A proposal to study the “Measurement of Self-Reported Health,” submitted by Dana Garbarski (UW Sociology graduate student), Nora Cate Schaeffer (UWSC Faculty Director), and Jen Dykema (UWSC Survey Methodologist) was among the winning entries in …
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New York Times article about cognitive research in MIDUS makes “Most e-mailed list”
The Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) conducted by UWSC recently received attention in the New York Times. Click here to see the article.
Matt Salganik (Princeton) Discusses WikiSurveys
The Havens Center will sponsor three talks about WikiSurveys by Matthew Salganik, Department of Sociology, Princeton during March: “Wiki Surveys: Open and Quantifiable Social Data Collection” Tuesday, March 6, 4pm, 206 Ingraham Hall “Working Together …
75th Anniversary Issue of Public Opinion Quarterly features “Questions for Surveys: Current Trends and Future Directions” by Nora Cate Schaeffer and Jennifer Dykema
The 75th Anniversary Issue of Public Opinion Quarterly features an article on questionnaire design by Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer and Survey Methodologist Jennifer Dykema. In the article, titled “Questions for Surveys: Current Trends and …
UWSC staff participate in the annual MAPOR (Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research) Conference
UWSC staff will present papers at the annual meeting of the 2011 conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) in Chicago, Illinois on November 18-19. Their papers highlight results from two experiments …
UWSC will soon start interviewing for Midlife in the United States (MIDUS), A National Study on Health and Well-Being featured in UW-Madison Campus News
UWSC Welcomes two new project directors to their project directing team!
Jaime Faus, previously a Survey Research Assistant has been promoted to Project Director. Jaime manages phone, mail and in person surveys at UWSC, with a focus on education research based studies. Jaime has been with …
UWSC and CDE to co-sponsor talk by Dr. Tim Beebe on “Issues and Advances in Health Survey Research Methods.”
UWSC and the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) are co-sponsoring a talk by Dr. Tim Beebe on “Issues and Advances in Health Survey Research Methods.” The seminar will focus on privacy and confidentiality issues, …
UWSC is excited to announce the arrival of new Database Administrator, Chris Schlapper
Chris most recently worked for the Southwest Family Care Alliance and has an extensive background in IT in healthcare settings. His experience synthesizing data from disparate sources and working with a broad range of clients …
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, to teach “Survey Methods for Social Research (Sociology 751)” Fall Semester 2011
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, is offering “Survey Methods for Social Research” this semester (Fall 2011) on Wednesdays from 7:45-10:45AM. The course examines the principal features of survey design and how they contribute to total …