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The Sociology Research Center, co-founded in 2023 by Dr. Amy Braksmajer and Dr. Anne Eisenberg, provides the space and resources to enhance faculty-led research projects, facilitate collaboration between faculty and students on individual research projects, and encourage students to engage on research of their own. The Center, located in Bailey Hall, consists of two dedicated research spaces: one for in-person data collection (e.g., interviews, focus groups in Bailey 237) and another equipped with computers and analytical programs designed for survey design and deployment, as well as data analysis (Bailey 245). Both rooms are also available for research meetings. The current director of the Research Center is Dr. Amy Braksmajer (Bailey 244). She can be contacted at abraksmajer@geneseo.edu.

Schedule

Student access to the research center requires that they be involved with research (their
own or with a faculty member) and they must obtain key card access by contacting Dr.
Braksmajer for approval. Once permission has been granted, please contact the
department administrator (Bailey 207) for card access.
Note: Students may NOT use the space for purposes other than research, either during
OR outside scheduled hours. If it is determined that a student has done so, permission
to use the space will be revoked.

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Resources Available

The Sociology Research Center has a variety of computer hardware (laptops; desktops
with monitors; headphones; audio recorders; and ipads) for use in faculty and student
research. They can be accessed/checked out after approval from Dr. Braksmajer.
Additionally, the research center has the following software programs available for
research:
- SPSS: A quantitative data analysis program that is accessible to students and faculty in                                                                 the Department of Sociology. Through this program, users can plot diagrams and calculate                                             statistical data.
- Atlas.ti: A qualitative data analysis program that is accessible to students and
faculty in the Departments of Sociology and Anthropology. In addition to
traditional installable software, Atlas.ti features a web-based application that
enables students to collaborate with faculty research mentors and professors in
real-time, independent of their physical location. Atlas.ti Web Link:
                                                                                                                                                                                     - REDCap: A secure, HIPAA-compliant online data collection platform for
scientific research. It enables the creation of complex web-based surveys,
featuring options like branching logic, calculated fields, integrated scheduling,
and automated reminder emails.
- AI-Based Transcription allows students and faculty to upload audio files to a
SharePoint site, download a transcript, and verify accuracy with the audio. and a
closed-caption version of the transcript. For more information about this process,
please visit this link:

To arrange access, please contact Dr. Amy Braksma