Research and Implementation Programs
The Irsay Institute is charged with increasing collaboration across the communities and campuses of Indiana University. Scientific research shows that these collaborations are key to taking up, developing, rolling out, and translating research to various academic communities where a sociomedical perspective is relevant and essential to understanding and providing sustainable solutions to health and preventative care.
The Irsay leadership has identified six key thematic areas of research concentration to bring together senior and junior researchers for continuity of programs and for practical proposal and project support and mentorship. The goal of The Irsay’s research efforts to implement sustainable solutions is supported by expertise in translating basic research to create sustainable change in services, institutes, and public policies.
Research Program Areas
Stigma & Social Isolation
Centers on understanding the roots of stigma, the development of interventions, and the scientific vetting and efficacy of change efforts
Mental Illness, Suicide, & Addiction
Tackles the epidemiology of issues such as addiction and suicide, developing novel theoretical perspectives
Aging & Social Neuroscience
Targets brain disorders ranging from those of early childhood to the end of life
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Targets the sex, gender identity, and sexual behavior to understand health problems and outcomes.
Health Equity, Economics and Policy
Looks at issues from the training of medical professionals, to changes in the organization of care, to national changes in health care policy
Translational Research and Sustainable Implementation Program Areas
Sustainable Implementation
Using implementation science to move research to sustainable practice