The AAPOR Inclusive Voices Award recognizes the important data sets, research, and survey methods that have improved the ability to study complex social phenomena related to understudied populations. The award will be presented to the scholars/researchers, organizations, or institutions who have produced the scholarship (including data collection, methodological approaches, or publications).
2025 – University of Michigan’s Program for Research on Black Americans
The American Association for Public Opinion Research presents the 2025 AAPOR Inclusive Voices Award to the University of Michigan’s Program for Research on Black Americans.
The Program for Research on Black Americans is being recognized for its pioneering work that started over four decades ago. It has developed innovative qualitative and quantitative research methods to understand the lives of Black American and African descendant communities, starting with the National Survey of Black Americans, the first national probability sample study of Black Americans, and then the National Survey of American Life. The program has continually demonstrated a commitment to transparency and openness to sharing its data with the broader research community, including trainees. Over 1000 journal articles and book chapters are based on these survey datasets. Over 100 dissertations have also benefited from the data from these surveys.
Through its work, the PRBA has not only deepened our understanding of the Black American experience but has also expanded the possibilities for inclusive, equity-driven research practices across disciplines. We celebrate the PRBA’s enduring impact and leadership and contributions to the broader research community.
2024 – UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
2023 – The Missing Voice of Asian Americans – Pew Center
2022 – The National Latino & Asian American Study (NLAAS)
2020 – Matthew Desmond
2019 – National Survey of Latinos (NSL)
