One Quarter Research Projects

QSS Majors have the option to complete either an honors thesis or a an independent, one-quarter research project that uses the tools taught in the QSS curriculum. All students pursuing a Minor in Quantitative Social Science must complete a one quarter project. One quarter projects are guided by a faculty member, and are publicly presented upon completion.

What is it like to complete a one quarter QSS research project?

David Adkins '26 presenting his one quarter research project, "Who Gets News Where? Demographic Stratification of U.S. News Pathways."

Selected one quarter projects

Eliot Aiman '26 presents her one-quarter project, "Rent Burdens and Fertility."
Tyler Goldstein '26 presents his one-quarter project, "Sports Analytics in Sumo Wrestling."
Aulanni Kidd '26 presents her one-quarter project, "Birth Spacing, Child Stunting and Household Wealth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo."