CTRL Lab

Welcome to the CTRL Lab

The Center for Teaching Research and Learning Lab (CTRL Lab) is a multi-functional and multi-faceted facility providing quantitative and technology research expertise across various disciplines including international relations and economics. Located in the second floor of the Hurst building, the facility includes a classroom with 21 stations and a general work area with 13 computers.

CTRL Lab consultants provide support for specialized statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, STATA and many others, with expertise ranging from creating an effective research design to interpreting statistical results. The CTRL Lab also offers support for non-statistical software related to research and online publication.

Software in Lab

The CTRL Lab provides support for the following software applications. For full details, visit the Software Support & Tutorials page.


  • SAS     
  • Mathematica
  • R
  • Eviews
  • SPSS
  • Dreamweaver
  • MatLab
  • Nvivo
  • STATA
  • Google Earth
  • Python
  • ArcGIS