{"id":7,"date":"2025-01-09T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.dev.www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:59:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__content\">\n                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader tagged-header tagged-header--gold purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subheader\"><strong>the Methodology Center at Purdue<\/strong><\/p>\n                \n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subtext\">\n\n                        \n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1829\" height=\"1551\" class=\"wp-image-782\" style=\"width: 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MCAP-Co-Brand-Logo-Vertical-RGB-1.png\" alt=\"The Methodology Center at Purdue&apos;s co-brand logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MCAP-Co-Brand-Logo-Vertical-RGB-1.png 1829w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MCAP-Co-Brand-Logo-Vertical-RGB-1-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MCAP-Co-Brand-Logo-Vertical-RGB-1-1024x868.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MCAP-Co-Brand-Logo-Vertical-RGB-1-768x651.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MCAP-Co-Brand-Logo-Vertical-RGB-1-1536x1303.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1829px) 100vw, 1829px\" \/><\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Purdue Gateway\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gateway-1920x960-web-banner.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-intro-text has-layout-one-centered \">\n        <div class=\"section has-gold-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n            <h4 class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__header header-font-acumin\">The Methodology Center is an interdisciplinary community increasing methodological rigor to advance health and social science knowledge. We serve as a translational entity between methodologists and applied health and social science researchers through collaboration, instruction, and research. We embrace the importance of inclusivity in methodology where all methods from all disciplines are valued.<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/people\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"16\">100+ faculty affiliates<\/a> and their specific methodological expertise, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/certificate\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"51\">graduate certificate<\/a> in advanced methodologies, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/awards\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"396\">awards and grants<\/a> for graduate students, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/events\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"100\">events for the semester<\/a>, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/summer-institute\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"119\">summer institute<\/a> in longitudinal data analysis, and peruse our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/resources\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"89\">collection of resources<\/a> including lists of methodological courses offered at Purdue, slides and example code from past workshops, details for including the Methodology Center in your grant applications, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:AMAP@purdue.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mcap@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0with questions or to get involved. If you want to join our email list-serv, please <a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eEZ10MB3EQZoqA6\">enter your email in this two question survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/methodology-center-at-purdue\/\">connected on LinkedIn<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n                            <div class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__list-container\">\n                    <ul class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__list\">\n                        <li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/people\/\" target=\"_self\">People<\/a><\/li><li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/certificate\/\" target=\"_self\">Certificate<\/a><\/li><li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/resources\/\" target=\"_self\">Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/events\/\" target=\"_self\">Events<\/a><\/li><li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/summer-institute\/\" target=\"_self\">Summer Institute<\/a><\/li>                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                        <div class=\"tagged-header-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">About MCAP<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__cards\" data-columns=\"3\">\n                <div class=\"glide\">\n                    <div class=\"glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n                        <div class=\"glide__slides\">\n                                                        <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal purdue-home-cta-card-carousel--story\"\n                                    >\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-image\">\n                                        <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\"\n                                                src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCF9197-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-content\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-wrap\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-title\">Leadership<\/h3>\n                                                                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-content\">MCAP is currently led by Trent Mize (Director for Social Sciences) and Kristine Marceau (Director for Health Sciences).                                            <\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                        \n                                                                            <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                            \n                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button\"\n                                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/people\/\"\n                                                    target=\"_blank\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal purdue-home-cta-card-carousel--story\"\n                                    >\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-image\">\n                                        <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"MCAP graphic\"\n                                                src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MCAP-graphic.png\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-content\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-wrap\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-title\">History<\/h3>\n                                                                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-content\">With support from Purdue University\u2019s Provost\u2019s Faculty Cluster Hire Program, the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Health and Human Sciences collaborated on a cluster hire initiative of tenure-track faculty to expand campus-wide expertise in advanced quantitative and qualitative methods in the behavioral, social, and health sciences. In 2016 and 2017, eight new faculty were hired to join other faculty at Purdue with research and teaching interests in methodology.                                            <\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                        \n                                                                            <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                            \n                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button\"\n                                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/about\/\"\n                                                    target=\"_blank\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal purdue-home-cta-card-carousel--story\"\n                                    >\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-image\">\n                                        <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\"\n                                                src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MCAP-Award-Room-2.jpg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-content\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-wrap\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-title\">Events<\/h3>\n                                                                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-content\">Check out our upcoming and past events. And view recent methodological courses taught by our faculty.                                             <\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                        \n                                                                            <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                            \n                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button\"\n                                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/events\/\"\n                                                    target=\"_blank\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"slider-controls\">\n                    <button class=\"glide__arrow arrow--left\">previous<\/button>\n                    <div class=\"glide__bullets\" data-glide-el=\"controls[nav]\">\n                                                <button class=\"glide__bullet slider__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\"\n                            aria-label=\"slide 1\"><\/button>\n                                                <button class=\"glide__bullet slider__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=1\"\n                            aria-label=\"slide 2\"><\/button>\n                                                <button class=\"glide__bullet slider__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=2\"\n                            aria-label=\"slide 3\"><\/button>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <button class=\"glide__arrow arrow--right\">next<\/button>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap purdue-home-cta-strap--narrow \">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background\">\n        <div class=\"container has-black-background purdue-home-cta-strap__container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__container--left\">\n                            <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__subTitle\">\n                    Don&#8217;t miss out on Upcoming Opportunities and events            <\/h2>\n                            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__content\">Join our mailing list!<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__container--right\">\n                                                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eEZ10MB3EQZoqA6\" target=\"_self\" >Sign Up<\/a>\n                            <\/div>  \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":927,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/mcap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}