Social Science Branch

The Environmental Quality Division’s Social Science Branch carries out a variety of roles for the National Park Service, including:

• Providing leadership and direction to NPS social science activities.

• Coordinating social science activities with other NPS programs.

• Acting as liaison with the United States Geological Survey Biological Resources Discipline and other federal agencies on social science activities.

• Providing technical support to parks, regions, and program offices.

• Supporting a program of applied social science research related to the NPS's national research need.

Please visit the social science subject site for more information.