apply to issues of community concern.

Services:

The Center can provide a range of services and research modalities . While most of the Center's current projects focus on program evaluation, the following services are also available: telephone surveys, mail surveys, needs assessment, particpating action research, focus groups, qualitative studies, outcomes assessment, data collection and analysis, seminars and workshops on social issues.

Fees:

The Center for Social Research is a non-profit organization. Any fees charged for projects represent actual costs for services rendered.

Faculty Associates:

Dr. Meryl Nadel, Department of Social Work, directs the Center.  Faculty members from a number of departments are available for projects, depending upon the expertise required by each study.

Faculty associates include:

·Dr. Jeanne Matich-Maroney

·Dr. Penelope Moore

·Dr. Elena Guagenti-Tax

Additional faculty to be included as warranted by specific projects.

Please contact us for further information at:

Center for Social Research
Iona College
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle. N.Y. 10801
Telephone #: (914) 633-2471
Fax #: (914) 637-7743
E-mail: mnadel@iona.edu

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