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University Center for Social & Urban Research · UCSUR
We are a University of Pittsburgh research center established in 1972 to serve as a resource for researchers and educators interested in the basic and applied social and behavioral sciences.
In response to faculty interests and current domestic policy issues, the center develops interdisciplinary research programs that address regional and national policy issues. Current research programs include the Urban & Regional Analysis Program, the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC), the Survey Research Program, and the Qualitative Data Analysis Program (QDAP). More...
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Urban & Regional Analysis Program
Promotes scholarly analysis of urban and regional development through multidisciplinary research and technical assistance in local, national and international issues.
Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC)
Provides an inclusive infrastructure for openly sharing civic information, and project staff members provide a range of services as a civic data intermediary.
Survey professionals, trained interviewers, and data management specialists ready to assist with your quantitative research project.
Qualitative Data Analysis
(QDAP)
A resource to the University community in all aspects of qualitative data collection and analysis.
UCSUR
Center, Census, & Other Miscellaneous Reports
A collection of regional economic reports, census reports, annual reports, and other related compositions.
Urban
Geographic Information Systems
Providing services to manage & analyze spatial data, including executing original research & providing data publishing, technical assistance, online decision support, & data education.
Survey
Regional Research Registry (PuRRR)
An actively maintained a local IRB-approved (PRO11060616) research registry, including caregivers. Our registry contains over 9,000 regional residents willing to take part in research studies.
UCSUR
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Designed to serve individuals from diverse educational, employment, & professional backgrounds who are interested in acquiring basic knowledge about gerontology.
National Center on Family Support
In collaboration with the Health Policy Institute, UCSUR´s Gerontology Program launched the Center for Caregiving Research, Education and Policy.
- Respiratory Medicine: Modification of asthma treatment efficacy by healthcare access: A reanalysis of AsthmaNet Step-Up Yellow Zone Inhaled Corticosteroids to Prevent Exacerbations (STICS) clinical trial. "The importance of considering socio-environmental co-exposures in the context of asthma..." - Co-Author Ellen Kinnee
- Middle States Geographer: Buckwalter, Donald W. 2024. Small Area Classification in Urban Geography: A Review of Multidimensional Methods.
- 90.5 WESA: Influx of corporate buyers in Allegheny County pose issues for code enforcement, would-be homebuyers. "Large outside investors acquiring single family homes - which have not had a lot of corporate investment in the past - really only started a few years ago. And if you haven´t been paying attention...you might look around and see a very different real estate market in your community than there was just a few years ago." -Chris Briem
- Awardee Announcement: 2024 Steven D. Manners Research Development Awards
- Profiles of Change in the City of Pittsburgh: Comparison of 2008-2012 and 2018-2022 American Community Survey estimates for the City of Pittsburgh and neighborhoods UCSUR - June 2024
- Corporate Investments in Single-Family Residential Properties in Allegheny County: Recent Impacts. Sabina Deitrick, PhD and Christopher Briem - May 2024
- Results of the 2023 Allegheny County Quality of Life Survey by UCSUR. Funded by The Heinz Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation, and UCSUR - Sabina Deitrick, PI
- Why the White House Cares About US Steel: Chris Briem of UCSURs Urban and Regional Analysis Program was interviewed on City Cast Pittsburgh: Why the White House Cares About US Steel - March 25, 2024
- Award Announcement: 2024 Steven D. Manners Research Development Awards
- News: Some states spurn migrants. The Rust Belt wants them. - Washington Post, By Tim Craig, with quotes by Chris Briem, Economist
- Report: State of Aging, Disability, & Family Caregiving in Westmorland County - Dec 2023 - By Scott Beach, PhD (UCSUR); Christopher Briem, MPA (UCSUR); Janet Schlarb, MS (UCSUR); Everette James, JD, MBA (HPI); & Meredith Hughes, JD, MBA (HPI) - Funded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation
- Article: Disentangling impacts of multiple pollutants on acute cardiovascular events in New York city: A case-crossover analysis - Jamie L. Humphrey, Ellen J. Kinnee, Lucy F. Robinson, & Jane E. Clougherty - Environmental Research
- Article: Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending at Older Ages: Do Caregiving Arrangements Matter? - Esther M. Friedman, Scott R. Beach, & Richard Schulz - Journal of Applied Gerontology
- Report: State of Aging, Disability, & Family Caregiving in Allegheny County - Dec 2022 - By Scott Beach, PhD (UCSUR); Christopher Briem, MPA (UCSUR); Janet Schlarb, MS (UCSUR); Everette James, JD, MBA (HPI); & Meredith Hughes, JD, MBA (HPI) - Funded by the Henry L. Hillman Foundation
- Report: Pittsburgh´s Affordable Housing Crisis: Is Privatization the Solution? - Feb 2022 - By Daniel McClymonds, Jackie Smith, PhD, & Connor Chapman (University of Pittsburgh Department of Sociology) with Randall Taylor (Penn Plaza Support & Action Network)
- Research Paper: Quality of life and demographic-racial dimensions of differences in most liveable Pittsburgh - By Sabina Deitrick & Christopher Briem - Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 15 (2), 193-209 (2022)
- Steven D. Manners Faculty Development Awards: These awards support pilot research in the social, behavioral, and policy sciences that has the potential of leading to larger, externally funded projects of interest to local/national foundations or state/federal agencies.
- The Pittsburgh Regional Economic Model (REMI): UCSUR uses software published by Regional Economic Models Inc. (REMI) to develop and maintain a regional economic model for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh´s REMI model is supported by UCSUR in partnership with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, which uses REMI for technology planning transportation infrastructure.
- Acquisition & Management of Secondary Data: As an affiliate of the Pennsylvania State Data Center, the official source of demographic and economic data for the state, UCSUR is a repository for electronic and printed census information, including Census 2010 data.
- Program Evaluation Services: Assisting individuals at the University of Pittsburgh and community agencies with their program evaluation needs. We provide assistance in developing and designing evaluation plans, collecting and analyzing data, and writing evaluation reports.
- Technology Services: Providing customized data management systems and services for our programs, our clients, and the community. These systems and services focus on high-level security, data integrity, reliability, performance, and functionality.
- Pittsburgh Economic Quarterly (Archives): UCSUR published the Pittsburgh Economic Quarterly (PEQ) to support organizations and staff involved with economic development throughout the region. The PEQ highlighted important economic and demographic trends that impacted the regional economy and the competitiveness of the regional economy.
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