Sociology Insider’s Fall 2026 issue includes an Alumni Profile on Lina Guzman, former UW Survey Center Project Director. Her career journey demonstrates how UW Survey Center alumni continue to make significant contributions to research, policy, and organizational leadership at the national level.
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New publication based on qualitative interviewing and analysis by UWSC project directors
A new article, published in the peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal Pain Practice, presents the results of 50 qualitative interviews conducted and analyzed by UWSC Senior Project Directors Bob Cradock and Ken Croes. The interviews were part of a PCORI-funded, multi-site, quantitative study of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for the management of chronic low back pain (CLBP).
AAPOR Announces Nora Cate Schaeffer as the Recipient of the 2025 Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement Award
AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement is the Association’s lifetime achievement award and is given for an outstanding contribution to the field of public opinion research, including advances in theory, empirical research, and methods; improvements in ethical standards; and promotion of understanding among the public, media and/or policymakers. AAPOR announced Nora Cate Schaeffer as the Recipient of the 2025 Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement Award.
New publication about changes in public awareness of the social determinants of health using data from WisconSays
We are excited to announce the publication of an article that explores “Changes in Public Awareness of the Social Determinants of Health over 15 Years in Wisconsin, United States” by Dr. Stephanie Robert and Amy Yinan Lou.
UWSC team presents at Showcase 2025 on using WisconSays to recruit for qualitative research
Project Directors Ken Croes and Jacob Boelter presented a poster highlighting the advantages of using the WisconSays panel to recruit participants for qualitative research. Their presentation and flash talk at the Annual UW-Madison Showcase event on April 17th at Union South featured the innovative uses of the UWSC’s online panel, WisconSays, to recruit participants for qualitative research.
UWSC undergraduate and NextGenPop Fellow Williams presents at Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA)
UWSC undergraduate and NextGenPop Fellow Jeremyah Williams presented at the Annual meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA), held in Washington DC from April 10 to 13.
UWSC undergraduate interns Lee and Menzin present at the 27th Annual Undergraduate Symposium
UWSC undergraduate interns Mai Tah Lee and Lev Menzin presented at the 27th annual Undergraduate Symposium on Friday April 25th at Union South. The annual Undergraduate Symposium has been held since 1999 and showcases undergraduate endeavors in multiple areas of study at UW-Madison.
UWSC team to display a poster at Showcase 2025 on using WisconSays to recruit for qualitative research
The UW-Madison Showcase, an annual event to highlight organizational improvements and innovations across campus, will take place April 17, and Project Directors Ken Croes, Jacob Boelter, and Nadia Assad, and Faculty Director Jen Dykema, will attend to display a poster titled “Recruiting Participants for Qualitative Research with the Probability-Based Panel WisconSays.”
UWSC’s Jennifer Dykema Awarded H.I. Romnes Fellowship Award
Thirty-two University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2024-25, including UWSC’s Jennifer Dykema. The awardees span the four research divisions on campus: arts and …
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study rolls out new online portal to enhance data exploration and analysis experience for researchers
The WLS team recently announced the rollout of a new online portal that is designed to enhance the data exploration and analysis experience for researchers and data users. The updated portal supports integrated documentation of longitudinal datasets like the WLS, and will replace the study’s older system of online codebooks, offering richly-described metadata, summary statistics, and data visualizations for all 27,000 WLS variables.