Research

IRWG's research agenda reflects the wide-ranging interests of U-M faculty, researchers, and graduate students who study women and gender. We have successfully supported research grant proposals by Michigan faculty from the following agencies:

  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • NIH - NCI (National Cancer Institute)
  • NIH - NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) 
  • NIH - NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
  • NIH - NICHD (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
  • NIH - NINR (National Institute of Nursing Research)
  • NIH - NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health
  • Ford Foundation
  • Women's Sports Foundation
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Spencer Foundation
  • Joyce Foundation
  • Russell Sage Foundation
  • U.S. Department of Education - FIPSE
  • National Association for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)

Explore current research projects below.

Current Programs and Initiatives

Program or Initiative Title Summary

Sustainable Health Activities Research Program

This faculty-led program aims to create an interdisciplinary community of scholars whose work on behavior change pertains to boosting the health and well- being of individuals, communities, organizations, and our greater society in sustainable ways.

Transgender Health Research Network

IRWG's collaboration hub for bringing together all U-M researchers working on transgender health topics. Participants include key researchers in Medicine, Public Health, Social Work, Nursing, the Institute for Social Research, and LSA.