Kate Wilhelm
Science fiction writer Kate Wilhelm has frequently used social science topics as subjects for study in her novels.
Kate Wilhelm's Home Page
Wilhelm's official home page includes a biography and a list of all her publications over the years.
Oh Susannah!
In Oh Susannah!, Wilhelm uses a real psychiatric disease--amnesia with confabulation--as the basis for a very witty novel about bigamy and smuggling.
Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions
The title story in Somerset Dreams involves the study of sleep research, and how dreams can sometimes be warnings (not to mention how small town life may not be the best option for young people).