Tara Piché, currently a Survey Research Supervisor in the UWSC Call Center is joining the project directing team. Tara will be managing a wide variety of projects, with a specific focus on working on our …
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Findings from UWSC survey continue to indicate that “Madisonians still like it here”
The third annual resident satisfaction survey conducted by UWSC for the City of Madison’s Office of the Mayor reveals that about 94 percent of those responding find the quality of life in Madison is good …
Milwaukee Eviction Court Study (MECS)
The Milwaukee Eviction Court Study (MECS) was conducted by the UWSC for Dr. Matt Desmond at Harvard University. UWSC conducted approximately 250 in-person interviews with 1st cause defendants in Milwaukee eviction court.
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is a “Survey that maps the life of a generation” according to a featured article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel features the groundbreaking Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS). Click here to read the article.
Faculty director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, selected to participate in the Consumer Expenditure Methods Workshop
UWSC faculty director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, will be participating the Consumer Expenditure Methods Workshop to be held on December 8-9. The objectives of the CE Methods Workshop are to identify (a) existing knowledge and experience …
Faculty director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, selected as a member of the Panel on the Future of Social Science Data Collection of the National Research Council’s Committee on national Statistics
UWSC faculty director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, is one of a panel of experts under the National Research Council’s Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) to participate in developing a research agenda for addressing issues related to …
UWSC staff participate in the annual MAPOR (Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research) Conference
UWSC staff presented papers at the annual meeting of the 2010 conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) in Chicago, Illinois on November 19-20. Their papers highlighted results from a sequential mixed-mode …
UWSC Director of Project Management Kelly Elver and Project Director Lisa Klein Selected to International Field Directors and Technologies (IFD&TC) Organizing Committee
UWSC is pleased to announce that Director of Project Management Kelly Elver and Project Director Lisa Klein have been selected to serve on the International Field Directors and Technologies Organizing Committee. One of the leading …
UWSC is excited to announce that as of September 7, 2010 interviewers for the Wisconsinsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) have successfully interviewed 3,000 participants
Described as a one of the treasures of American social science, WLS interviews are being conducted in-person for the first time in the history of the study. Interviews are being held with Graduates from the …
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, to teach “Measurement and Questionnaires for Survey Research (Sociology 752)” Fall Semester 2010
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, is offering “Measurement and Questionnaire for Survey Reseach” this semester (Fall 2010) on Wednesdays from 7:45-10:45AM. This course provides an introduction to the conceptual issues raised by conducting measurement using …