Housing Research
University Housing supports a wide range of research activities and initiatives to inform our service to students, faculty, and staff who reside in University of Michigan facilities.

Our commitment to using research to inform practice is manifest in the presence of the Housing Research Office (HRO), which serves five primary functions for University Housing:

• To conduct large, Housing-wide research initiatives that assess student and staff evaluations of our programs and services, and examine how well we are meeting our mission to create and sustain diverse, learning-centered communities that further the goals of the University,
  
  
• To maintain a library of materials on research & assessment pertinent to University Housing and residence life,
  
  
• To disseminate research findings both in written and oral form to the staff members and stakeholders of University Housing, as well as our peers in the student affairs profession,
  
  
• To provide information responsive to the needs of individual units within University Housing in order to facilitate decision-making and long-term strategic planning, and
  
  
• To oversee all research involving University Housing residents, staff, and guests.

Please select 'Research Approval Process and Application' in the sidebar to complete the on-line application.

Contact Information

Elias Samuels, Interim Director
Housing Research
University of Michigan
515 East Jefferson
1500 Student Activities Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1316

Phone: (734) 647-3785
Fax: (734) 615-6425