As an academic and research-focused university, Southern Miss is home to a number of centers and institutes that focus on academic enhancement and advancement in numerous research fields.

• Business and Economic Research, Bureau of
• Children’s Center for Communication and Development
• Community and Civic Engagement, Center for
• DuBard School for Language Disorders
• Economic Development and Entrepreneurship, (Lott) Center for
• Economic Education, Center for
• Education Service Center
• Fisheries, Research and Development, Center for
• Gifted Studies, Center for
• Gulf Coast Geospatial Center
• Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Center for
• Hydrographic Science and Research Center
• Innovation for Construction and Engineering Enhancement
• Institute for Disability Studies
• International Coatings and Formulations Institute (ICFI)
• International Education, Center for
• J.L. Scott Marine Education Center
• Learning Enhancement Center
• Literacy and Assessment, Center for
• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
• Mathematics Education Services Center
• Mississippi Justice Statistical Analysis Center
• Mississippi Polymer Institute
• NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center in Coatings
• Oral History and Cultural Heritage, Center for
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
• Research Support, Center for
• Response-Driven Polymeric Films, Center for
• School Leadership Institute
• Science and Mathematics Education, Center for
• South Mississippi Writing Project
• Southern Regional Public Safety Institute
• Spectator Sports Security Management, Center for
• Sustainable Health Outreach, Center for
• Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center
• Tobacco Prevention, Center for
• Toy Library Center and Technology Center
• Trace Analysis, Center for
• University Research Centers & Institutes
• Workplace Learning and Performance Institute
• Writers, Center for