The Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) is committed to advancing knowledge of society’s most pressing challenges, and to pursuing solutions to those challenges through innovative and interdisciplinary research, education, and engagement in the world.
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This summer, we’re celebrating all CU Boulder graduates who spent time at the Institute of Behavioral Science! First up is Elizabeth Sorensen Montoya. Montoya received her Ph.D. in Economics this May. She was a graduate research assistant (GRA) for the CU Population Center and worked with the Health & Society (H&S) Program. Montoya is currently
“I reject the traditional ‘ivory tower’ approach to research, which can sometimes treat communities as mere data sources or reduce complex lived experiences to statistics. It’s important to me that women with disabilities will be equal partners in this research. Because their expertise comes from survival,” – Musabber Ali Chisty IBS Graduate Research Assistant and
IBS hosts a variety of events for the larger community to learn about new research in the behavioral and social sciences. We offer our biannual Jessor Lectures, our fall and spring semester weekly Speaker Series, as well as a variety of conferences and training sessions. Events are often held both online and in-person at the IBS Building.
IBS draws faculty from across the social and behavioral sciences in work that transcends disciplinary boundaries and illuminates the complexity of social behavior and social life.
