Located in the heart of the Berkeley campus, the California Research Data Center (CRDC) at Berkeley is a joint project of the U.S. Census Bureau and the University of California, Berkeley that enables qualified researchers to pursue unique, valuable, and rewarding research projects.

Executive Directors

Renee Starowicz, Ph.D., Co-Executive Director

Dr. Renee Starowicz is with the UC Berkeley Social Sciences Data Lab (D-Lab) where she serves as an Educational Research Scientist and Data Services Manager.

David J. Harding, Professor of Sociology, Co-Executive Director

David J. Harding is Professor of Sociology and Faculty Director of the Social Science D-Lab at UC Berkeley, which houses the Berkeley FSRDC. He is the author of On the Outside: Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration (University of Chicago Press, 2019) and Living the Drama: Community, Conflict, and Culture Among Inner-City Boys (University of Chicago Press, 2010).

Contact Information

Angela Andrus, Administrator

California Research Data Center
350 Social Sciences Building
Berkeley, CA 94720-3030

510-643-2262

Email: Angela Andrus

Partner Institutions

The operation of each Federal Statistical Research Data Center (RDC) is supported by both the Census Bureau and RDC partner institutions. Some RDC partner institutions form consortiums to share the operational costs of the RDC and may waive user fees for their affiliates. Several RDCs have built branch locations to reduce the cost of researchers commuting to the core location while still maintaining the identical stringent information technology and physical security requirements.

Berkeley Social Sciences Data Laboratory (D-Lab)

D-Lab helps Berkeley faculty, staff, and graduate students move forward with world-class research in data intensive social science.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the federal bank for the twelfth district in the United States.

Public Policy Institute of California

Our mission is to inform and improve public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California's flagship campus at Berkeley is one of the preeminent universities in the world.

University of California, Davis

Mission is the generation, advancement, dissemination and application of knowledge to advancing the human condition throughout our communities and the world.

University of California, San Francisco

UCSF's public mission drives us to tackle the real-world needs of our communities, leading to critical advancements in health for people everywhere.